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Sat, 29 Jul 2006, 05:09 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                6180 Jirka Kaplan                 
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.004  7.404 137.88
                                                BB/AM Index: 7.65 (+/-): -0.246
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.861 -0.789

1:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 30.15 inches, adjusted altitude 1,031 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Kaplan opens the round with the #1 qualifier's single. Odd number of cars so he gets and advantage. Kaplan won his first ever national event last weekend at Seattle so he automatically wins his 6th round straight in Comp. Nice light on the shutoff run.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7041 David Sumek                           730 Bryan Fitzgerald             
E1                  -0.017  6.841 195.85     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.878 169.89
      AA/AM Index: 7.17 (+/-): -0.329            E/AA Index: 8.41 (+/-): -0.532
 Qualified:            #26  6.829 -0.341                       #12  7.854 -0.556

Oh geez. Fitzgerald goes -.532 under on his win via the red light. Sumek coundn't wait and turned on the bulb here in round one.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6944 Bob Marshall                         6018 Jim Warter                   
E1                   0.153  7.265 188.15     ****WINNER****  0.052  8.896 147.57
       B/AA Index: 7.73 (+/-): -0.465            F/SM Index: 9.45 (+/-): -0.554
 Qualified:            #24  7.247 -0.483                       #10  8.875 -0.575

Warter loses a nickel to CIC next round. MOV: 0.1908 seconds (approximately 53 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 768M Brian Moscini                          71 Dean Carter                  
E1                   0.095  7.823 172.54     ****WINNER****  0.078  7.280 161.15
       C/AA Index: 8.05 (+/-): -0.227            A/ND Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.260
 Qualified:            #28  7.909 -0.141                       #14  6.988 -0.552

Carter was away first but Carter caught him pretty early and paced Moscini for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6996 Rob Harrison                         7093 Jeff Lion                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.161 11.093  79.97                           No Time      
        J/A Index: 8.49 (+/-):  2.603             F/A Index: 8.71 (+/-): 91.289
 Qualified:             #5  7.850 -0.640                       #19  8.181 -0.529

Lion made the burnout and as he coasted to a stop black smoke was rolling out of the car. Surely not tire smoke. He bailed in a hurry and the starting line crew hosed down the drivers foot well with the fire extinguisher. Harrison takes advantage and clicks it way early. Harrison will face Fitzgerald in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Glen Treadwell                         74 Alan Ellis                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  8.835 101.51                    -0.007  7.449 127.40
       F/EA Index: 8.78 (+/-):  0.055            A/AA Index: 7.38 (+/-):  0.069
 Qualified:             #2  8.042 -0.738                       #16  6.834 -0.546

Ellis goes red and automatic win goes to Treadwell. Treadwell will have the bye in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7634 Kurt Hugger                            72 Vinnie Deceglie              
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.027  6.856 148.51
        PST Index: 8.07 (+/-): 91.929             A/A Index: 7.19 (+/-): -0.334
 Qualified:            #20  7.554 -0.516                        #6  6.558 -0.632

This has been an ugly round so far has Hugger is pushed away after his burnout as well. Deceglie does the right thing by clicking it good and early. 60 mph slower than qualifying.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5800 Al Bresch                             710 Doug Lambeck                 
E1                  -0.078  9.044 148.72     ****WINNER****  0.045  8.746 123.45
       G/SM Index: 9.52 (+/-): -0.476           D/SMA Index: 9.09 (+/-): -0.344
 Qualified:            #25  9.075 -0.445                       #11  8.531 -0.559

Bresch goes red and Lambeck is the winner.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  720 J.D. Zink                             718 Alan Freese                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  7.366 142.96                     0.072  9.138 109.49
       A/ND Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.174            D/AA Index: 8.35 (+/-):  0.788
 Qualified:             #9  6.954 -0.586                       #23  7.861 -0.489

Freese got loose and Zink drove around him from and backing off win. Zink will face Kaplan in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6869 Bruce Perkin                          750 Jim Cowan                    
E1                   0.199  8.716 154.30     ****WINNER****  0.064  8.427 150.18
       E/SM Index: 9.24 (+/-): -0.524            D/EA Index: 8.98 (+/-): -0.553
 Qualified:            #18  8.698 -0.542                        #4  8.338 -0.642

Cowan with a round one win. Cowan will face Lambeck in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7998 Dustin Lee                            735 Jeff Gracia                  
E1                   0.117  8.828  94.74     ****WINNER****  0.082  8.699 151.90
       B/ED Index: 7.48 (+/-):  1.348            E/SM Index: 9.24 (+/-): -0.541
 Qualified:            #27  7.191 -0.289                       #13  8.688 -0.552

Gracia will face Deceglie in the round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7238 David Beckley                        7098 Tom Mettler                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  6.756 194.21                     0.000  7.544 169.96
       A/AA Index: 7.38 (+/-): -0.624             PST Index: 8.07 (+/-): -0.526
 Qualified:            #29  7.802  0.422                       #15  7.522 -0.548

Beckley goes .62 under to get around the perfect light by Mettler.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7828 Wayne Ramay                            62 Dave Barcelon                
E1                   0.001  7.078 187.68     ****WINNER****  0.072  8.467 160.38
       A/ND Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.462             G/A Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.583
 Qualified:            #21  7.032 -0.508                        #7  8.433 -0.617

Great light by Ramay. Barcelon will face Carter in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7737 Ken Justice Sr.                        76 Tom Huggins                  
E1                   0.031  7.206 189.34     ****WINNER****  0.039  7.138 177.11
       B/AA Index: 7.73 (+/-): -0.524             B/A Index: 7.70 (+/-): -0.562
 Qualified:            #17  7.186 -0.544                        #3  7.056 -0.644

Just about identical lights but the win goes to Huggins. Huggins will face Warter in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7230 Randy Jones                           600 Jeff Lane                    
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.005  8.616 111.15
       E/SM Index: 9.24 (+/-): 90.759            B/SR Index: 8.59 (+/-):  0.026
 Qualified:            #22  8.742 -0.498                        #8  7.985 -0.605

Jones is a no show after hurting the car in qualifying yesterday. Lane vs Beckley in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink