Sat, 27 Oct 2018, 12:53 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
855 Stig Olsson 358 David Billingsley
E1 0.186 6.640 206.95 ****WINNER**** 0.015 8.341 138.86
A/DA Index: 7.16 (+/-): -0.520 D/EA Index: 8.86 (+/-): -0.519
Qualified: #22 6.779 -0.381 #10 8.226 -0.634
Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 27.98
inches, adjusted altitude 3,334 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.Billingsley with the starting
line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7879 Don Bevers 5 Jeff Lane
E1 0.014 8.255 160.96 ****WINNER**** 0.044 8.183 144.84
A/SMA Index: 8.65 (+/-): -0.395 A/SMA Index: 8.61 (+/-): -0.427
Qualified: #23 8.277 -0.373 #11 7.986 -0.624
Beavers with the starting line advantage, but Lane chased him down for the win. Jeff Lane's
MOV: 0.0421 seconds (approximately 10 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem 6570 Todd Miller
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.089 8.164 114.29 -0.011 7.449 119.75
A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-): 0.254 AA/AM Index: 7.07 (+/-): 0.379
Qualified: #17 7.355 -0.555 #5 6.410 -0.660
Miller goes red to give Van Paepeghem the win. He will face Lane in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
610 John Edwards 7 Brian Hyerstay
E1 -0.087 8.195 127.69 ****WINNER**** 0.032 9.816 97.91
C/AA Index: 8.04 (+/-): 0.155 G/D Index: 9.53 (+/-): 0.286
Qualified: #15 7.453 -0.587 #3 8.862 -0.668
Edwards goes red to give Hyerstay the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5008 Travis Gusso 789 Mathew Leonard
E1 0.072 8.508 150.26 ****WINNER**** 0.003 6.462 209.75
G/A Index: 9.13 (+/-): -0.622 AA/AM Index: 7.07 (+/-): -0.608
Qualified: #4 8.467 -0.663 #16 6.507 -0.563
Leonard with a great light and the win. Mathew Leonard's MOV: 0.0555 seconds (approximately 12
feet). He will face Billingsley in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
233 Art Hodges 5622 Jim Greenheck
E1 0.004 7.369 183.92 ****WINNER**** 0.033 7.692 163.00
C/A Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.581 D/AA Index: 8.33 (+/-): -0.638
Qualified: #13 7.356 -0.594 #1 7.630 -0.700
Hodges with great light, but Greenheck held on for the win. Jim Greenheck's MOV: 0.0282
seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
24 Allen Wilson 5125 Bruce Schmiedl
E1 0.070 9.103 134.38 ****WINNER**** 0.032 7.543 150.00
F/SMA Index: 9.40 (+/-): -0.297 A/EA Index: 7.98 (+/-): -0.437
Qualified: #24 9.191 -0.209 #12 7.383 -0.597
Schmiedl with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7771 Ed Sigmon 710 Doug Lambeck
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.046 8.552 152.23 0.040 8.481 154.30
C/SR Index: 9.17 (+/-): -0.618 D/SMA Index: 9.07 (+/-): -0.589
Qualified: #20 8.649 -0.521 #8 8.424 -0.646
Lambeck with the starting line advantage, but Sigmon held on for the win. Ed Sigmon's MOV:
0.0236 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6990 Howie Stevens 205 Ed Federkeil Jr
E1 0.224 7.476 182.80 ****WINNER**** 0.126 7.211 163.55
C/A Index: 8.05 (+/-): -0.574 B/AA Index: 7.71 (+/-): -0.499
Qualified: #19 7.527 -0.523 #7 7.058 -0.652
Federkeil Jr. with the starting line advantage and the win. Ed Federkeil Jr's MOV: 0.0233
seconds (approximately 6 feet). He will face Greenheck in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5212 Doug Engels 601C Cody Lane
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.017 7.444 167.34 0.002 8.534 156.86
D/ED Index: 8.11 (+/-): -0.666 E/SMA Index: 9.09 (+/-): -0.556
Qualified: #6 7.455 -0.655 #18 8.564 -0.526
Lane with a near perfect light, but Engels is able to chase him down for the win. He will face
Schmiedl in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1 David Rampy 9 Ryan Warter
E1 ****WINNER**** -0.005 8.001 118.55 -0.010 8.941 131.47
A/EA Index: 7.92 (+/-): 0.081 F/SM Index: 9.44 (+/-): -0.499
Qualified: #2 7.230 -0.690 #14 8.849 -0.591
Warter goes red to give Rampy the win. He will face Sigmon in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7098 Tom Mettler 514 Clint Sallee
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.093 8.018 123.16 No Time
PST Index: 8.09 (+/-): -0.072 B/D Index: 7.34 (+/-): 92.659
Qualified: #9 7.445 -0.645 #21 6.873 -0.467
Sallee is a no show and Mettler gets the freebie. He will face Hyerstay in the next
round.
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