Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 13:37 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7117 Mark Prothero 590 Clint Neff
E1 -0.044 9.320 135.04 ****WINNER**** 0.015 8.232 120.04
H/EA Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.240 K/AA Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.048
Qualified: #11 9.353 -0.207 #5 7.688 -0.612
10:23 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent,
barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 1,881 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.Prothero goes
red and gives Neff a free pass to round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7009 Ross Wilson 8 Ralph Van Paepeghem
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.001 8.895 119.56 -0.006 7.301 178.40
C/SM Index: 8.83 (+/-): 0.065 A/EA Index: 7.81 (+/-): -0.509
Qualified: #3 8.198 -0.652 #9 7.394 -0.516
Huge wheel stand for Wilson, after a terrific 0.001 light and he gets the easy win, as Van
Paepeghem goes red by -0.006.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3 Jeff Lane 1781 Dan Fletcher
E1 0.059 8.096 167.18 ****WINNER**** 0.009 8.137 156.35
C/SMA Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.564 C/EA Index: 8.68 (+/-): -0.543
Qualified: #7 8.158 -0.552 #1 8.030 -0.670
Another nice wheel stand. Lane this time. Dan Fletcher puts up a 0.009 light for the hole shot
win. MOV: 0.0293 seconds (approximately 7 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7771 Ed Sigmon 705 Tony Mandella
E1 0.035 8.439 153.79 ****WINNER**** 0.038 8.384 156.32
C/SR Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.611 C/TA Index: 9.02 (+/-): -0.636
Qualified: #8 8.512 -0.538 #2 8.374 -0.666
Just 0.003 difference in RT's and Tony Mandella runs further under the sixty under CIC for the
win. MOV: 0.0226 seconds (approximately 5 feet).He races Neff in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
75 Randy Jones 10 Doug Lambeck
E1 0.010 22.614 37.33 ****WINNER**** 0.103 9.104 108.78
H/A Index: 9.32 (+/-): 13.294 D/SMA Index: 8.98 (+/-): 0.124
Qualified: #10 8.905 -0.415 #4 8.331 -0.649
Jones has a great ten light and then slows. Lambeck gets the easy win.He races Fletcher in
round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
610 John Edwards 7098 Tom Mettler
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.014 8.065 129.07
C/AA Index: 7.94 (+/-): 92.059 PST Index: 8.07 (+/-): -0.005
Qualified: #6 7.387 -0.553 #12 7.889 -0.181
Edwards is a no show and Mettler gets a single. He will face Wilson later.10:32
a.m.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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