Sun, 13 Nov 2011, 21:05 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club
of Southern California NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7235 Scott McClay 707M John Mihovetz
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.069 7.327 171.73 0.159 6.260 236.13
C/ED Index: 7.85 (+/-): -0.523 BB/AT Index: 6.83 (+/-): -0.570
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Vierheller) 0.019 8.021 0.171 (T Mettler ) 0.192 7.722 0.892
E1 (B Butner ) 0.025 7.341 -0.519 (D Fletcher ) 0.099 6.330 -0.940
Qualified: #21 7.263 -0.597 #1 6.083 -1.187
5:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 28.79 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,464 feet, track temperature 71 degrees.Mihovetz is way late and can't catch McClay.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
500 Lou Ficco Jr. 72 Randy Jones
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.089 7.119 191.05 0.103 8.486 156.03
B/AP Index: 7.67 (+/-): -0.551 C/TA Index: 9.01 (+/-): -0.524
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Graham ) 0.057 7.162 -0.578 (G Ross ) 0.107 8.664 -0.346
E1 (K Hugger ) 0.057 7.546 -0.194 (S Parks ) 0.030 8.507 -0.563
Qualified: #11 7.115 -0.625 #23 8.478 -0.592
Lou Ficco Jr. has a 0.07 CIC penalty; Randy Jones has a 0.06 CIC penalty. Two bad lights, but Ficco takes the win and will
take the 2011 Comp. Eliminator Championship.
He will race McClay in round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
590 Clint Neff 710 Doug Lambeck
E3 0.081 7.815 161.52 ****WINNER**** 0.056 8.399 163.06
K/A Index: 8.36 (+/-): -0.545 D/SMA Index: 8.92 (+/-): -0.521
Prior rounds:
E2 (C Moore ) 0.039 8.384 0.024 (J Lane ) 0.048 8.413 -0.557
E1 (B Browell ) 0.003 8.462 0.102 (A Ellis ) 0.056 8.732 -0.238
Qualified: #18 7.760 -0.600 #6 8.325 -0.645
Two more bad lights and a close finish, as both cars finish just 5 inches apart. Lambeck goes on.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
62 Brandon Huhtala 6 Sal Biondo
E3 0.049 7.324 181.76 ****WINNER**** 0.004 7.330 180.07
C/A Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.606 C/AA Index: 7.96 (+/-): -0.630
Prior rounds:
E2 (E Sigmon ) 0.005 7.571 -0.359 (A Bowdish ) 0.023 7.711 -0.249
E1 (J Lee ) 0.084 7.675 -0.255 (B Fitzpatric) -0.006 7.809 -0.151
Qualified: #4 7.271 -0.659 #8 7.317 -0.643
Biondo kills the tree and takes a permanent CIC with his win.He races Lambeck later.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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