Sun, 1 Apr 2007, 08:46 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   48 Charles Watson                       440D Scott Cashio                 
E2                   0.052  9.004 147.65     ****WINNER****  0.029  8.884 151.49
       G/SM Index: 9.49 (+/-): -0.486           G/SMA Index: 9.41 (+/-): -0.526
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Heckel    ) 0.016  9.397 -0.093      (E Watson    ) 0.030  8.986 -0.424
 Qualified:            #13  8.933 -0.557                        #5  8.792 -0.618

7:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 1,081 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

If weather permits, plans are to finish Comp tonight, so stick around.

Neither driver has a CIC penalty.

Scott Cashio's MOV: 0.0637 seconds (approximately 14 feet). He takes a 0.02 CIC to get the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 499B Joe Swindoll                         4006 Mike Trumble                 
E2                   0.130  7.286 188.73     ****WINNER****  0.123  8.088 157.47
       B/AA Index: 7.72 (+/-): -0.434           A/SMA Index: 8.56 (+/-): -0.472
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Fletcher  ) -0.168  8.499  0.779      (D Smiley    ) 0.005  8.184 -0.376
 Qualified:            #24  7.282 -0.438                       #16  8.046 -0.514

Neither driver has a CIC penalty.

Both were very slow off the line, ending up with an even start. Mike Trumble's MOV: 0.0451 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 David Rampy                          4441 Adam Hickey                  
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.005  7.976 120.19                    -0.500 18.866  58.45
       A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-):  0.066           C/SMA Index: 8.87 (+/-):  9.996
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Self      ) 0.007  7.940  0.030      (J Shook     ) 0.063  8.537 -0.333
 Qualified:             #6  7.312 -0.598                       #14  8.344 -0.526

Neither driver has a CIC penalty. Hickey left before the third amber came on and Rampy got another freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   47 Clark Smiley                         5413 Cordis Johnson               
E2                   0.179  8.972 151.82     ****WINNER****  0.089  9.107 141.21
       G/SM Index: 9.49 (+/-): -0.518           H/SMA Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.453
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Goodman   ) 0.052  9.448 -0.042      (C Bourgeois ) 0.008  9.057 -0.563
 Qualified:            #12  8.931 -0.559                        #4  8.985 -0.635

Clark Smiley has no CIC penalty; Cordis Johnson has a 0.06 CIC penalty. Cordis Johnson's MOV: 0.0253 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He races Trumble next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  429 Raymond Martin                       4138 Michael Johnson              
E2                   0.104  7.916 164.59     ****WINNER****  0.072  8.721 138.33
       K/AA Index: 8.38 (+/-): -0.464            H/AA Index: 9.28 (+/-): -0.559
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Leibham   ) 0.039  7.975 -0.405      (D Eberly    ) 0.021  8.777 -0.503
 Qualified:            #10  7.813 -0.567                        #2  8.616 -0.664

Neither driver has a CIC penalty.

Michael Johnson's MOV: 0.1277 seconds (approximately 31 feet) and it cost him a 0.05 CIC for the rest of the event. He races Rampy in the quarterfinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4165 Dick Maris                           4025 Joey Tanksley                
E2                  -0.006  7.012 174.03     ****WINNER****  0.058  7.681 126.20
        C/D Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.558             C/D Index: 7.57 (+/-):  0.111
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Richey    ) 0.019  8.036  0.466      (D Segura    ) 0.086  7.222 -0.348
 Qualified:            #11  7.005 -0.565                        #3  6.924 -0.646

Neither driver has a CIC penalty.

Maris was too quick at the start and Tanksley advances.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   21 Glen Treadwell                       4440 Kevin Self                   
E2                   0.130  8.180 142.25     ****WINNER****  0.039  8.131 146.80
       G/ED Index: 8.72 (+/-): -0.540            F/EA Index: 8.59 (+/-): -0.459
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Rosen     ) 0.040  8.673 -0.047      (C Williams  ) 0.061  8.081 -0.609
 Qualified:             #9  8.145 -0.575                       #17  8.179 -0.511

Glen Treadwell has no CIC penalty; Kevin Self has a 0.10 CIC penalty.

Treadwell gave back the CIC advantage at the start and Self took the win. Kevin Self's MOV: 0.0104 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He races Cashio next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4799 Bill Kent                            4097 Pete Carbery                 
E2                   0.212  7.493 170.36     ****WINNER****  0.006  7.155 184.67
        C/D Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.077             B/A Index: 7.69 (+/-): -0.535
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Kent      ) 0.077  7.678  0.108      (J Kimbrough ) -0.012  7.408 -0.282
 Qualified:            #15  7.055 -0.515                        #7  7.102 -0.588

Neither driver has a CIC penalty.

Carberry sawed the tree down, Kent was way late, and Carberr took a 0.03 CIC anyway, probably couldn't see the little dragster in his mirrors. He races Tanksley, another C/D, in the quarterfinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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