Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 19:25 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  277 Larry Pritchett                            Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  1.730 No Time           
        A/SM Index: 8.34 (+/-): 91.659    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Rampy     ) 0.070  7.837 -0.583   
E1    (M Moreland  ) 0.060  8.002 -0.418   
 Qualified:             #7  7.770 -0.650                     Bye

7:14 p.m. Pritchett took the green light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2304 Danny Holt                           2211 Van Puckett                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.067  8.090 166.07                     0.074 28.524  32.49
        C/EA Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.530            G/AA Index: 8.81 (+/-): 19.714
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.093  8.787  0.167      (R Proctor Sr) 0.054  8.301 -0.519
E1    (F Aragona Jr) 0.029  8.111 -0.589      (L Johnson   ) 0.070  8.318 -0.512
 Qualified:            #10  8.188 -0.512                        #5  8.177 -0.653

Puckett's car was wounded and he crept down the track. Holt will face Pritchett in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  233 Art Hodges                             23 Randy Daniels                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.102  7.310 186.69                     0.166  8.181 165.92
         C/A Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.520            C/SM Index: 8.69 (+/-): -0.509
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Leopold Jr) 0.150  8.101  0.271      (J Kimbrough ) 0.072  8.189 -0.601
E1    (J Warren    ) 0.076  7.330 -0.570      (M Welker    ) 0.052  8.503 -0.287
 Qualified:             #6  7.247 -0.653                        #8  8.171 -0.619

Art Hodges' MOV: 0.0753 seconds (approximately 18 feet). He'll have a bye run in round four.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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