Sun, 25 Mar 2012, 17:27 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
  514 Clint Sallee                         768M Brian Moscini                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.078  6.850 171.99                     0.095  7.557 179.47
         B/D Index: 7.32 (+/-): -0.470            C/AA Index: 8.01 (+/-): -0.453
 Prior rounds:
E2                         No Time            (R Vierheller) 0.076  8.092  0.082
E1    (J Edwards   ) 0.017  6.879 -0.441      (S Hedlund   ) 0.053  7.716 -0.294
 Qualified:             #2  6.693 -0.627                       #18  7.544 -0.466

2:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 27.23 inches, adjusted altitude 4,657 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Two not so good lights and Sallee gets by Moscini by nine feet in the lights.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 769Y Joshua Lee                           6660 Adam Bowdish                 
E3                  -0.023 10.011  98.41     ****WINNER****  0.047  9.095 119.08
        H/EA Index: 9.78 (+/-):  0.231           B/SMA Index: 8.74 (+/-):  0.355
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Mozeris   ) 0.130  9.274 -0.506      (E Sigmon    ) 0.010  8.237 -0.503
E1                   -0.057  9.960  0.180      (B Marshall  ) 0.085  8.564 -0.176
 Qualified:             #1  9.100 -0.680                        #5  8.159 -0.581

Neither driver has a CIC penalty.

Number one qualifier,Lee, gives it away with a red light. Bowdish goes on to round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7230 Randy Jones                            62 Brandon Huhtala              
E3                   0.050 10.447  78.71     ****WINNER****  0.077  7.804 135.55
        C/TA Index: 9.21 (+/-):  1.237             C/A Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.146
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Lambeck   ) 0.024  8.727 -0.483      (D Carter    ) 0.082  7.446 -0.544
E1    (R Wilson    ) 0.010  9.108 -0.102      (S Mc Clay   ) 0.059  7.485 -0.545
 Qualified:             #7  8.637 -0.573                        #4  7.428 -0.602

Randy Jones has no CIC penalty; Brandon Huhtala has a 0.08 CIC penalty. Winner races Sallee.

Wheels up leave for Jones, but then the engine goes silent before the finish line.

Huhtala gets an easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Justin Lamb                                Bye
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.023  8.964 122.79     
       F/SMA Index: 9.27 (+/-): -0.306    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Ellis     ) 0.051  8.769 -0.541   
E1    (B Fitzpatric) 0.021  8.806 -0.504   
 Qualified:            #15  8.801 -0.509                     Bye

Bye run for Lamb. He will race Bowdish in the next round.

He pushes the green too hard and then clicks it early.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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