Sun, 22 Oct 2006, 03:49 PM All Motor Round 2 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 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
 1106 'bisi Ezerioha                        722 Leslie Durst-Armendariz
E2                   0.089 10.469 103.07     ****WINNER****  0.150  9.643 141.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C BBARBER   ) 0.067  9.914 136.70      (E DARBY     ) 1.047 11.926 112.42
 Qualified:             #5  9.980 136.15                        #2  9.569 141.67

The winner of this drag race will go to the final round, they get a bye run in the semi final round.

Ezerioha got a big lead on the start, but Leslie had the Scion power to drive past him at the top end. Leslie Durst-Armendariz's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.107), 330 ft(-0.053), 660ft(0.032), 1,000ft(0.280). MOV: 0.7652 seconds (more than 100 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7162 Saul Salceda                          714 Scott Kelley
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  9.716 140.88                     0.012 10.005 134.90
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.641 16.625  72.84      (V TIAGA     ) 0.011 10.012 135.02
 Qualified:             #1  9.549 141.46                        #6  9.998 134.55

Kelley drilled Saul on the tree, but Salceda had the power to pull even at the 330-foot marker. Saul won by more than two car lengths at the top end of the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Norris Prayoonoto                    1311 Jeremy Lookofsky
E2   ****WINNER****  0.069  9.717 136.25                     0.067 19.158  40.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M THOMAS    ) 0.080  9.625 137.39      (J SACCHETTE ) 0.061 11.737  95.54
 Qualified:             #3  9.599 140.14                        #4  9.646 140.69

Clutchmasters win! Jeremy had problems early and was never a factor.

Salceda will have lane choice by one thousandth of a second over his teammate. 12:38 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink