Sun, 26 Sep 2010, 01:32 PM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA, Sixth annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3606 John Peto                             346 Mike Farrell                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  8.018 163.16                     0.078 15.923  55.93
       J/AA Index: 8.39 (+/-): -0.372            A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-):  8.083
 Qualified:            #23 13.496  5.106                       #11  7.320 -0.520

1:08 p.m. Farrell struck the tires on the hit.

John Peto's incremental times: 60ft-1.132 sec., 330ft-3.243, 660ft-5.055/134.54 mph, 1,000ft-6.647.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  394 Greg Kamplain                          19 Dave Yediny                  
E1                   0.033  7.097 183.99     ****WINNER****  0.026  8.843 130.56
       C/DA Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.463             L/A Index: 9.40 (+/-): -0.557
 Qualified:            #13  7.112 -0.448                        #1  8.704 -0.696

Dave Yediny's MOV: 0.1017 seconds (approximately 27 feet).

Greg Kamplain's incremental times: 60ft-1.015 sec., 330ft-2.896, 660ft-4.502/152.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.899.
Dave Yediny's incremental times: 60ft-1.169 sec., 330ft-3.502, 660ft-5.505/122.33 mph, 1,000ft-7.245.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  359 Jay Billingsley                      3535 David Dupps                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064  8.296 137.23                     0.058  7.281 179.90
       F/ED Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.474            A/ND Index: 7.42 (+/-): -0.139
 Qualified:             #8  8.233 -0.537                       #20  7.160 -0.260

Jay Billingsley's MOV: 0.3294 seconds (approximately 87 feet).

Jay Billingsley's incremental times: 60ft-1.133 sec., 330ft-3.289, 660ft-5.149/130.81 mph, 1,000ft-6.779.
David Dupps' incremental times: 60ft-1.088 sec., 330ft-3.006, 660ft-4.639/150.56 mph, 1,000ft-6.057.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   35 Jason Coan                           3553 Tony Pontillo                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047  8.371 125.61                    -0.032  6.952 191.48
       G/EA Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.399            B/DA Index: 7.39 (+/-): -0.438
 Qualified:             #3  8.126 -0.644                       #15  6.963 -0.427

Jason Coan wins on a red light.

Jason Coan's incremental times: 60ft-1.108 sec., 330ft-3.251, 660ft-5.128/129.93 mph, 1,000ft-6.768.
Tony Pontillo's incremental times: 60ft-1.013 sec., 330ft-2.852, 660ft-4.423/155.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.784.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1780 Gerry Russo                            31 Steve Ambrose                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.201 150.01                     0.168  8.045 156.19
      B/SMA Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.459            J/AA Index: 8.39 (+/-): -0.345
 Qualified:            #16  8.235 -0.425                        #4  7.772 -0.618

Ambrose was wiggling around on the launch.

Gerry Russo's incremental times: 60ft-1.165 sec., 330ft-3.357, 660ft-5.191/132.70 mph, 1,000ft-6.786.
Steve Ambrose's incremental times: 60ft-1.223 sec., 330ft-3.318, 660ft-5.112/136.37 mph, 1,000ft-6.675.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3640 Richard Barga                         358 David Billingsley            
E1                   0.067  8.604 127.04     ****WINNER****  0.103  9.154 125.59
      CC/AT Index: 7.77 (+/-):  0.834            L/AA Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.346
 Qualified:            #22  8.959  1.189                       #10  8.978 -0.522

Barga was skating around quite a bit until he lifted at half track. Billingsley will face Russo in round two.

David Billingsley's incremental times: 60ft-1.227 sec., 330ft-3.697, 660ft-5.732/119.23 mph, 1,000ft-7.511.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  508 Edward Joe Shalkowski                  36 Robert Bailey                
E1                   2.849 13.457  82.87     ****WINNER****  0.128  7.314 132.33
       F/ED Index: 8.77 (+/-):  4.687            A/ED Index: 7.16 (+/-):  0.154
 Qualified:            #21  8.871  0.101                        #9  6.628 -0.532

Shalkowski took a very long time to leave. Bailey will face Coan in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Brian Browell                        3073 Jeremy Bailey                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  7.859 121.26                    -0.014 10.755 127.25
        D/D Index: 7.79 (+/-):  0.069            C/DA Index: 7.56 (+/-):  3.195
 Qualified:             #5  7.192 -0.598                       #17  7.167 -0.393

Bailey chattered the tires on a red light launch. Browell will face Peto in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 301X John Coughlin                        3718 Terry Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.103  8.421 130.73                     0.055 10.448  85.73
       C/SM Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.369            D/ED Index: 7.94 (+/-):  2.508
 Qualified:             #6  8.213 -0.577                       #18  7.580 -0.360

Smith was at least partially off the throttle before the 330-foot mark.

John Coughlin's incremental times: 60ft-1.139 sec., 330ft-3.345, 660ft-5.208/131.05 mph, 1,000ft-6.834.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  373 Ray Vierheller                        301 Bob Book                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.922 127.79                           No Time      
       D/ED Index: 7.94 (+/-): -0.018             A/D Index: 7.03 (+/-): 92.969
 Qualified:             #7  7.393 -0.547                       #19  6.742 -0.288

Book was a no show. Vierheller will face Yediny in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   39 Scott Chamness                         17 Charlie Greco                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.037  9.378 112.64
        A/D Index: 7.03 (+/-): 92.969            L/AA Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.122
 Qualified:            #14  6.593 -0.437                        #2  8.813 -0.687

Chamness was a no show. Greco will face Jay Billingsley in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   37 John Frech                             11 Frank Aragona Jr.            
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.023  8.865 107.25
        F/D Index: 8.60 (+/-): 91.399            F/ED Index: 8.77 (+/-):  0.095
 Qualified:            #24 16.784  8.184                       #12  8.275 -0.495

Frech was a no show. Aragona will face Coughlin in round two.

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