Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 17:02 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7009 Ross Wilson                          7230 Randy Jones                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  8.269 146.64                    -0.002  8.643 133.09
        B/SM Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.361            C/TA Index: 9.07 (+/-): -0.427
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Mettler   ) 0.045  8.125 -0.515      (B Moscini   ) 0.027  8.929 -0.141
 Qualified:            #24 10.562  1.922                        #6  8.527 -0.543

2:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 9 percent, barometer 28.40 inches, adjusted altitude 3,083 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Ross Wilson's MOV: opponent's -0.002 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7667 Randy Goff                            610 John Edwards                 
E2                   0.067  8.424 158.48     ****WINNER****  0.060  7.592 162.72
         B/T Index: 8.70 (+/-): -0.276            C/AA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.318
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Kramer    ) 0.032  8.442 -0.258      (S Graham    ) 0.130  8.450  0.540
 Qualified:            #22  8.450 -0.250                        #4  7.364 -0.546

Edwards has a little better RT and runs a little more under his index for the twelve foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Mike DePalma                           71 Justin Lamb                  
E2                   0.053  9.002 149.78     ****WINNER****  0.027  8.667 152.43
        I/SM Index: 9.52 (+/-): -0.518           F/SMA Index: 9.17 (+/-): -0.503
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Vierheller) 0.055  9.019 -0.621      (C Neff      ) 0.006  8.833 -0.337
 Qualified:             #1  9.008 -0.632                        #7  8.631 -0.539

DePalma's CIC may have hurst him. Lamb takes the three foot win and will meet Edwards nest round. The winner there gets aBye Run to the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7189 Dean Carter                             6 Jeff Lane                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  6.950 190.40                     0.025  8.041 162.65
        B/ND Index: 7.51 (+/-): -0.560           B/SMA Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.579
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Kent      ) 0.073  7.076 -0.434      (J Cowan     ) 0.015  8.386 -0.234
 Qualified:             #5  6.966 -0.544                       #11  8.112 -0.508

Carter nails the tree with a 0.003 RT and gets the ten inch hole shot win over Lane.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7235 Scott McClay                         6660 Adam Bowdish                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  7.338 179.97                     0.092  8.049 166.85
        C/ED Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.492           B/SMA Index: 8.61 (+/-): -0.561
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hartford  ) 0.044  7.329 -0.531      (J Mozeris   ) 0.007  8.109 -0.511
 Qualified:            #14  7.367 -0.493                        #8  8.094 -0.526

Scott McClay has a 0.03 CIC penalty; Adam Bowdish has a 0.01 CIC penalty.

Bowdish is late and it costs him, as McClays 0.022 light gives him a very close three inch win. He will race Carter later today.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  710 Doug Lambeck                         1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E2                   2.748 19.967  58.36     ****WINNER****  0.014  8.109 134.58
       D/SMA Index: 8.97 (+/-): 10.997            B/EA Index: 8.31 (+/-): -0.201
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Fitzpatric) 0.089  8.754 -0.216      (A Ellis     ) 0.042  7.928 -0.382
 Qualified:             #9  8.447 -0.523                       #15  7.825 -0.485

Lambeck must have been broken, as the Sunfire just slowly motors off the line and down the track.

Easy win for Fletcher and he will race Wilson in the next round.

2:58 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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