Fri, 31 May 2019, 18:10 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag
Racing Series, 22nd annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
19 Al Ackerman 11 Doug Doll
E1 0.059 8.465 118.21 ****WINNER**** 0.076 8.496 115.07
F/D Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.025 F/DA Index: 8.64 (+/-): -0.144
Qualified: #27 8.032 -0.458 #11 8.035 -0.605
4:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 46
percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,415 feet, track temperature 119
degrees.Ackerman gets the holeshot but has problems and is off the throttle
early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2 Clint Neff 3535 David Dupps
E1 0.059 8.191 162.80 ****WINNER**** 0.042 8.258 159.95
F/ED Index: 8.71 (+/-): -0.519 C/SM Index: 8.84 (+/-): -0.582
Qualified: #18 8.142 -0.568 #2 8.186 -0.654
Dupps gets the advantage off the line and pulls away for the win. he will take a hit
to his index in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
55 Christine Harris 4487 Sean Dodd
E1 -0.021 11.700 76.12 ****WINNER**** 0.074 8.631 118.76
F/A Index: 8.64 (+/-): 3.060 C/EA Index: 8.70 (+/-): -0.069
Qualified: #24 8.125 -0.515 #8 8.084 -0.616
Harris leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Dodd. Dodd backs off
the throttle early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
330 Brian Browell 353 Bruno Massel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.030 7.234 172.25 0.095 6.708 185.82
D/D Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.606 I/D Index: 7.28 (+/-): -0.572
Qualified: #6 7.218 -0.622 #22 6.743 -0.537
Browell gets the holeshot and holds off Massel for the win. Browell will take a CIC
adjustment in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1 Frank Aragona 705 Tony Mandella
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.028 7.843 127.63 -0.005 8.212 135.13
E/DA Index: 7.89 (+/-): -0.047 A/SMA Index: 8.48 (+/-): -0.268
Qualified: #7 7.273 -0.617 #23 7.958 -0.522
Mandella misses the tree on the wrong side and goes red giving Aragona the win.
Aragona backs off the throttle early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4 Craig Bourgeois 3553 Tony Pontillo
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.051 6.840 181.03 0.044 6.835 194.02
A/ND Index: 7.42 (+/-): -0.580 B/DA Index: 7.38 (+/-): -0.545
Qualified: #5 6.798 -0.622 #21 6.830 -0.550
Pontillo gets a small holeshot but Bourgeois takes the stripe for the win. Bourgeois
will lose a little on his index in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
431 Greg Schenck 3073 Jeremy Bailey
E1 0.087 9.211 139.99 ****WINNER**** 0.024 7.163 158.73
H/EA Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.349 C/DA Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.437
Qualified: #31 9.157 -0.403 #15 7.024 -0.576
Bailey gets the advantage off the line and goes around Schenck for the win without
hurting his index.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
597 David Kramer 6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem
E1 0.118 10.659 92.24 ****WINNER**** 0.176 7.980 119.20
FS/SM Index: 8.47 (+/-): 2.189 A/EA Index: 7.81 (+/-): 0.170
Qualified: #33 8.514 0.044 #28 7.353 -0.457
Kramer is in as an alternate for harris.Kramer has problems off the line and is off
the throttle early. Van Paepeghem backs off the throttle to save his index.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7230 Randy Jones 5212 Doug Engels
E1 0.069 8.450 142.78 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.513 153.11
C/T Index: 8.81 (+/-): -0.360 D/ED Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.397
Qualified: #17 8.239 -0.571 #1 7.239 -0.671
Engels gets the holeshot and goes around Jones for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7 Troy Galbraith 3363 Ronnie Bohn
E1 0.039 6.719 190.86 ****WINNER**** 0.053 7.738 164.09
B/DA Index: 7.30 (+/-): -0.581 J/DA Index: 8.36 (+/-): -0.622
Qualified: #20 6.738 -0.562 #4 7.737 -0.623
Galbraith gets the advantage off the line but he can't run down Bohn. Bohn will take a
big hit to his index in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5 Greg Kamplain 5008 Travis Gusso
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.024 7.074 159.89 0.109 8.463 160.58
C/DA Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.486 G/A Index: 8.98 (+/-): -0.517
Qualified: #3 6.927 -0.633 #19 8.413 -0.567
Kamplain gets a big holeshot and runs down Gusso to take the stripe for the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4165 Dick Maris 3796 James Smith
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.080 9.048 99.80 -0.197 7.722 137.81
C/DA Index: 7.53 (+/-): 1.518 B/AP Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.148
Qualified: #13 6.944 -0.586 #29 7.443 -0.427
Smith misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Maris. Maris backs off the
throttle about 1000 feet out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3 David Rampy 203 Gary Coccaro
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.056 7.281 168.39 0.004 8.753 157.50
A/EA Index: 7.81 (+/-): -0.529 H/AA Index: 9.22 (+/-): -0.467
Qualified: #10 7.203 -0.607 #26 8.733 -0.487
Rampy is a little behind off the line and has to take a small hit to his index to take
the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
346 Mike Farrell 358 David Billingsley
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.045 8.446 131.70
B/SR Index: 8.40 (+/-): 91.599 I/AA Index: 8.70 (+/-): -0.254
Qualified: #25 7.909 -0.491 #9 8.091 -0.609
Farrell is a no-show. Billingsley backs off the throttle early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5125 Bruce Schmiedl 9 Van Puckett
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.078 8.359 133.92
A/EA Index: 7.88 (+/-): 92.119 F/AA Index: 8.54 (+/-): -0.181
Qualified: #30 7.471 -0.409 #14 7.961 -0.579
Schmiedl is a no-show. Puckett backs off the throttle early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
366 Brad Allen 8 Jim Greenheck
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.000 7.635 144.61
B/DA Index: 7.40 (+/-): 92.599 C/AA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.205
Qualified: #32 7.086 -0.314 #16 7.264 -0.576
Allen is a no-show. Greenheck backs off the throttle about 1000 feet out.
Timing data courtesy of
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