Fri, 10 Nov 2023, 14:26 PM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 58th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Kurt Hugger                          5087 Jim Whiteley                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031  7.447 161.92                     0.002  9.759  87.09
         PST Index: 8.01 (+/-): -0.563            B/AA Index: 7.62 (+/-):  2.139
 Qualified:             #9  7.373 -0.637                       #17 10.930  3.310

11:08 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 1,870 feet.

Whiteley slows after a two light to give the win to Hugger.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 769Y Joshua Lee                             63 Ralph VanPaepeghem           
E1                   0.030  9.007 135.77     ****WINNER****  0.050  7.295 180.40
        H/EA Index: 9.52 (+/-): -0.513            A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.545
 Qualified:             #4  8.837 -0.683                       #12  7.303 -0.537

Close race in the lights.

Ralph VanPaepeghem goes on to round two. MOV: 0.0124 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5008 Travis Gusso                          704 Kayla Mozeris                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000  8.733 135.63                     0.049  7.420 177.70
         H/A Index: 9.24 (+/-): -0.507            C/ED Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.490
 Qualified:             #6  8.565 -0.675                       #14  7.422 -0.488

Perfect light for Gusso and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Doug Lambeck                          654 Brandon Huhtala              
E1                   0.084  8.423 159.85     ****WINNER****  0.023  7.388 171.60
       D/SMA Index: 8.95 (+/-): -0.527             C/A Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.532
 Qualified:            #11  8.354 -0.596                        #3  7.228 -0.692

Brandon Huhtala gets the starting line advantage and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7235 Scott McClay                          727 Alan Freese                  
E1                   0.044  7.418 145.31     ****WINNER****  0.079  8.071 167.74
        C/ED Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.422            F/AA Index: 8.54 (+/-): -0.469
 Qualified:             #7  7.185 -0.655                       #15  8.160 -0.380

McClay wins the starting line, but Freese runs quicker to take the close three foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Joe Mozeris                             5 Cody Lane                    
E1                   0.156  6.934 181.40     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.370 146.54
        C/DA Index: 7.55 (+/-): -0.616           E/SMA Index: 8.96 (+/-): -0.590
 Qualified:            #13  7.026 -0.524                        #5  8.278 -0.682

Mozeris is way late at the green and gives Lane the hole shot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  800 Jason Grima                             1 Ryan Priddy                  
E1                   0.170  7.010 172.52     ****WINNER****  0.067  6.531 200.38
         B/A Index: 7.63 (+/-): -0.620            A/AA Index: 7.11 (+/-): -0.579
 Qualified:             #2  6.920 -0.710                       #10  6.512 -0.598

Grima is late at the green and gives Priddy the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  211 Glen Treadwell                        743 Andrew Moeck                 
E1                   0.077  8.056 129.58     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.323 190.65
        J/DA Index: 8.29 (+/-): -0.234           AA/AM Index: 6.94 (+/-): -0.617
 Qualified:             #8  7.647 -0.643                       #16  9.882  2.942

Treadwell can't run the number and Moeck gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 590 Clint Neff                   
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.028  6.992 145.34
                                                  A/ED Index: 7.26 (+/-): -0.268
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.509 -0.751

Neff is running a very unique Clack chassis. He clicks it early on his bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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