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Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 12:37 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4548 Keith Mawhee                         4650 Dennis Smiley                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  8.444 120.52                    -0.027  7.065 186.74
         D/A Index: 8.27 (+/-):  0.174            B/DA Index: 7.43 (+/-): -0.365
 Qualified:             #7  7.701 -0.649                       #17  7.038 -0.392

11:21 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 2,955 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Smiley leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Mawhee. Mawhee backs off the throttle about 1000 feet out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 440D Scott Cashio                          409 Leslie Carson                
E1                   0.132  9.013 124.86     ****WINNER****  0.136  7.391 186.85
       F/SMA Index: 9.26 (+/-): -0.247             B/A Index: 7.66 (+/-): -0.269
 Qualified:            #10  8.665 -0.595                       #20  7.638 -0.022

Not much difference off the line, Carson is able to run down Cashio and take the stripe for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4127 Don Alexander                         550 Will Hatcher                 
E1                   0.241  7.667 172.08     ****WINNER****  0.059  6.997 166.27
        C/ED Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.263            A/DA Index: 7.16 (+/-): -0.163
 Qualified:            #18  7.684 -0.246                        #8  6.556 -0.614

Hatcher gets a big holeshot and reels in Alexander and goes around for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4065 Chase Williams                         51 Don Thomas                   
E1                   0.107  6.982 188.25     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.364 185.13
        C/DA Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.578             C/A Index: 7.96 (+/-): -0.596
 Qualified:            #19  7.356 -0.244                        #9  7.362 -0.598

Thomas gets a big holeshot and holds off Williams to take the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Troy Galbraith                        514 Clint Sallee                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.758 180.96                     0.093  6.781 176.97
        B/DA Index: 7.33 (+/-): -0.572             B/D Index: 7.27 (+/-): -0.489
 Qualified:             #6  6.762 -0.668                       #16  6.781 -0.489

Sallee leaves the line and makes a big move to the left. Galbraith goes right down the groove and pulls away for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   41 Keith Hall                            469 Clark Smiley                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  8.442 161.42                     0.083  7.392 177.84
        D/SM Index: 9.01 (+/-): -0.568            BB/A Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.538
 Qualified:            #11  8.448 -0.592                        #1  7.192 -0.768

Hall gets a great light and makes his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win. Smiley has problems and is off the throttle early.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  353 Bruno Massel                          473 Chad Green                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.709 169.76                     0.083  6.133 227.84
         I/D Index: 7.32 (+/-): -0.611            A/PM Index: 6.67 (+/-): -0.537
 Qualified:             #5  6.639 -0.681                       #15  6.147 -0.523

Massel gets a big holeshot and starts to pull away. Green makes his quickest pass of the weekend but can't reel in Massel.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Kevin Self                           4254 Scott Benham                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  8.869 138.88                     0.265  8.033 154.92
        H/EA Index: 9.46 (+/-): -0.591           A/SMA Index: 8.53 (+/-): -0.497
 Qualified:             #3  8.852 -0.708                       #13  7.962 -0.568

Self gets a big holeshot and is able to back off the throttle a little early and take the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  590 Clint Neff                            330 Brian Browell                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  8.223 120.07                    -0.009  9.032  97.24
        K/AA Index: 8.24 (+/-): -0.017             D/D Index: 7.84 (+/-):  1.192
 Qualified:             #2  7.528 -0.762                       #12  7.279 -0.581

Browell leaves a little too quick and goes red giving the win to Neff. Neff backs off the throttle early to save his index.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   43 Craig Bourgeois                      5210 Duane Robison                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.072  7.382 134.71                    -0.033  7.654 147.70
        A/ND Index: 7.47 (+/-): -0.088             C/A Index: 7.96 (+/-): -0.306
 Qualified:             #4  6.841 -0.689                       #14  7.402 -0.558

Robison is a little too quick off the line and goes red giving the win to Bourgeois.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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