Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing
Series, 16th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
720 J.D. Zink 788 Brett Murphy
E1 0.165 7.408 -0.332 ****WINNER**** 0.073 7.357 -0.383
A/ND Index: 7.74 A/ND Index: 7.74
Qualified: #13 7.179 -0.561 #29 7.371 -0.369
1:42 PM We're doing a final dust and clean on the racing surface before we open the first
round of Competition Eliminator. We have a pair of A/NDs paired up here in the first round as
Zink and Murphy meet. On paper Zink will have the advantage by about two tenths but since we
don't race on paper...
The temperature 75 degrees, humidity is 53% and the barometer is 30.04 and dropping. Like I
said. It's not on paper. Murphy gets the win
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
7011 John Chamberlin 7916 Bryan Morrison
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.051 6.892 -0.508 0.030 8.955 -0.345
B/D Index: 7.40 D/SMA Index: 9.30
Qualified: #15 6.844 -0.556 #31 8.952 -0.348
Chamberlin appeared to spin the tires but still drives away from Morrison.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
689 Maureen Jondahl 757 Jeff Gillette
E1 0.062 9.062 -0.528 ****WINNER**** 0.010 7.001 -0.509
H/AA Index: 9.59 B/ED Index: 7.51
Qualified: #4 8.967 -0.623 #21 6.998 -0.512
Jondahl qualified well at Seattle but made a first round exit. Here Gillette catches a 010
light and takes the win. Jeff Gillette's MOV: 0.0332 seconds (approximately 7 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
600 Jeff Lane 6016 Gary Anderson
E1 0.011 8.689 -0.521 ****WINNER**** 0.067 8.571 -0.599
G/AA Index: 9.21 G/A Index: 9.17
Qualified: #22 8.699 -0.511 #5 8.560 -0.610
Anderson pulls out the win. Gary Anderson's MOV: 0.0224 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Anderson will get dinged about a tenth in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
8 Mike De Palma Jr 7298 Scott Hedlund
E1 -0.008 7.528 -0.272 ****WINNER**** 0.108 No Time
B/A Index: 7.80 B/SM Index: 8.83
Qualified: #3 7.173 -0.627 #19 8.299 -0.531
De Plama can't wait and Hedlund appeared to break his racer. Hedlund had the front wheels up
and then the car fell out of the air and he couldn't complete the run.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
6222 Mark Stewart 7098 Tom Mettler
E1 0.096 9.191 -0.409 ****WINNER**** 0.106 7.561 -0.539
F/SMA Index: 9.60 PST Index: 8.10
Qualified: #30 9.237 -0.363 #14 7.542 -0.558
Mettler has to wait a long time for Stewart after his light goes green. Mettler catches him
early and takes the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
7067 Ed Schuck Jr. 7767 Alan Ellis
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.052 7.560 -0.400 -0.004 7.271 -0.139
C/ED Index: 7.96 A/AA Index: 7.41
Qualified: #11 7.389 -0.571 #27 7.014 -0.396
Ellis went red and handed the win to Schuck.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
706 Art Hodges 704 Gil Anderson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.043 7.493 -0.507 -0.021 7.514 0.114
C/A Index: 8.00 B/D Index: 7.40
Qualified: #16 7.455 -0.545 #32 7.124 -0.276
Anderson can't wait and turns on the red bulb. Hodges moves on.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
703 Joe Mozeris 7828 Wayne Ramay
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.075 6.972 -0.538 0.049 7.279 -0.461
B/ED Index: 7.51 A/ND Index: 7.74
Qualified: #18 6.970 -0.540 #2 7.080 -0.660
Bit of an upset here as something goes wrong with Ramay's front engined car and Mozeris
drives around him for the win. Joe Mozeris' MOV: 0.0515 seconds (approximately 11
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
10 Adam Bowdish 7230 Randy Jones
E1 -0.084 9.232 -0.268 ****WINNER**** 0.045 9.078 -0.222
F/SM Index: 9.50 D/SMA Index: 9.30
Qualified: #26 9.098 -0.402 #10 8.728 -0.572
Bowdish took a shot at the tree and missed. Jones gets a win and a date in round
two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
775 Rick Braun 7235 Scott McClay
E1 0.067 8.362 -0.478 ****WINNER**** 0.023 7.461 -0.499
C/EA Index: 8.84 C/ED Index: 7.96
Qualified: #9 8.260 -0.580 #25 7.526 -0.434
Another upset with the slower car picking up and the quick car slowing down. McClay takes
the light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
7063 Mark Lelchook 751 Tom Huggins
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 7.027 -0.483 0.171 7.205 -0.595
B/ED Index: 7.51 B/A Index: 7.80
Qualified: #24 7.064 -0.446 #8 7.216 -0.584
Huggins was sawing logs and Lelchook nails him to the tree. Mark Lelchook's MOV: 0.0196
seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
710 Doug Lambeck 7295 Steve Wilmoth
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.029 8.791 -0.509 0.068 8.726 -0.544
D/SMA Index: 9.30 C/SR Index: 9.27
Qualified: #20 8.836 -0.514 #7 8.678 -0.592
Another upset as Lambeck just squeeks out a win over Wilmoth. Doug Lambeck's MOV: 0.0048
seconds (approximately 12 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
2885 David Rampy 7189 Dean Carter
E1 0.042 7.451 -0.539 ****WINNER**** 0.057 7.100 -0.640
A/EA Index: 7.99 A/ND Index: 7.74
Qualified: #17 7.447 -0.543 #1 7.080 -0.660
I think Carter won the race but ask him on Monday when the CIC is made official. He moves
on.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
7450 Mike Willoughby 7406 Vinnie Deceglie
E1 0.001 7.818 -0.482 ****WINNER**** 0.067 6.649 -0.581
PSTA Index: 8.30 A/A Index: 7.23
Qualified: #28 7.905 -0.395 #12 6.661 -0.569
Willoughby throws a light at Deceglie but can't hold him off. Vinnie Deceglie's MOV: 0.0330
seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
7771 Ed Sigmon 73 Fred Gross
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.038 8.820 -0.450 0.080 28.950 19.780
C/SR Index: 9.27 G/A Index: 9.17
Qualified: #23 8.761 -0.509 #6 8.571 -0.599
Sigmon will gets the win as Gross breaks right off the starting line. That's all for the
first round of Comp. 2:18 PM
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