Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 12:32 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5210 Duane Robison 4127 Don Alexander
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.897 133.26 No Time
C/A Index: 7.87 (+/-): 0.027 D/D Index: 7.79 (+/-): 92.209
Qualified: #10 7.420 -0.450 #20 8.670 0.880
11:14 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent,
barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 3,106 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.Alexander
did not make the call to the line.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 469 Clark Smiley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.073 8.032 131.93
BB/A Index: 7.93 (+/-): 0.102
Qualified: #1 7.343 -0.587
Smiley gets the bye here and clicks it off about 1000 feet out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
432 Barry Forrester 43 Kevin Self
E1 0.232 7.394 176.95 ****WINNER**** 0.045 7.908 159.51
C/ED Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.436 F/EA Index: 8.41 (+/-): -0.502
Qualified: #13 7.438 -0.392 #3 7.860 -0.550
Forrester is late off the line and can't run down Self.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5835 Raymond Vettel Jr. 47 Keith Hall
E1 -0.500 10.476 91.77 ****WINNER**** 0.068 8.634 137.69
A/PM Index: 6.57 (+/-): 3.906 D/SM Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.306
Qualified: #21 8.421 1.851 #11 8.501 -0.439
Vettel does his burnout and can't back up and has to be pushed back to the line. He stages,
then rolls out of the beams turning on the red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4995 Ray Goodman 4165 Dick Maris
E1 0.049 7.588 172.72 ****WINNER**** 0.137 7.029 184.25
A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.252 C/DA Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.511
Qualified: #16 7.540 -0.300 #6 7.024 -0.516
Maris is a little late off the line but is able to reel in Goodman and take the win.Maris
will take on Hall in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
429 Raymond Martin 2 Bruno Massel
E1 -0.003 7.800 149.85 ****WINNER**** 0.012 7.370 135.66
K/AA Index: 8.25 (+/-): -0.450 I/D Index: 7.23 (+/-): 0.140
Qualified: #18 8.037 -0.213 #8 6.762 -0.468
Martin just misses the tree and gives the win to Massel.Massel will take on Self in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
461C Charlie Stewart 590 Clint Neff
E1 0.010 7.830 166.54 ****WINNER**** 0.005 7.760 168.89
J/DA Index: 8.27 (+/-): -0.440 K/AA Index: 8.25 (+/-): -0.490
Qualified: #19 8.844 0.574 #9 7.796 -0.454
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
46 Bill Kent 514 Clint Sallee
E1 0.140 7.097 190.30 ****WINNER**** 0.026 6.855 177.95
B/D Index: 7.23 (+/-): -0.133 B/D Index: 7.23 (+/-): -0.375
Qualified: #12 6.837 -0.393 #2 6.664 -0.566
Sallee gets out of the gate first and pulls away for the heads-up win. he will have a bye in
the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
32 Brian Browell 4548 Keith Mawhee
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.011 7.353 165.44 0.050 7.857 173.29
D/D Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.437 D/A Index: 8.25 (+/-): -0.393
Qualified: #7 7.298 -0.492 #17 7.975 -0.275
Browell gets the advantage off the line and drives around Mawhee for the win. He will take on
Smiley in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5065 Mitch Withers 5 David Rampy
E1 -0.128 6.716 208.07 ****WINNER**** 0.046 7.404 148.40
A/A Index: 7.11 (+/-): -0.394 A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.436
Qualified: #14 6.728 -0.382 #4 7.290 -0.550
Withers leaves too early and goes red, giving the win to Rampy. Rampy will take on Neff in the
next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5149 Phil Unruh 7 Donald Thomas
E1 0.075 8.616 148.97 ****WINNER**** 0.023 7.386 158.63
D/SMA Index: 8.92 (+/-): -0.304 C/ED Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.444
Qualified: #15 8.538 -0.382 #5 7.310 -0.520
Thomas gets the holeshot and drives around Unruh for the win.Thomas will take on Robison in
the next round.
Timing data courtesy of
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