Sat, 15 Jun 2013, 17:48 PM Pro Junior Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Junior Dragster at the 2013 X-Treme Drag Racing League, X-Treme Gateway Showdown:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3103 Tyler Clouse                         5169 Griffin Rider                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  7.927  81.99                     0.024  7.953  80.09
         PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.027             PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.053
 Qualified:             #9  7.923  0.023                        #8  7.919  0.019

4:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.51 inches, adjusted altitude 2,967 feet, track temperature 133 degrees.

Close in the lights. Tyler Clouse gets the hole shot winMOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3617 Shelbi Wiggins                       3549 Bethany Crick                
E1                   0.041  7.954  82.87     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.979  81.18
         PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.054             PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.079
 Qualified:             #7  7.911  0.011                       #10  7.924  0.024

Another close race. Bethany Crick cuts a 0.009 light for the win. MOV: 0.0075 seconds (approximately 11 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1061 Brittany Hays                         237 Mitchell Seymore             
E1                   0.059  7.924  82.78     ****WINNER****  0.018  7.910  82.23
         PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.024             PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:             #6  7.910  0.010                       #11  7.944  0.044

Mitchell Seymore's MOV: 0.0558 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Tia Tutterow                         3036 Abby Svoboda                 
E1                  -0.013  7.980  81.71     ****WINNER****  0.023  7.944  81.82
         PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.080             PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:             #5  7.909  0.009                       #12  7.945  0.045

Abby Svoboda's MOV: opponent's -0.013 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3120 Ashley Cole                          3697 Brandon Rudd                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  7.918  81.52                     0.027  7.936  82.55
         PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.018             PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.036
 Qualified:            #13  7.947  0.047                        #4  7.907  0.007

Winner faces Svoboda next round.

Just 0.003 difference in RT's. Ashley Cole's MOV: 0.0217 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4444 Jackson Core                         2093 Mary-Ella McClain            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.963  79.38                     0.052  7.955  81.40
         PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.063             PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:             #2  7.902  0.002                       #15  8.026  0.126

Jackson Core will race Crick later. MOV: 0.0169 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3065 Keaton Simpson                       858X Luke Schwemler               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003  7.957  82.02                     0.095  7.908  82.61
         PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.057             PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:            #14  7.965  0.065                        #3  7.905  0.005

Schwemler runs 0.008 to the index, but Keaton Simpson cuts a 0.003 light for the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0431 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Seymore will be in the other lane later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3231 Andrew Green                         4334 Morgan Torres                
E1                   0.087  7.927  81.89     ****WINNER****  0.042  7.964  81.85
         PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.027             PJD Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.064
 Qualified:            #16  8.044  0.144                        #1  7.902  0.002

Close in the lights and Morgan Torres will face Clouse later. MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

4:45 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink