Sat, 08 Feb 2020, 15:16 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
   68 John Edwards                               Bye 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.060  7.785 141.16     
        C/AA Index: 7.85 (+/-): -0.065    
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (J Lee       ) 0.080  7.342 -0.598   
 Qualified:            #10  7.320 -0.620                     Bye 

12:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,456 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Edwards will start the round with a bye run.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
  727 Alan Freese                            10 Ralph Van Paepeghem          
E2                   0.026  8.768 155.04     ****WINNER****  0.088  7.262 178.83 
       F/SMA Index: 9.25 (+/-): -0.482            A/EA Index: 7.81 (+/-): -0.548 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (R Wilson    ) 0.008  8.746 -0.514      (R Warter    ) 0.047  7.612 -0.198 
 Qualified:            #17  8.881 -0.379                       #13  7.276 -0.534 

Ralph Van Paepeghem loses the RT contest, but had the power to take the close win. MOV: 0.0047 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

He races Edwards next round.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
    4 Tony Mandella                         767 Tibor Kadar                  
E2                   0.005  7.857 171.34     ****WINNER****  0.031  8.125 166.19 
       A/SMA Index: 8.46 (+/-): -0.603            D/EA Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.645 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (B Sherwood  ) 0.000  8.213 -0.247                     0.041  8.683 -0.087 
 Qualified:             #6  7.810 -0.650                        #1  8.012 -0.758 

Mandella had a five light i round one and posts a five light now.

Kadar has to dip into his CIC for next round the stay out in front for the win.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
 7189 Dean Carter                          5233 Taylor Chomiski              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.219  7.118 142.91                     0.464 No Time      
        B/ND Index: 7.40 (+/-): -0.282             D/A Index: 8.24 (+/-): 91.759 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (J Mozeris   ) 0.044  6.900 -0.660      (C Moore     ) 0.142  7.740 -0.580 
 Qualified:             #4  6.894 -0.666                        #8  7.689 -0.631 

Carter'[s dragster can't back up after the burnout and has to be pushed back to the line. Nothing wrong with the "go forward" though, as he makes a clean pass.

Chomiski's Dart takes the green and then just stops on the track. He has to be pushed away!

WEIRD! Carter will race Kadar next round.

 

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 
  233 Art Hodges                            710 Doug Lambeck                 
E2                   0.011  7.339 186.07     ****WINNER****  0.035  8.312 161.32 
         C/A Index: 7.85 (+/-): -0.511           D/SMA Index: 8.93 (+/-): -0.618 
 Prior rounds: 
E1    (R Jones     ) -0.013  7.345 -0.505      (E Sigmon    ) 0.862 15.915  6.985 
 Qualified:            #11  7.293 -0.557                        #7  8.286 -0.644 

Winner will get the bye run next round!

Hodges has the better light, but can't stay with Lambeck going down the track.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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