Sat, 16 Mar 2013, 11:42 AM
Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By Michael L. Jex
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series,
44th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
213 David Eaton 37 Steve Ambrose
E1 0.058 6.683 202.97 ****WINNER**** 0.021 7.846 167.72
A/AP Index: 7.22 (+/-): -0.537 J/AA Index: 8.39 (+/-): -0.544
Qualified: #29 6.810 -0.410 #13 7.723 -0.667
11:25 a.m. Eaton had to wait a bit for the green, then danced left on the start before getting back
in the groove. His Pro Stock style powerplant was not enough to move past Ambrose.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
38 Robert Bailey 2467 Jim Kimbrough
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.062 6.651 180.67 0.148 6.997 181.84
A/ED Index: 7.21 (+/-): -0.559 C/DA Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.603
Qualified: #24 6.603 -0.607 #8 6.908 -0.692
Robert Bailey's MOV: 0.0426 seconds (approximately 11 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5622 Jim Greenheck 2207 Jeff Adkinson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 7.292 183.39 0.018 8.380 150.58
C/AA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.618 D/SMA Index: 8.95 (+/-): -0.570
Qualified: #22 7.277 -0.633 #6 8.248 -0.702
Adkinson got the better light, but gave up the stripe at the top end. Jim Greenheck's MOV: 0.0261
seconds (approximately 6 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
340 Terry Smith 2211 Van Puckett
E1 0.044 8.233 123.49 ****WINNER**** 0.035 8.248 145.44
D/DA Index: 7.92 (+/-): 0.313 G/AA Index: 8.85 (+/-): -0.602
Qualified: #23 7.288 -0.632 #7 8.151 -0.699
This just in - Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent,
barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 1,365 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.Smith's D/DA
sounded sour, he pedaled a couple of times, and went silent at the top end.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
298 Pat Williams 1 Bruno Massel
E1 -0.113 10.264 101.81 ****WINNER**** 0.074 8.018 111.76
A/AP Index: 7.22 (+/-): 3.044 I/D Index: 7.27 (+/-): 0.748
Qualified: #31 6.908 -0.312 #15 6.612 -0.658
Williams skated violently at the hit right at his red light on the tree, Massel lifted early, and
Bruno will face Van Puckett in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
390 Ray Skillman 394 Greg Kamplain
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.023 8.400 160.92 -0.003 7.726 115.33
E/SMA Index: 8.99 (+/-): -0.590 B/ED Index: 7.52 (+/-): 0.206
Qualified: #25 8.394 -0.596 #9 6.831 -0.689
Ouch! .003 to the bad for Kamplain...
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
22 Grant Lewis 213A Anthony Bertozzi
E1 0.014 8.708 134.75 ****WINNER**** 0.009 7.842 146.94
F/SMA Index: 9.18 (+/-): -0.472 B/SR Index: 8.39 (+/-): -0.548
Qualified: #28 8.706 -0.474 #12 7.710 -0.680
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3 Frank Aragona 1414 Kevin Robb
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.068 8.219 126.39 -0.148 14.700 58.71
F/ED Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.441 D/EA Index: 8.82 (+/-): 5.880
Qualified: #18 8.013 -0.647 #2 8.038 -0.782
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1262 Kevin Houghtaling X169 Chris Wentzel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.070 8.630 150.38 0.072 7.289 170.54
F/SM Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.670 A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.551
Qualified: #16 8.651 -0.649 #32 7.571 -0.269
Houghtaling will race Bailey's A Econo dragster in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2347 Tony Terry 5 Arnie Martel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.022 8.216 161.44 0.070 7.650 164.09
G/AA Index: 8.85 (+/-): -0.634 B/EA Index: 8.33 (+/-): -0.680
Qualified: #19 8.207 -0.643 #3 7.559 -0.771
Tony Terry's MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 8 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3553 Tony Pontillo 2112 Jenny Treadwell
E1 0.070 6.821 194.32 ****WINNER**** 0.031 7.900 152.47
B/DA Index: 7.39 (+/-): -0.569 G/ED Index: 8.47 (+/-): -0.570
Qualified: #26 6.821 -0.569 #10 7.785 -0.685
Treadwell will race Aragona in round two...
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
361 Bo Butner 25 Lee Sharp
E1 0.020 8.415 141.13 ****WINNER**** 0.027 8.292 151.54
D/SM Index: 8.99 (+/-): -0.575 D/SMA Index: 8.95 (+/-): -0.658
Qualified: #21 8.354 -0.636 #5 8.224 -0.726
Sharp never trailed from 60-foot on. He will race Ambrose in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2126 Michael Hardee 210 Rodney Rosenstiel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.008 8.510 137.05 -0.122 7.226 129.60
D/SM Index: 8.99 (+/-): -0.480 AA/AM Index: 7.01 (+/-): 0.216
Qualified: #17 8.342 -0.648 #1 6.196 -0.814
The almost two second wait for a green to go after Hardee proved too much for Rosenstiel - so the
number one qualifier in comp is gone. Hardee will face Skillman in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
368 Fred Allen 1995 Rob Carpenter
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.041 9.035 114.01 -0.047 10.219 95.52
C/SR Index: 9.04 (+/-): -0.005 F/SMA Index: 9.18 (+/-): 1.039
Qualified: #11 8.355 -0.685 #27 8.667 -0.513
Allen's 34 Chevy will race Terry's BEA in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
13 Steve Szupka 7004 Art Hodges
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.061 8.615 120.25 -0.182 7.568 175.18
G/EA Index: 8.76 (+/-): -0.145 C/A Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.362
Qualified: #14 8.093 -0.667 #30 7.563 -0.367
Szupka clicked it early after Hodges ended the race on the line, he'll face Greenheck in round
two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
24 David Rampy 21 Glen Treadwell
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.022 7.261 155.96 0.060 8.401 132.71
A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.579 E/EA Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.539
Qualified: #20 7.199 -0.641 #4 8.187 -0.753
Rampy tracks down Treadwell - he'll race Bertozzi in the next round. 11:49 a.m.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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