Sun, 1 Oct 2006, 04:03 PM Super Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7796 John Richardson                      7027 Mike Solina                  
E2                   0.029  8.032 171.42     ****WINNER****  0.025  7.995 176.30
         SE Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.132              SE Index: 7.90 (+/-):  0.095
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Hall      ) 0.050  7.913  0.013      (K Theobald  ) 0.069  7.934  0.034
 Qualified:             #3  7.913  0.013                        #7  7.934  0.034

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

Two good lights at the start, but Richardson slows too much on the top end to give the win to Solina.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7134 Chris McNicol                        765C Shannon Chennault            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  7.880 172.72                     0.023  7.880 174.55
         SE Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.020              SE Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Koch      ) 0.029  7.915  0.015      (S White     ) 0.038  7.937  0.037
 Qualified:             #4  7.915  0.015                        #8  7.937  0.037

McNicol has a .005 light to get the win as both cars breakout by -.020.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7107 Pat Jones                            7219 Geneva Nash                  
E2                  -0.014  7.875 174.37     ****WINNER****  0.045  7.880 175.14
         SE Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.025              SE Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Quinlan   ) 0.055  7.889 -0.011      (D Oliver    ) 0.059  7.927  0.027
 Qualified:             #9  7.889 -0.011                        #5  7.927  0.027

Jones goes red by-.014 to give the win to Nash.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7160 Andy Spiegel                         7630 Kevin Quinlan                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.884 178.59                     0.017  7.861 173.45
         SE Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.016              SE Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Boxold    ) 0.019  7.932  0.032      (K Upton     ) 0.030  7.909  0.009
 Qualified:             #6  7.932  0.032                        #2  7.909  0.009

Double breakout win for Spiegel.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7447 Paul Smith                   
E2                                            ****WINNER**** -0.002  7.855 180.40
                                                   SE Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.045
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (Bye         ) 0.000  7.900  0.000
 Qualified:                                                       #1  7.900  0.000

Smith gets the Bye run.

12:55 p.m.

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