Fri, 04 Sep 2015, 10:39 AM
Hemi Challenge Round 1 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in the Hemi Challenge at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet
Performance U.S. Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
304 James Keyes 403H Stephen Hebert
C1 -0.085 8.690 153.04 ****WINNER**** 0.205 8.545 157.34
SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.610 SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.755
Qualified: #148 8.755 152.43 #105 8.572 156.95
There are 22 cars this year, so it will go five rounds.Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative
humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,039 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.
Keyes went
red and Hebert got the easy winm.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
484B Cleve Stewart 6027 Mike Booker
C1 0.134 9.146 145.85 ****WINNER**** 0.059 8.602 155.51
SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.154 SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.698
Qualified: #161 9.171 145.33 #134 8.657 154.92
Easy win for Booker. He races Hebert in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
452 Steve Kent 138 Wendell Howes
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.135 8.618 156.53 -0.024 8.684 153.84
SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.682 SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.616
Qualified: #130 8.639 156.34 #157 8.909 151.00
Howes pullled the trigge early and Kent advances.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1979 Eldon Baum Jr. 1517 Jim Daniels
C1 -0.043 8.893 147.05 ****WINNER**** -0.028 8.656 156.72
SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.407 SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.644
Qualified: #159 8.989 NS #132 8.652 156.79
Baum went red with the wheels way up in the air. Easy win for Daniels.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1945 Gary Wolkwitz 15 Steve Comella
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.097 8.542 156.55 0.043 8.757 148.01
SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.758 SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.543
Qualified: #97 8.552 156.46 #145 8.724 151.95
Gary Wolkwitz's MOV: 0.1613 seconds (approximately 35 feet). He gets a bye to the quarterfinals.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4300 Lloyd Wofford 4222 Fred Henson
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.113 8.596 153.54 0.024 8.745 152.28
SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.704 SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.555
Qualified: #119 8.604 153.44 #151 8.773 151.87
Henson had a big holeshot, but spun the tires and Wofford went by for the win. Lloyd Wofford's MOV: 0.0602 seconds
(approximately 13 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3392 Don Bales 1426 Bucky Hess
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.084 8.661 153.30 -0.007 8.628 153.56
SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.639 SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.672
Qualified: #147 8.743 152.19 #104 8.572 154.78
Staging duel, not a long one. Then Hess went red, by seven thousandths. Bales faces Daniels in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5860 Ken Warburton 4426 Joe Teuton
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.067 9.783 142.25 0.223 11.187 96.07
SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): 0.483 SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): 1.887
Qualified: #163 9.956 141.98 #137 8.668 156.41
Teuton was late, then the car bogged.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
114 Matt Welker 350 Jim Pancake
C1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.063 8.772 155.13
SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): 90.699 SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.528
Qualified: #162 9.188 145.06 #135 8.665 155.58
Welker was a no-show. Pancake races Wofford in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3343 Willie Shepherd 1381 Mark Howes
C1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.063 9.078 118.48
SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): 90.699 SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.222
Qualified: #166 No Time #141 8.685 152.02
Shepherd hasn't made a run yet this weekend and was a no-show. Howes faces Kent in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1428 Gus Mantas 5529 Russ Campbell
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.246 8.664 153.14 No Time
SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.636 SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): 90.699
Qualified: #129 8.638 153.51 #153 8.874 151.54
Campbell was a no-show. Mantas carried the front wheels a hundred feet or so. He races Warburton in round
two.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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