Sat, 31 Oct 2015, 14:18 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
717 Mike DePalma 358 David Billingsley
E1 0.024 7.615 178.92 ****WINNER**** 0.040 8.915 136.18
PST Index: 8.08 (+/-): -0.465 L/A Index: 9.42 (+/-): -0.505
Qualified: #24 7.959 -0.121 #10 8.885 -0.535
10:53 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent,
barometer 28.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,907 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.DePalma gets
the advantage off the line but can't reel in Billingsley.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
610 John Edwards 54 Jim Greenheck
E1 0.028 7.558 182.23 ****WINNER**** 0.022 7.504 163.33
C/AA Index: 7.97 (+/-): -0.412 C/AA Index: 7.97 (+/-): -0.466
Qualified: #17 7.531 -0.439 #3 7.366 -0.604
Greenheck gets a small advantage off the line and pulls away for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5125 Bruce Schmiedl 390 Ray Skillman
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.073 7.377 179.78 0.094 7.719 172.61
A/EA Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.543 B/EA Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.561
Qualified: #15 7.446 -0.474 #1 7.652 -0.628
Schmiedl gets the advantage off the line and hangs on for the close win.Bruce Schmiedl's MOV:
0.0033 seconds (approximately 10 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
10 Tony Mandella 4337 Craig Bourgeois
E1 0.044 8.512 155.24 ****WINNER**** 0.008 7.009 169.25
C/TA Index: 9.08 (+/-): -0.568 B/ND Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.551
Qualified: #22 8.779 -0.301 #8 7.008 -0.552
Bourgeois gets the advantage off the line and is able to reel in Mandella and take the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
590 Clint Neff 769Y Joshua Lee
E1 -0.012 8.218 124.29 ****WINNER**** 0.057 9.281 116.33
K/AA Index: 8.32 (+/-): -0.102 H/EA Index: 9.67 (+/-): -0.389
Qualified: #14 7.843 -0.477 #28 No Time
Neff leaves a little too soon and goes red.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
703 Joe Mozeris 799 Steve Graham
E1 -0.012 7.270 152.78 ****WINNER**** 0.076 7.794 138.66
B/ED Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.270 C/A Index: 7.96 (+/-): -0.166
Qualified: #25 7.428 -0.112 #11 7.437 -0.523
Mozeris leaves too quick and goes red giving the win to Graham.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
8 Alan Ellis 7771 Ed Sigmon
E1 0.072 6.788 203.52 ****WINNER**** 0.043 8.580 150.93
A/AP Index: 7.21 (+/-): -0.422 C/SR Index: 9.09 (+/-): -0.510
Qualified: #12 6.701 -0.509 #26 9.214 0.124
Ellis has problems early and can't reel in Sigmon.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem 51 Todd Patterson
E1 0.122 7.355 177.84 ****WINNER**** 0.011 8.005 155.40
A/EA Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.565 A/SMA Index: 8.56 (+/-): -0.555
Qualified: #16 7.453 -0.467 #2 7.952 -0.608
Patterson gets a big holeshot and holds off Van Paepeghem for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7474 Justin Lamb 514 Clint Sallee
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.048 8.098 151.09 0.037 6.908 162.67
B/SMA Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.532 B/D Index: 7.26 (+/-): -0.352
Qualified: #4 8.051 -0.579 #18 6.857 -0.403
Sallee gets the advantage off the line but can't run down Lamb.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6060 Brian Hyerstay 1 David Rampy
E1 -0.004 12.542 64.65 ****WINNER**** 0.046 7.489 138.56
G/D Index: 9.79 (+/-): 2.752 A/EA Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.431
Qualified: #23 9.574 -0.216 #9 7.377 -0.543
Hyerstay just misses the tree and gives the win to Rampy.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7063 Mark Lelchook 368 Fred Allen
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.096 7.438 176.12 0.045 7.763 172.78
D/ED Index: 8.03 (+/-): -0.592 D/AA Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.517
Qualified: #27 8.244 0.214 #13 7.785 -0.495
Lelchook is late off the line and has to use up a little index to reel in Allen.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
115 Joe Santangelo 44 Barry Forrester
E1 -0.001 9.857 91.77 ****WINNER**** 0.117 7.789 132.75
B/SR Index: 8.47 (+/-): 1.387 C/ED Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.141
Qualified: #6 7.912 -0.558 #20 7.533 -0.397
Santangelo just misses the tree and goes red;Forrester backs off the throttle early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7189 Dean Carter 1052 Arnie Martel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.006 7.382 139.73 -0.002 10.144 90.84
B/ND Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.178 D/AA Index: 8.28 (+/-): 1.864
Qualified: #21 7.248 -0.312 #7 7.725 -0.555
Martel leaves too early and gives the win to Carter.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1781 Dan Fletcher 600 Jeff Lane
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.028 8.286 142.03 0.052 8.262 158.11
C/EA Index: 8.73 (+/-): -0.444 B/SMA Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.368
Qualified: #5 8.161 -0.569 #19 8.228 -0.402
Fletcher gets the advantage off the line and holds off lane for the win.
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