Sat, 02 Nov 2024, 11:58 AM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
  802 Craig Geddes                         4373 Ashton Hudson                
E2                  -0.015  7.651 149.43     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.262 113.77
        C/ED Index: 8.01 (+/-): -0.359            H/AA Index: 9.20 (+/-):  0.062
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Mozeris   ) 0.041  7.560 -0.450      (R Priddy    ) 0.008  8.697 -0.623
 Qualified:            #32  7.577 -0.433                        #8  8.688 -0.632

8:43 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 54 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,369 feet.

Geddes is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Hudson. Hudson is off of the throttle early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5008 Travis Gusso                         510U Scott Linder                 
E2                   0.031  8.767 153.47     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.665 177.04
         H/A Index: 9.28 (+/-): -0.513             A/A Index: 7.23 (+/-): -0.565
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Williams  ) 0.013  8.774 -0.606      (J Treadwell ) 0.099  7.022 -0.208
 Qualified:            #11  8.778 -0.602                        #3  6.558 -0.672

Linder gets the holeshot and goes around Gusso to take the win. Linder will take a CIC adjustment in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 766A Melissa Murphy                        357 Rick Brown                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.946 191.51                     0.074  8.281 160.79
        B/DA Index: 7.48 (+/-): -0.534            B/TA Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.509
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Bailey    ) 0.042  6.988 -0.492      (C Bourgeois ) 0.047  8.290 -0.650
 Qualified:            #29  6.959 -0.521                        #5  8.285 -0.655

Murphy gets the advantage off of the line and goes around Brown for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4441 Adam Hickey                          5233 Taylor Chomiski              
E2                   0.049  6.991 187.50     ****WINNER****  0.032  8.330 150.38
        B/DA Index: 7.44 (+/-): -0.449            C/SM Index: 8.82 (+/-): -0.490
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Azcuenaga ) 0.046  7.136 -0.304      (J Grima     ) 0.041  8.313 -0.627
 Qualified:            #26  6.902 -0.538                        #2  8.203 -0.737

Chomiski gets the holeshot and holds off Hickey for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2966 David Triplett                       601C Cody Lane                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051  8.851 109.52                    -0.004  9.377 112.50
        G/ED Index: 8.57 (+/-):  0.281            H/AA Index: 9.27 (+/-):  0.107
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Neff      ) 0.045  8.079 -0.491      (P Mitsos    ) 0.027  8.770 -0.590
 Qualified:            #17  7.984 -0.586                        #9  8.733 -0.627

Lane just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Triplett. Triplett backs off of the throttle early.

Triplett will take on Murphy in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 406D Don Thomas                             61 Ryan Warter                  
E2                   0.031  6.885 190.35     ****WINNER****  0.004  8.557 150.21
        B/ED Index: 7.39 (+/-): -0.505            D/SM Index: 9.10 (+/-): -0.543
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Browell   ) 0.082  6.888 -0.582      (E Bell      ) 0.085  8.597 -0.553
 Qualified:            #22  6.903 -0.567                       #14  8.561 -0.589

Warter gets a great light and he holds off Thomas to take the win.

Warter will take on Chomiski in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5900 Cali Neff                            7879 Don Bevers                   
E2                  -0.010  9.077 105.87     ****WINNER****  0.050  8.687 120.85
        G/ED Index: 8.50 (+/-):  0.577           A/SMA Index: 8.64 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Schmiedl  ) 0.060  7.999 -0.621      (M Dahl      ) 0.014  8.140 -0.510
 Qualified:            #23  8.061 -0.559                       #15  8.062 -0.588

Neff misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Bevers. Bevers backs off of the throttle early.

Bevers will take on Linder in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Josh Lee                               41 Rodger Brogdon               
E2                   0.007  9.070 134.12     ****WINNER****  0.012  7.205 189.87
        H/EA Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.490            B/AP Index: 7.73 (+/-): -0.525
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Mozeris   ) 0.025  9.052 -0.558      (B Stufflebea) 0.005  7.222 -0.618
 Qualified:            #12  9.009 -0.601                        #4  7.178 -0.662

Lee gets the advantage off of the line but Brogdon is able to reel him in and go around for the win.

Brogdon will take on Hudson in the next round.

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