Sun, 31 Oct 2010, 01:46 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   62 Brandon Huhtala                       452 Steven Kent                  
E2                   0.047  7.510 171.23     ****WINNER****  0.098  7.848 168.56
        C/A Index: 7.98 (+/-): -0.470             E/A Index: 8.50 (+/-): -0.652
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Hatcher   ) 0.100  7.478 -0.612      (A Ackerman  ) -0.047  8.257 -0.243
 Qualified:             #9  7.426 -0.664                       #17  7.865 -0.635

10:33 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 2,931 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Brandon Huhtala has a 0.11 CIC penalty; Steven Kent has no CIC penalty.

Huhtala gets the advantage off the line but took a big hit to his index in the first round and can't run down Kent. Kent takes a big bite at the stripe and will take a big CIC adjustment in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  610 John Edwards                          255 Buddy Perkinson              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.499 181.25                     0.087  6.994 197.28
       C/AA Index: 8.02 (+/-): -0.521             B/A Index: 7.55 (+/-): -0.556
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Oman      ) 0.100  7.514 -0.586      (C McGaha    ) 0.038  7.042 -0.648
 Qualified:            #18  7.466 -0.634                       #10  7.030 -0.660

John Edwards has a 0.08 CIC penalty; Buddy Perkinson has a 0.14 CIC penalty.

Edwards gets the advantage off the line but takes a little more off his index in the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Mike DePalma                           77 Alan Ellis                   
E2                  -0.009  8.700 126.33     ****WINNER****  0.047  7.311 128.31
        C/T Index: 8.81 (+/-): -0.110            A/AA Index: 7.13 (+/-):  0.181
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Greco     ) 0.004  8.309 -0.611      (P Carbery   ) 0.082  6.625 -0.645
 Qualified:            #19  8.288 -0.632                       #27  6.684 -0.586

Mike DePalma has a 0.11 CIC penalty; Alan Ellis has a 0.14 CIC penalty.

DePalma just misses the tree and gives the win to Ellis. Ellis gets about 1000 feet down and backs off the throttle.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5008 Travis Gusso                           13 Vinny Barone                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056 10.356  80.35                    -0.208  8.796 108.68
       E/SM Index: 9.23 (+/-):  1.126            A/SR Index: 8.52 (+/-):  0.276
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Sigmon    )       No Time            (P Cocuzza   ) 0.069  8.370 -0.150
 Qualified:            #28  8.651 -0.579                        #4  7.837 -0.683

Neither of these drivers hurt their index in the first round. Barone leaves way too early giving the win to Gusso.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   19 Dave Yediny                          7235 Scott McClay                 
E2                   0.057  8.986 129.52     ****WINNER****  0.012  7.429 163.08
        L/A Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.574            C/ED Index: 8.01 (+/-): -0.581
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hartford  ) 0.020  9.510 -0.050      (A Bowdish   ) 0.042  7.511 -0.499
 Qualified:             #6  8.884 -0.676                       #14  7.363 -0.647

McClay gets a great light and is able to run down Yediny for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6618 Dale Giroux                          5250 Todd Patterson               
E2                   0.023  7.117 194.46     ****WINNER****  0.079  8.028 167.61
       B/AA Index: 7.70 (+/-): -0.583           A/SMA Index: 8.67 (+/-): -0.642
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Coughlin  ) 0.008  9.326  1.626      (B Marshall  ) 0.042  8.575 -0.095
 Qualified:            #23  7.085 -0.615                       #15  8.025 -0.645

Patterson gives up a little off the line and has to take a big bite out of his index to take the win.

Todd Patterson's MOV: 0.0035 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  590 Clint Neff                              8 David Rampy                  
E2                   0.026  8.098 137.61     ****WINNER****  0.020  7.440 152.40
        K/A Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.422            A/EA Index: 7.98 (+/-): -0.540
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Yannetti  ) 0.003  8.016 -0.604      (D Carter    ) 0.009  7.518 -0.462
 Qualified:            #13  7.972 -0.648                        #5  7.301 -0.679

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Ross Wilson                            26 Anthony Bertozzi             
E2                  -0.063  8.890 117.39     ****WINNER****  0.007  8.631 117.52
      B/SMA Index: 8.81 (+/-):  0.080            I/AA Index: 8.89 (+/-): -0.259
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Sallee    ) 0.043  8.426 -0.384      (D Fletcher  ) 0.021  8.387 -0.523
 Qualified:            #24  8.195 -0.615                       #16  8.268 -0.642

Wilson leaves a little early and gives the win to Bertozzi. Bertozzi gets about 1000 feet out and backs off the throttle.

In the next round it will be Kent vs. Rampy, Ellis vs. Patterson, Edwards vs. McClay, and Gusso vs. Bertozzi.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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