Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 14:11 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 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
   43 Craig Bourgeois                        51 Don Thomas                   
E2                   2.843 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.033  7.633 143.00
        A/ND Index: 7.47 (+/-): 92.529             C/A Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.237
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Robison   ) 0.072  7.382 -0.088      (C Williams  ) 0.030  7.364 -0.596
 Qualified:             #4  6.841 -0.689                        #9  7.362 -0.598

12:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.48 inches, adjusted altitude 3,214 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Bourgeois broke at the line and could not make a pass. Thomas gets about 1000 feet out and backs off the throttle.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Troy Galbraith                         41 Keith Hall                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.932 156.61                     0.053 20.799  37.88
        B/DA Index: 7.26 (+/-): -0.328            D/SM Index: 8.95 (+/-): 11.849
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Sallee    ) 0.039  6.758 -0.572      (C Smiley    ) 0.006  8.442 -0.568
 Qualified:             #6  6.762 -0.668                       #11  8.448 -0.592

Hall hits the throttle, makes a quick move to the right and has to give up on the run. Galbraith backs off the throttle about 1000 feet out.

Galbraith will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  590 Clint Neff                           4548 Keith Mawhee                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  7.747 159.31                     0.071  7.736 175.57
        K/AA Index: 8.24 (+/-): -0.493             D/A Index: 8.27 (+/-): -0.534
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Browell   ) 0.008  8.223 -0.017      (D Smiley    ) 0.020  8.444  0.174
 Qualified:             #2  7.528 -0.762                        #7  7.701 -0.649

Neff gets a great light and holds off Mawhee to take the win.

Neff will take on Thomas in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  353 Bruno Massel                          409 Leslie Carson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.153  7.353 151.51                     0.151  8.032 143.81
         I/D Index: 7.21 (+/-):  0.143             B/A Index: 7.66 (+/-):  0.372
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Green     ) 0.014  6.709 -0.611      (S Cashio    ) 0.136  7.391 -0.269
 Qualified:             #5  6.639 -0.681                       #20  7.638 -0.022

Carson has problems late in the run and is off the throttle early. Massel takes the win without hurting his index.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Kevin Self                            550 Will Hatcher                 
E2                   0.007  8.846 148.35     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.558 208.91
        H/EA Index: 9.37 (+/-): -0.524            A/DA Index: 7.16 (+/-): -0.602
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Benham    ) 0.049  8.869 -0.591      (D Alexander ) 0.059  6.997 -0.163
 Qualified:             #3  8.852 -0.708                        #8  6.556 -0.614

Self gets the advantage off the line but Hatcher is able to reel him in and go around for the win.

Hatcher will take an adjustment to his index in the next round where he will be taking on nMassel.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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