Sun, 22 Oct 2006, 02:39 PM All Motor Round 1 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Honda Tuning Magazine All Motor at the NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Drag Racing Series, Sixth Annual Nitto Tire NHRA Sport Compact World Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Jack Sacchette                       1311 Jeremy Lookofsky
E1                   0.206 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.061 11.737  95.54
 Qualified:             #9 11.264 116.44                        #4  9.646 140.69

10:54 a.m. Sacchette broke an axle yesterday on his new Honda, the team was busy modifying a replacement to fit. Lookofsky's season will be capped when he takes the green light - it will clinch the 2006 All Motor Championship for the DVS Shoe Company team.

Sacchette broke another axle right on the line. His Honda dove toward the centerline, he lifted and stopped near wall before the 60-foot mark. His day ends with the new car, Lookofsky rowed thru the gears and lifted early. Congrats to Jeremy and the rest of the team from Simi Valley - they are the new All Motor Champions for 2006.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  722 Leslie Durst-Armendariz               205 Eric Darby
E1   ****WINNER****  1.047 11.926 112.42                           No Time
 Qualified:             #2  9.569 141.67                       #11 11.778 118.45

Darby was a no-show, too much parts carnage yesterday. Leslie's lap was an easy Sunday drive into the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Chad Barber                          1106 'bisi Ezerioha
E1                   0.063 11.888  94.86     ****WINNER****  0.067  9.914 136.70
 Qualified:             #8 10.678 123.29                        #5  9.980 136.15

The winner will take on Leslie's Scion in round two. Barber's Acura shuddered on the last gear change, then a large plume of smoke loomed behind him. We're down for a check of the track, 'Bisi ran the first niner of the day. 'bisi Ezerioha's incremental times: 60ft-1.510 sec., 330ft-4.125, 660ft-6.339/110.59mph, 1,000ft-8.268. Ezerioha will have lane choice in the next round. 11:04 a.m.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Norris Prayoonoto                     841 Michael Thomas
E1   ****WINNER****  0.080  9.625 137.39                           No Time
 Qualified:             #3  9.599 140.14                       #10 11.708 115.22

11:13 a.m. Thomas was unable to fire the car, so Prayoonoto will have a single. Norris will race Lookofsky in the next round, and Norris will have lane choice.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7162 Saul Salceda                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.641 16.625  72.84
 Qualified:             #1  9.549 141.46                     Bye

This is a first round bye for Salceda, he launched the car and lifted.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7277 Vince Tiaga                           714 Scott Kelley
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.011 10.012 135.02
 Qualified:             #7 10.452 130.80                        #6  9.998 134.55

Tiaga is another no-show - Kelley's Toyota dipped into the nines for the first time with a new motor. This engine has been named "Big Al" by the team. 11:17 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink