Sun, 25 Feb 2007, 02:42 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations
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By Darryl Jackman
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CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Checker Schuck's
Kragen NHRA Nationals presented by Castrol:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7916 Bryan Morrison 75 Alan Ellis
E3 0.102 8.176 153.61 ****WINNER**** 0.020 6.815 169.21
F/AA Index: 8.65 (+/-): -0.474 A/AA Index: 7.31 (+/-): -0.495
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Massel ) 0.067 8.191 -0.459 (J Edwards ) 0.043 6.917 -0.393
E1 (T Schmidt ) 0.006 8.145 -0.565 (B Fitzgerald) 0.047 6.805 -0.525
Qualified: #17 8.135 -0.575 #13 6.726 -0.604
12:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,443 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.
Much better conditions for the third round of Comp this morning. This will set the semi-finals for the class. Ellis hits the tree
and takes a shutoff win at the top end.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7771 Ed Sigmon 500 Lou Ficco Jr.
E3 0.062 8.628 152.62 ****WINNER**** 0.098 7.114 166.21
C/SR Index: 9.12 (+/-): -0.492 B/AA Index: 7.73 (+/-): -0.616
Prior rounds:
E2 (F Aragona ) 0.061 8.611 -0.609 (T Brown ) 0.060 7.274 -0.456
E1 (J Zink ) 0.114 8.818 -0.402 (S Kent ) 0.041 14.101 6.371
Qualified: #3 8.495 -0.725 #7 7.096 -0.634
Sigmon will have to wait for that national event win again. His last win was at the Winternationals in 1969 and Ficco puts him
on the trailer here.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
73 Tom Mettler 7 Dean Carter
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.024 7.450 175.52 0.049 6.996 175.96
PST Index: 8.07 (+/-): -0.620 A/ND Index: 7.51 (+/-): -0.514
Prior rounds:
E2 (M DePalma ) 0.137 7.744 -0.326 (D Barcelon ) 0.000 7.202 -0.308
E1 (D Howerton ) 0.100 7.757 -0.313 (S Holloway ) 0.015 7.007 -0.513
Qualified: #12 7.463 -0.607 #24 6.983 -0.537
Mettler hangs .02 on Carter at the tree then proceeds to go .62 under for a perm CIC. Tom Mettler's MOV: 0.1312 seconds
(approximately 34 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
77 David Beckley 7828 Wayne Ramay
E3 0.069 7.353 173.76 ****WINNER**** 0.046 7.096 186.98
A/AA Index: 7.15 (+/-): 0.203 A/ND Index: 7.52 (+/-): -0.424
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Lane ) 0.039 6.655 -0.495 (D Fletcher ) 0.023 7.013 -0.507
E1 (S Hedlund ) 0.082 6.642 -0.688 (B Morse ) 0.056 7.064 -0.456
Qualified: #2 6.598 -0.732 #22 6.962 -0.558
Beckley was way off the pace and Ramay gets the win. In the semis it's Ramay vs Mettler and Ellis vs Ficco.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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