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Sun, 25 Mar 2012, 13:48 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 769Y Joshua Lee                                 Bye
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.057  9.960 109.42     
        H/EA Index: 9.78 (+/-):  0.180    
 Qualified:             #1  9.100 -0.680                     Bye

10:24 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 27.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,977 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.
Lee gets the bye run, as number one qualifier. He reset the H/EA ET and MPH record here this weekend.

He leaves hard and clicks it early to ensure no CIC.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7235 Scott McClay                           62 Brandon Huhtala              
E1                   0.053  7.425 178.38     ****WINNER****  0.059  7.485 182.75
        C/ED Index: 7.96 (+/-): -0.535             C/A Index: 8.03 (+/-): -0.545
 Qualified:            #16  7.461 -0.499                        #4  7.428 -0.602

Only 0.007 in their indexes and 0.006 in their RT's. A really close race and Huhtala just pulls it out in the lights. He gets a small CIC for next round.

Brandon Huhtala's MOV: 0.0045 seconds (approximately 14 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7771 Ed Sigmon                            6869 Bruce Perkin                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  8.682 140.72                     0.026  8.166 165.90
        C/SR Index: 9.18 (+/-): -0.498             E/A Index: 8.42 (+/-): -0.254
 Qualified:            #11  8.649 -0.531                       #23  8.212 -0.208

Easy win for Sigmon.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6618 Dale Giroux                            72 Alan Ellis                   
E1                   0.010 22.959  31.43     ****WINNER****  0.044  7.238 131.61
        B/AA Index: 7.63 (+/-): 15.329            A/AA Index: 7.18 (+/-):  0.058
 Qualified:            #21  7.279 -0.351                        #9  6.628 -0.552

Giroux's Cavalier goes dead left in a wheel stand at the green and he has to lift. Ellis gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7189 Dean Carter                          7667 Randy Goff                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  8.423 112.42                    -0.013  8.555 156.55
        B/ND Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.823             B/T Index: 8.83 (+/-): -0.275
 Qualified:            #10  7.058 -0.542                       #22  8.480 -0.350

Carter's engine dies before the burnout and the crew guy has to hustle the battery pack out to the car to get it restarted.Goff goes red by -0.013 and Carter clicks it early. He reset the B/ND record this weekend and will face Huhtala in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7230 Randy Jones                          7009 Ross Wilson                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  9.108 108.23                    -0.016 14.528  58.33
        C/TA Index: 9.21 (+/-): -0.102            B/SM Index: 8.77 (+/-):  5.758
 Qualified:             #7  8.637 -0.573                       #19  8.335 -0.435

Another red light. Wilson this time by -0.016.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7298 Scott Hedlund                        768M Brian Moscini                
E1                  -0.038 11.319  80.30     ****WINNER****  0.053  7.716 141.39
        A/SM Index: 8.48 (+/-):  2.839            C/AA Index: 8.01 (+/-): -0.294
 Qualified:             #6  7.902 -0.578                       #18  7.544 -0.466

I'm seeing a pattern here. Hedlund goes red.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  514 Clint Sallee                          610 John Edwards                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.879 163.83                     0.108  7.650 152.76
         B/D Index: 7.32 (+/-): -0.441            C/AA Index: 8.01 (+/-): -0.360
 Qualified:             #2  6.693 -0.627                       #14  7.499 -0.511

Winner gets the bye run in the next round.

Edwards is dead late and Sallee quickly runs him down for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  710 Doug Lambeck                           73 Steve Graham                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.070  8.737 128.18                    -0.002  7.642 154.23
       D/SMA Index: 9.11 (+/-): -0.373             C/A Index: 8.03 (+/-): -0.388
 Qualified:            #25 15.447  6.337                       #13  7.517 -0.513

Lambeck didn't make a representative run on his only qualifying pass yesterday, but he gets a tune up pass today, when Graham red lights by just -0.002.

He will race Jones next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Justin Lamb                            77 Brian Fitzpatrick            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  8.806 140.84                     0.009  6.956 146.81
       F/SMA Index: 9.31 (+/-): -0.504             H/D Index: 6.95 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:            #15  8.801 -0.509                        #3  6.347 -0.603

Fitzpatrick gets a strong 0.009 light, but the engine isn't happy down track and Lamb gets the win. He will face Ellis in round 2.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1214 Matt Hartford                         703 Joe Mozeris                  
E1                  -0.007 12.438  85.00     ****WINNER****  0.080  7.279 158.74
        B/DA Index: 7.44 (+/-):  4.998            B/ED Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.291
 Qualified:             #8  6.877 -0.563                       #20  7.202 -0.368

Hartford is red by -0.007, so Mozeris will face #1 qualifier, Lee, later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   35 Ray Vierheller                       5101 Lee Cooperman                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.089  7.566 151.94                           No Time      
        D/DA Index: 8.02 (+/-): -0.454            B/AA Index: 7.63 (+/-): 92.369
 Qualified:            #12  7.499 -0.521                       #24  7.897  0.267

Vierheller gets a single, as Cooperman can't make the call.

He will race Moscini in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6944 Bob Marshall                         6660 Adam Bowdish                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.085  8.564 125.34
        B/AA Index: 7.63 (+/-): 92.369           B/SMA Index: 8.74 (+/-): -0.176
 Qualified:            #17  7.142 -0.488                        #5  8.159 -0.581

Marshall is a no show too. Bowdish will race Sigmon later today.
Nice wheels up leave and he clicks it early.

10:43 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink