Fri, 01 Nov 2024, 13:39 PM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Ford Performance NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  800 Jason Grima                          5233 Taylor Chomiski              
E1                   0.021  7.095 192.17     ****WINNER****  0.041  8.313 157.63
         B/A Index: 7.70 (+/-): -0.605            C/SM Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.627
 Qualified:            #18  7.120 -0.580                        #2  8.203 -0.737

10:11 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 30.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,413 feet.

Grima gets the holeshot but he can't run down Chomiski. Chomiski will take a CIC adjustment into the next round.

Taylor Chomiski's MOV: 0.0025 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Josh Lee                              703 Joe Mozeris                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.052 130.19                     0.072  7.008 188.38
        H/EA Index: 9.61 (+/-): -0.558            B/ED Index: 7.53 (+/-): -0.522
 Qualified:            #12  9.009 -0.601                       #28  6.997 -0.533

Lee with the advantage off of the line and he holds off Mozeris for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  357 Rick Brown                             44 Craig Bourgeois              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047  8.290 148.99                     0.084  6.766 197.08
        B/TA Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.650            A/ED Index: 7.35 (+/-): -0.584
 Qualified:             #5  8.285 -0.655                       #21  6.780 -0.570

Brown gets the holeshot and holds off Bourgeois for the win. Brown will take a CIC adjustment into the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  388 Brian Stufflebeam                      41 Rodger Brogdon               
E1                   0.048  7.411 154.40     ****WINNER****  0.005  7.222 172.25
        A/EA Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.539            B/AP Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.618
 Qualified:            #20  7.373 -0.577                        #4  7.178 -0.662

Brogdon gets the holeshot and goes around Stufflebeam for the win. Brogdon will take a CIC adjustment in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  802 Craig Geddes                           46 Kayla Mozeris                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  7.560 175.21                     0.118  7.640 165.33
        C/ED Index: 8.01 (+/-): -0.450            K/AA Index: 8.14 (+/-): -0.500
 Qualified:            #32  7.577 -0.433                       #16  7.552 -0.588

Geddes gets the advantage off of the line and goes around Mozeris for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5900 Cali Neff                            5125 Bruce Schmiedl               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.060  7.999 164.81                     0.197  7.345 178.85
        G/ED Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.621            A/EA Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.645
 Qualified:            #23  8.061 -0.559                        #7  7.353 -0.637

Neff gets the holeshot and holds off Schmiedl for the win. Neff will take a CIC adjustment in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7406 Eric Bell                              61 Ryan Warter                  
E1                   0.080  8.553 157.17     ****WINNER****  0.085  8.597 156.66
       AH/SM Index: 9.08 (+/-): -0.527            D/SM Index: 9.15 (+/-): -0.553
 Qualified:            #30  8.599 -0.481                       #14  8.561 -0.589

A coin flip off of the line, Warter holds off Bell and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7116 Larry Azcuenaga                      4441 Adam Hickey                  
E1                   0.033  9.021 146.72     ****WINNER****  0.046  7.136 153.14
       D/SMA Index: 9.11 (+/-): -0.089            B/DA Index: 7.44 (+/-): -0.304
 Qualified:            #10  8.503 -0.607                       #26  6.902 -0.538

Hickey is a little behind off of the line but he gets the stripe and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7534 Paul Mitsos                          601C Cody Lane                    
E1                   0.027  6.645 207.88     ****WINNER****  0.027  8.770 144.03
        A/AA Index: 7.22 (+/-): -0.575            H/AA Index: 9.36 (+/-): -0.590
 Qualified:            #25  6.677 -0.543                        #9  8.733 -0.627

No advantage off of the line, Lane holds off Mitsos and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7879 Don Bevers                           7348 Mike Dahl                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.140 164.13                     0.043  7.413 184.07
       A/SMA Index: 8.65 (+/-): -0.510            B/AP Index: 7.94 (+/-): -0.527
 Qualified:            #15  8.062 -0.588                       #31  7.503 -0.437

Bevers gets the holeshot and holds off Dahl for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 406D Don Thomas                            330 Brian Browell                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.082  6.888 191.97                     0.074  7.676 140.12
        B/ED Index: 7.47 (+/-): -0.582            D/DA Index: 8.11 (+/-): -0.434
 Qualified:            #22  6.903 -0.567                        #6  7.471 -0.639

Browell gets the advantage off of the line but Thomas is able to reel him in and go around for the win. Thomas will take a CIC adjustment in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Ryan Priddy                          4373 Ashton Hudson                
E1                   0.113  6.547 209.59     ****WINNER****  0.008  8.697 148.17
        A/AA Index: 7.18 (+/-): -0.633            H/AA Index: 9.32 (+/-): -0.623
 Qualified:            #24  6.629 -0.551                        #8  8.688 -0.632

Hudson with the holeshot and he holds off Priddy for the win. Hudson will take a CIC adjustment in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2966 David Triplett                        590 Clint Neff                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  8.079 166.33                     0.064  6.848 166.05
        G/ED Index: 8.57 (+/-): -0.491            A/ED Index: 7.29 (+/-): -0.442
 Qualified:            #17  7.984 -0.586                        #1  6.525 -0.765

Triplett gets the holeshot and holds off Neff for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   35 Robert Bailey                        766A Melissa Murphy               
E1                   0.263  6.742 170.08     ****WINNER****  0.042  6.988 191.46
        A/ED Index: 7.25 (+/-): -0.508            B/DA Index: 7.48 (+/-): -0.492
 Qualified:            #13  6.649 -0.601                       #29  6.959 -0.521

Murphy gets the holeshot and holds off Bailey for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  211 Glen Treadwell                       510U Scott Linder                 
E1                   0.115 10.127  86.87     ****WINNER****  0.099  7.022 154.14
        M/AA Index: 8.49 (+/-):  1.637             A/A Index: 7.23 (+/-): -0.208
 Qualified:            #19  7.910 -0.580                        #3  6.558 -0.672

Treadwell has problems late in the run and is off of the throttle early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5008 Travis Gusso                         4065 Chase Williams               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  8.774 152.88                     0.022  6.846 194.46
         H/A Index: 9.38 (+/-): -0.606            B/DA Index: 7.41 (+/-): -0.564
 Qualified:            #11  8.778 -0.602                       #27  6.875 -0.535

Gusso with the advantage off of the line and he holds off Williams for the win. Gusso will take a CIC adjustment in the next round.

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