Sun, 1 Oct 2006, 03:33 PM Top Comp Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Comp at the NHRA, Inaugural SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7444 Del Cox Jr.                          7162 Sarah Kelso                  
E2                   0.072  6.710 189.52     ****WINNER****  0.032  7.567 173.87
         TC  Dial: 6.74 (+/-): -0.030              TC  Dial: 7.55 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.028  6.745  0.025      (R Weems     ) 0.031  7.569  0.019
 Qualified:             #1  6.702 199.11                       #12  7.530 178.10

12:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 28.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,219 feet.

Kelso is off the line first and Cox breaks out trying to chase her down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  739 Jonathan Fiello                        78 Paul Gladden                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.209 184.12                     0.046  6.815 197.10
         TC  Dial: 7.21 (+/-): -0.001              TC  Dial: 6.83 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Rapozo    ) 0.001  7.399  0.159      (R Hall      ) 0.062  7.030  0.190
 Qualified:             #7  7.213 187.63                        #3  6.827 196.90

Fiello has a .008 RT and takes the double breakout win with just a .001 under his dial-in.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Justin Lamb                          744Z Chip Rumis                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  7.130 187.91                     0.029  6.816 188.86
         TC  Dial: 7.15 (+/-): -0.020              TC  Dial: 6.84 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Gulko     ) 0.004  7.155 -0.005      (R Tietz     ) 0.016  6.819 -0.021
 Qualified:             #6  7.145 187.42                        #2  6.823 196.36

Two great lights with a .006 difference at the start and a .004 difference at the double breakout finish. Lamb is best on both ends of the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7356 Adam Burnham                           73 Joe Roubicek                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.217 185.43                     0.029  6.867 191.40
         TC  Dial: 7.22 (+/-): -0.003              TC  Dial: 6.88 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Wagner    ) 0.043  7.285  0.095      (D Cook      ) 0.022  6.892  0.022
 Qualified:             #8  7.215 185.66                        #4  6.876 195.25

Another great looking pair with Burnham having the best of the double breakout finish.

12:26 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink