Fri, 09 Nov 2018, 14:46 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
|
|
By Rick Green
|
POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7 Brian Hyerstay 6570 Todd Miller
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.022 8.649 147.78 0.060 6.386 211.66
G/D Index: 9.28 (+/-): -0.631 AA/AM Index: 7.04 (+/-): -0.654
Qualified: #13 8.677 -0.603 #2 6.352 -0.688
11:16 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent,
barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,389 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.Hyerstay
gets a big head start and holes off a quicker Miller with a hole shot win. MOV: 0.0154 seconds
(approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
769Y Josh Lee 610 John Edwards
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.101 8.936 131.41 -0.128 7.759 128.71
H/EA Index: 9.49 (+/-): -0.554 C/AA Index: 7.94 (+/-): -0.181
Qualified: #5 8.847 -0.643 #16 7.342 -0.598
Edwards goes red big time and Lee gets the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5008 Travis Gusso 7098 Tom Mettler
E1 0.015 8.531 138.02 ****WINNER**** 0.145 7.375 173.01
G/A Index: 8.98 (+/-): -0.449 PST Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.615
Qualified: #3 8.324 -0.656 #14 7.388 -0.602
Mettler is late and Gusso isn't, with a fifteen light and the seven foot win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
654 Brandon Huhtala 5622 Jim Greenheck
E1 0.025 8.033 136.34 ****WINNER**** 0.070 7.775 154.21
B/A Index: 7.66 (+/-): 0.373 D/AA Index: 8.15 (+/-): -0.375
Qualified: #23 7.666 0.006 #12 7.543 -0.607
Greenheck lifts early, as Huhtala continues to struggle.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7230 Randy Jones 9 Ryan Warter
E1 -0.016 8.920 115.69 ****WINNER**** 0.121 10.261 96.57
C/T Index: 8.81 (+/-): 0.110 F/SM Index: 9.30 (+/-): 0.961
Qualified: #20 8.251 -0.559 #9 8.676 -0.624
Ryan Warter's MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
24 Allen Wilson 1 David Rampy
E1 0.065 9.047 130.08 ****WINNER**** 0.017 7.466 141.79
F/SMA Index: 9.26 (+/-): -0.213 A/EA Index: 7.82 (+/-): -0.354
Qualified: #22 8.973 -0.287 #11 7.212 -0.608
Rampy is still working on his 100th win! He gets the starting line advantage and the easy
win.Wilson's Cobalt goes dead right at the green and he has to pedal to stay in his
lane.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
855 Stig Olsson 7771 Ed Sigmon
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.093 8.431 154.78
A/DA Index: 7.09 (+/-): 92.909 C/SR Index: 9.03 (+/-): -0.599
Qualified: #18 6.527 -0.563 #7 8.394 -0.636
Olsson's car just sits in the lights at the green and Sigmon gets a free pass to round
two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem 5212 Doug Engels
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.044 7.270 181.03 0.040 7.381 160.23
A/EA Index: 7.81 (+/-): -0.540 D/ED Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.529
Qualified: #21 7.322 -0.488 #10 7.288 -0.622
Just 0.004 difference in RT's, but Ralph Van Paepeghem just catches Engels in the lights for
the close win. MOV: 0.0077 seconds (approximately 22 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2 Frank Aragona 71 Tony Mandella
E1 0.036 7.320 177.56 ****WINNER**** 0.017 7.919 172.12
E/DA Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.580 A/SMA Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.571
Qualified: #8 7.274 -0.626 #19 7.931 -0.559
Newly crowned Comp Champion, Aragona, loses round one.Mandella has all of the better
numbers..
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
358 David Billingsley 432 Barry Forrester
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.043 8.429 125.01 -0.141 7.552 138.73
D/EA Index: 8.72 (+/-): -0.291 C/ED Index: 7.89 (+/-): -0.338
Qualified: #6 8.079 -0.641 #17 7.298 -0.592
Forrester goes red and Billingsley goes on to round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5 Jeff Lane 710 Doug Lambeck
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 1.619 No Time
B/SMA Index: 8.54 (+/-): 91.459 D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): 91.059
Qualified: #15 7.941 -0.599 #4 8.291 -0.649
Lane crashed out yesterday and Lambeck will get the single to the next round. He takes the
green, backs out, and drives away.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 233 Art Hodges
E1 ****WINNER**** -0.134 10.651 83.98
D/A Index: 8.35 (+/-): 2.301
Qualified: #1 7.628 -0.722
Hodges was the number one qualifier and gets the bye run. He leaves hard and clicks it off
early.11:33 a.m.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
NHRA: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ]
Feb 10- Wally Parks 75th Anniversary Appreciation Fund Part of $27 Million Overall Purse
Feb 08- NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League Releases 2026 Schedule
Feb 07- Huge List of Legends Set to Appear at Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals
Feb 05- NHRA and Legends Global Extend Merchandise Partnership Ahead of 75th Anniversary Season
Feb 04- Doug Foley Announces Addition of Ron Douglas as Consultant to Foley Lewis Racing Top Fuel Team
Feb 04- Tickets Now on Sale for NHRA's Debut at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park and Rockingham Dragway
Feb 04- Reed, Zetterström to Share Driving Duties of Reed Trucking & Excavating Top Fuel Dragster
Jan 29- NHRA to Honor Iconic John Force in 2027 with "50 Years Of Force"
Jan 28- Top Fuel All-Star Callout Returns to Open NHRA's 75th Anniversary Season at Gatornationals
Jan 28- John Force Racing Announces Crew Chiefs for NHRA's 75th Anniversary Season
