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Sun, 04 Mar 2012, 13:19 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, first event at Royal Purple Raceway:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                4006 Mike Trumble                 
E3                                            ****WINNER****  3.296 No Time      
                                                 E/SMA Index: 8.84 (+/-): 91.159
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (D Robison   ) 0.053  8.590 -0.250
E1                                           (R Martin    ) 0.049  8.333 -0.647
 Qualified:                                                       #6  8.439 -0.541

12:11 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 30.19 inches, adjusted altitude 709 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Trumble took the green and backed away so he can get back to run his Super Stock car.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Will Hatcher                           49 Scott Cashio                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.063  6.758 197.02                     0.045  8.389 158.80
        B/DA Index: 7.39 (+/-): -0.632           D/SMA Index: 8.97 (+/-): -0.581
 Prior rounds:
E2                   -0.027 10.716  3.326      (D Maris     ) 0.070  9.032  0.062
E1    (A White     ) 0.086  7.251 -0.139      (V Roberts   ) 0.040  9.003  0.033
 Qualified:             #1  6.760 -0.630                        #4  8.380 -0.590

Neither driver has a CIC penalty.

Cashio had the better light, but Hatcher took a big CIC penalty to get the win. Will Hatcher's MOV: 0.0334 seconds (approximately 8 feet). He races Trumble in the semifinals, both have big CICs.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4216 Charles Watson                       4065 Chase Williams               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.040  8.368 152.61                     0.009  7.669 166.07
        D/SM Index: 8.98 (+/-): -0.612             E/A Index: 8.15 (+/-): -0.481
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Stewart   ) 0.022  8.786 -0.194      (M Johnson   ) 0.007  7.642 -0.668
E1    (K Hall      ) 0.089  8.487 -0.493      (J Tanksley  ) 0.089  8.187 -0.123
 Qualified:             #3  8.361 -0.619                        #5  7.722 -0.588

Another permanent CIC, this one for Watson. Charles Watson's MOV: 0.1007 seconds (approximately 25 feet). However, he gets a bye to the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink