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Sun, 1 Apr 2007, 07:32 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4650 Dennis Smiley                        4006 Mike Trumble                 
E1                   0.054  6.920 202.58     ****WINNER****  0.005  8.184 149.18
       A/DA Index: 7.20 (+/-): -0.280           A/SMA Index: 8.56 (+/-): -0.376
 Qualified:            #32  7.492  0.292                       #16  8.046 -0.514

6:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 1,247 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.
It looks like they got the Comp cars out of the pits and will run them today, so next weekend will be jst Super Stock through Super Street.

Trumble had an exceptional light. He braked hard at the finish line, lots of tries smoke - enough to bring the trackside observers over the wall to check for oil.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4440 Kevin Self                             45 Chase Williams               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061  8.081 162.47                     0.029  8.920 139.23
       F/EA Index: 8.69 (+/-): -0.609            G/SM Index: 9.49 (+/-): -0.570
 Qualified:            #17  8.179 -0.511                        #1  8.811 -0.679

Self took the win, but also took a 0.10 CIC to get it. Kevin Self's MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 18 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4473 Johnny Shook                         4441 Adam Hickey                  
E1                  -0.090  8.106 166.72     ****WINNER****  0.063  8.537 130.91
       D/AA Index: 8.35 (+/-): -0.244           C/SMA Index: 8.87 (+/-): -0.333
 Qualified:            #30  8.101 -0.249                       #14  8.344 -0.526


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   46 Ernest Watson                        440D Scott Cashio                 
E1                   0.093  8.854 140.97     ****WINNER****  0.030  8.986 127.11
       B/SM Index: 8.72 (+/-):  0.134           G/SMA Index: 9.41 (+/-): -0.424
 Qualified:            #21  8.266 -0.454                        #5  8.792 -0.618

Watson slowed on the top end.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4002 Shane Heckel                           48 Charles Watson               
E1                  -0.013 27.919 720.38     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.397 119.50
        B/D Index: 7.27 (+/-): 20.649            G/SM Index: 9.49 (+/-): -0.093
 Qualified:            #29  6.996 -0.274                       #13  8.933 -0.557

Heckel went red and slowed immediately.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4799 Bill Kent                             452 Steve Kent                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.077  7.678 133.42                    -0.016  8.872 153.40
        C/D Index: 7.57 (+/-):  0.108            D/SM Index: 9.10 (+/-): -0.228
 Qualified:            #15  7.055 -0.515                       #31  9.020 -0.080

Steve yipped and Bill was a winner even before he left the line.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4289 Daniel Leibham                        429 Raymond Martin               
E1                   0.427  7.275 188.04     ****WINNER****  0.039  7.975 141.74
        B/A Index: 7.69 (+/-): -0.415            K/AA Index: 8.38 (+/-): -0.405
 Qualified:            #26  7.263 -0.427                       #10  7.813 -0.567


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   41 Craig Bourgeois                      5413 Cordis Johnson               
E1                   0.008  6.953 164.75     ****WINNER****  0.008  9.057 149.31
       A/ND Index: 7.50 (+/-): -0.547           H/SMA Index: 9.62 (+/-): -0.563
 Qualified:            #20  7.041 -0.459                        #4  8.985 -0.635

identical, great lights in both lanes. Johnson had the muscle to take the win, will pay 0.06 in temporary CIC for the privilege.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   26 Don Eberly                           4138 Michael Johnson              
E1                   0.081  8.264 159.87     ****WINNER****  0.021  8.777 134.08
       C/EA Index: 8.72 (+/-): -0.456            H/AA Index: 9.28 (+/-): -0.503
 Qualified:            #18  8.213 -0.507                        #2  8.616 -0.664

Johnson takes the win and avoids a CIC penalty.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2467 Jimmy Kimbrough                      4097 Pete Carbery                 
E1                  -0.047  7.567 148.12     ****WINNER**** -0.012  7.408 146.77
       C/ED Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.343             B/A Index: 7.69 (+/-): -0.282
 Qualified:            #23  7.465 -0.445                        #7  7.102 -0.588


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  405 Del Segura                           4025 Joey Tanksley                
E1                   0.037  9.447 142.01     ****WINNER****  0.086  7.222 151.77
        F/D Index: 8.69 (+/-):  0.757             C/D Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.348
 Qualified:            #33 12.254  3.564                        #3  6.924 -0.646

Segura was in as first-alternate for Dean Howerton.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4995 Ray Goodman                            47 Clark Smiley                 
E1                  -0.048  7.659 155.31     ****WINNER****  0.052  9.448 114.64
       A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.251            G/SM Index: 9.49 (+/-): -0.042
 Qualified:            #28  7.574 -0.336                       #12  8.931 -0.559


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 499B Joe Swindoll                          178 Dan Fletcher                 
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.168  8.499 115.67                    -0.500 23.769  65.28
       B/AA Index: 7.72 (+/-):  0.779            C/EA Index: 8.72 (+/-): 15.049
 Qualified:            #24  7.282 -0.438                        #8  8.145 -0.575

Fletcher had a staging problem and drew the red bulb.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4052 Jason Richey                         4165 Dick Maris                   
E1                  -0.033 13.370  71.72     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.036 121.33
       F/EA Index: 8.69 (+/-):  4.680             C/D Index: 7.57 (+/-):  0.466
 Qualified:            #27  8.273 -0.417                       #11  7.005 -0.565


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  484 Stephen Rosen                          21 Glen Treadwell               
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.040  8.673 113.43
       G/ED Index: 8.72 (+/-): 91.279            G/ED Index: 8.72 (+/-): -0.047
 Qualified:            #25  8.288 -0.432                        #9  8.145 -0.575

Rosen's dragster flamed out at the end of the burnout and he was pushed back behind the line and Treadwell got a single.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4683 Brian Self                              4 David Rampy                  
E1                  -0.005  8.886 122.98     ****WINNER****  0.007  7.940 126.13
      D/SMA Index: 9.04 (+/-): -0.154            A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #22  8.591 -0.449                        #6  7.312 -0.598

This is a great matchup. Self leaned on the tree tood hard and Rampy got a freebie.

In the second round it's K Self vs Treadwell, C Watson vs SHIO< Tanksley vs Maris, Carbery vs B Kent, M Johnson vs martin, Rampy vs Hickey, C Johnson vs C Smiley, and Swindoll vs Trumble.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink