Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 17:47 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3535 David Dupps                          5109 John Marottek                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  8.373 147.25                     0.249  6.843 190.92
        C/SM Index: 8.84 (+/-): -0.467            A/ND Index: 7.38 (+/-): -0.537
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Cervelli  ) 0.018  8.816 -0.024      (R Bailey    ) 0.058  6.880 -0.600
 Qualified:            #15  8.252 -0.588                        #2  6.811 -0.669

5:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,397 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Marottek took some CIC last round and he is dead late this time.

Dupps has a good leave and takes the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  340 Terry Smith                          1937 Lee Zane                     
E2                  -0.007  7.085 140.34     ****WINNER****  0.000  8.840 107.52
        A/DA Index: 7.05 (+/-):  0.035            F/DA Index: 8.74 (+/-):  0.100
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Frantz    ) 0.002  6.544 -0.526      (R Skillman  ) 0.067  8.837  0.097
 Qualified:            #22  6.505 -0.565                        #9  8.131 -0.609

Smith misses th green by -0.007 and Zane scores a 0.000 light for the red light win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Frank Aragona                        4025 Joey Tanksley                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  7.725 169.06                     0.065  7.619 131.45
        J/AA Index: 8.31 (+/-): -0.585             C/D Index: 7.48 (+/-):  0.139
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Coccaro   ) 0.112  7.880 -0.430      (L Pritchett ) 0.020  7.669  0.189
 Qualified:            #21  7.741 -0.569                        #8  6.862 -0.618

Aragona gets a big starting linea dvantageand Tanksley is coasting early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3363 Ronnie Bohn                            15 Richard Schonberger          
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  7.780 165.48                     0.048  9.034 147.13
        J/DA Index: 8.33 (+/-): -0.550            I/SM Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.526
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Frech     ) 0.129  7.833 -0.497      (J Grima     ) 0.028 10.096  0.536
 Qualified:            #20  7.761 -0.569                       #33  9.025 -0.535

Just 0.005 difference in RT's and Bohn drives on by for the close six foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5250 Todd Patterson                       2112 Jenny Treadwell              
E2                   0.009 20.744  28.84     ****WINNER****  0.040  9.277  92.65
        B/AA Index: 7.62 (+/-): 13.124            G/ED Index: 8.50 (+/-):  0.777
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Riemenapp ) 0.061  7.122 -0.498      (S Polhill   ) 4.052 38.468 29.968
 Qualified:            #39  7.123 -0.497                       #26  7.946 -0.554

Great nine light for Patterson, but the roadster gets loose and he has to lift.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  330 Brian Browell                           7 Troy Galbraith               
E2                  -0.010 12.525  62.21     ****WINNER**** -0.036  7.109 147.25
         D/D Index: 7.84 (+/-):  4.685            B/DA Index: 7.30 (+/-): -0.191
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Massel    ) 0.022  7.339 -0.501      (B Moscini   ) 0.059  7.175 -0.125
 Qualified:             #5  7.216 -0.624                       #18  6.725 -0.575

Red light start for Browell. Easy win for Galbraith.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3629 Jason Coan                            224 Brad Plourd                  
E2                   0.013  8.179 156.95     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.494 178.52
        G/EA Index: 8.67 (+/-): -0.491           AA/AM Index: 7.04 (+/-): -0.546
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Tabler    ) 0.024  8.169 -0.551      (T Gusso     ) 0.039  6.570 -0.470
 Qualified:            #14  8.130 -0.590                        #1  6.260 -0.780

Great 13 light for Coan, but Plourd catches him and stays in front for the nine foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  205 Ed Federkeil Jr                      5212 Doug Engels                  
E2                   0.100  7.238 187.94     ****WINNER****  0.018  7.523 154.47
        B/AA Index: 7.62 (+/-): -0.382            D/DA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.387
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Thomas    )       No Time            (M Kirkman   ) 0.011  7.404 -0.606
 Qualified:            #16  7.033 -0.587                        #3  7.385 -0.625

Federkeil is way late and gives the win to Engle.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 David Rampy                          4487 Sean Dodd                    
E2                  -0.011  7.953 116.90     ****WINNER****  0.003  8.440 133.34
        A/EA Index: 7.81 (+/-):  0.143            C/EA Index: 8.70 (+/-): -0.260
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Schonberge) 0.061  7.310 -0.510      (B Seibenick ) 0.086  8.650 -0.050
 Qualified:            #10  7.213 -0.607                       #23  8.137 -0.563

Red light for Rampy!

Dodd has a three light and a free pass to round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3354 Pete Pawlak                           427 Jarrod Granier               
E2                  -0.027  8.434 121.18     ****WINNER****  0.053  8.672 136.02
        C/AA Index: 7.94 (+/-):  0.494            E/SM Index: 9.09 (+/-): -0.418
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Greenheck ) 0.074  7.622 -0.318      (C Bourgeois ) 0.143  8.585 -0.515
 Qualified:            #43  7.515 -0.425                       #30  8.557 -0.543

Red light for Pawlak.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3068 Steve Ambrose                        3864 Scott Chamness               
E2                   0.022  7.920 163.53     ****WINNER****  0.138  6.740 188.17
        J/AA Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.360             B/D Index: 7.27 (+/-): -0.530
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.098  8.691  0.411      (J Bailey    ) 0.006  7.974  0.704
 Qualified:            #45  7.927 -0.353                        #6  6.647 -0.623

Chamness is late and Ambrose isn't.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  358 David Billingsley                    4065 Chase Williams               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058  8.286 132.80                    -0.031  7.329 132.44
        I/AA Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.374            B/DA Index: 7.36 (+/-): -0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Kimbrough ) 0.045  8.156 -0.504      (D Robison   ) -0.028  7.363  0.003
 Qualified:            #12  8.066 -0.594                       #25  6.804 -0.556

Williams misses the green and gives the easy win to Billingsley.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Greg Kamplain                        7230 Randy Jones                  
E2   ****WINNER****  8.758 17.890   NS                             No Time      
        C/DA Index: 7.56 (+/-): 10.330           A/SMA Index: 8.53 (+/-): 91.469
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Treadwell ) 0.030  7.363 -0.197      (E Bennett II) 0.116  8.887  0.357
 Qualified:            #11  6.956 -0.604                       #24  7.974 -0.556

Single for Kamplain, as Jones is a no show.

5:44 p.m.

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