Sat, 1 Sep 2007, 01:54 PM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations - Revised |
By David Gerard |
CLERMONT, Ind. - Revised results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2000 Lee Sharp 512 Bill Riemenapp
E1 0.146 15.868 68.03 ****WINNER**** 0.052 7.826 164.41
D/AA Index: 8.31 (+/-): 7.558 B/EA Index: 8.39 (+/-): -0.564
Qualified: #4 7.683 -0.627 #36 7.863 -0.527
10:14 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent,
barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 2,015 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.Sharp's
Cobalt makes a big move towards the guard rail and he has to lift. Riemenapp tickles the CIC on a
easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
301 Bob Book 5413 Cordis Johnson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.012 6.479 181.76 0.014 8.717 152.88
A/D Index: 7.05 (+/-): -0.571 F/SMA Index: 9.28 (+/-): -0.563
Qualified: #11 6.449 -0.601 #43 8.765 -0.515
Almost identical RT's and under the index numbers, but Book's dragster gets the close win.Bob
Book's MOV: 0.0101 seconds (approximately 2 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2211 Van Puckett 5450 Steve Matusek
E1 0.110 8.479 150.70 ****WINNER**** 0.186 6.764 203.77
G/AA Index: 8.96 (+/-): -0.481 BB/AT Index: 7.39 (+/-): -0.626
Qualified: #62 8.534 -0.426 #30 6.843 -0.547
Matusek has to take a permanent CIC to come from behind and take the virtual tie win. Steve
Matusek's MOV: 0.0000 seconds (approximately 0 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4011 Royce Freeman 3004 Don Winget
E1 0.055 8.308 163.10 ****WINNER**** 0.030 8.554 155.60
B/SMA Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.462 E/SMA Index: 9.03 (+/-): -0.476
Qualified: #31 8.223 -0.547 #63 8.617 -0.413
Two good lights this time and a close car length win for Winget.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
358 David Billingsley 3098 Douglas Stewart
E1 0.033 7.492 159.63 ****WINNER**** 0.027 8.194 160.52
A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.418 B/SMA Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.576
Qualified: #50 7.427 -0.483 #18 8.194 -0.576
Stewart leaves first and finishes first. He get a small CIC in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
48 Charles Watson 4138 Michael Johnson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.033 8.591 157.04 0.048 8.830 140.02
D/SM Index: 9.06 (+/-): -0.469 F/SMA Index: 9.28 (+/-): -0.450
Qualified: #57 8.620 -0.440 #25 8.717 -0.563
Charles Watson's MOV: 0.0347 seconds (approximately 7 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4171 Rodger Brogdon 3427 Jesse Plant
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.030 8.420 148.72 0.147 7.426 169.02
D/SM Index: 9.06 (+/-): -0.640 D/ED Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.564
Qualified: #1 8.371 -0.689 #33 7.447 -0.543
Plant is way late and can't chase down Brogdon.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3000 Jerry Arnold 373 Ray Vierheller III
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.057 8.186 138.12 -0.009 7.602 151.92
G/ED Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.474 D/ED Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.388
Qualified: #26 8.100 -0.560 #58 7.554 -0.436
Red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5212 Doug Engels 33 Chad Voges
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.111 7.423 175.82 0.101 8.095 159.25
D/ED Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.567 K/A Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.525
Qualified: #29 7.441 -0.549 #61 8.194 -0.426
Doug Engels' MOV: 0.0326 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3185 Bert Dawson 54 Bill Morse
E1 0.113 9.911 98.37 ****WINNER**** 0.045 9.002 135.06
F/AA Index: 8.64 (+/-): 1.271 G/SM Index: 9.43 (+/-): -0.428
Qualified: #54 8.175 -0.465 #22 8.859 -0.571
Dawson is way late and can't catch Morse.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
394 Greg Kamplain 10 Thomas Schmidt
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.012 7.334 180.16 0.109 8.515 148.31
C/ED Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.536 C/SR Index: 9.12 (+/-): -0.605
Qualified: #47 7.375 -0.495 #15 8.531 -0.589
Greg Kamplain's MOV: 0.0286 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Nice light!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
77 David Beckley 4165 Dick Maris
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.006 6.856 154.97 -0.078 7.094 189.58
A/AA Index: 7.19 (+/-): -0.334 C/D Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.446
Qualified: #13 6.596 -0.594 #45 7.040 -0.500
Maris goes red.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2780 Grant Lewis 3316 Michael Hazlett
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.004 8.976 149.08 0.039 7.181 191.54
H/SMA Index: 9.57 (+/-): -0.594 B/A Index: 7.69 (+/-): -0.509
Qualified: #16 8.985 -0.585 #48 7.197 -0.493
Lewis smakes Hazlett with a 0.004 RT and then runs way under to take the win. Big CIC for next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5037 Richard Freeman 41 Craig Bourgeois
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.164 7.950 133.34 -0.044 7.727 121.62
C/AA Index: 8.04 (+/-): -0.090 A/ND Index: 7.50 (+/-): 0.227
Qualified: #23 7.475 -0.565 #55 7.040 -0.460
Freeman has a bum light and then the car gets out of the groove and still gets the win.
Bourgeois red light spells "Good-By".
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2229 Lonnie Johnson 58 Bruno Massel
E1 0.097 7.044 195.87 ****WINNER**** 0.016 7.443 177.28
B/AA Index: 7.67 (+/-): -0.626 DD/AT Index: 8.05 (+/-): -0.607
Qualified: #44 7.158 -0.512 #12 7.454 -0.596
Both cars will get a big CIC. Johnson's will be permanent and a loss to boot. Massel's hole
shot win will only cost him at this race.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3737 Jacklyn Gebhardt 1052 Arnie Martel
E1 0.121 6.626 201.58 ****WINNER**** 0.032 7.437 172.01
A/ED Index: 7.22 (+/-): -0.594 C/AA Index: 8.04 (+/-): -0.603
Qualified: #39 6.695 -0.525 #7 7.433 -0.607
Gebhardt is late, but Martel still runs way under to get the big CIC in next round
too.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3304 Wayne Henderson 144 John Caliendo Jr
E1 0.198 6.772 186.54 ****WINNER**** 0.034 7.812 172.08
A/ED Index: 7.22 (+/-): -0.448 D/AA Index: 8.31 (+/-): -0.498
Qualified: #27 6.665 -0.555 #59 7.877 -0.433
Caliendo makes his best run of the weekend with a great light. Henderson is late and it's all
over.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5296 Pat Nahan 330 Brian Browell
E1 -0.057 7.689 148.54 ****WINNER**** 0.163 10.144 83.30
E/D Index: 8.16 (+/-): -0.471 D/D Index: 7.82 (+/-): 2.324
Qualified: #41 7.643 -0.517 #9 7.217 -0.603
Nahan is red and Browell will get the free ticket to the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4 David Rampy 5019 Paul Pittman
E1 0.060 7.329 175.89 ****WINNER**** 0.027 7.119 193.93
A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.581 B/AA Index: 7.67 (+/-): -0.551
Qualified: #17 7.326 -0.584 #49 7.179 -0.491
Pittman has the better light with his best run of the weekend and Rampy is done.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5248 Shaun Vincent 3629 Jason Coan
E1 0.025 8.670 153.61 ****WINNER**** 0.026 8.467 144.80
C/TA Index: 9.17 (+/-): -0.500 G/EA Index: 8.99 (+/-): -0.523
Qualified: #51 8.687 -0.483 #19 8.416 -0.574
Dead even RT's and Coan tickles the CIC too. Jason Coan's MOV: 0.0222 seconds (approximately 5
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
21 Glen Treadwell 390 Dale Spencer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.039 8.158 156.37 0.122 8.364 156.28
G/ED Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.502 F/ED Index: 8.91 (+/-): -0.546
Qualified: #20 8.086 -0.574 #52 8.429 -0.481
Good light for Treadwell and an easy win with just a tad of CIC for flavor.Glen Treadwell's
MOV: 0.0394 seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1 Bo Butner 4025 Joey Tanksley
E1 0.026 8.699 141.46 ****WINNER**** 0.056 6.988 186.67
E/SM Index: 9.16 (+/-): -0.461 C/D Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.552
Qualified: #8 8.555 -0.605 #40 7.020 -0.520
Butner is off the line first, but Tanksley nibbles the CIC to take the win
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3068 Steve Ambrose 5266 Danny Gruninger
E1 -0.015 8.993 100.88 ****WINNER**** 0.026 7.754 119.04
J/AA Index: 8.40 (+/-): 0.593 B/A Index: 7.69 (+/-): 0.064
Qualified: #34 7.857 -0.543 #2 7.037 -0.653
Ambrose is red by -0.015 and Gruninger goes on.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5250 Todd Patterson 76 Vinnie Deceglie
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.043 7.945 165.62 0.063 6.546 211.53
B/SR Index: 8.54 (+/-): -0.595 A/A Index: 7.11 (+/-): -0.564
Qualified: #10 7.938 -0.602 #42 6.593 -0.517
Fairly even off the line, but Patterson is out first and never headed. He'll take a significant
CIC into round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
710 Doug Lambeck 590 Clint Neff
E1 0.043 8.461 154.88 ****WINNER**** 0.068 7.995 159.49
D/SMA Index: 9.02 (+/-): -0.559 K/A Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.625
Qualified: #37 8.493 -0.527 #5 7.998 -0.622
Neff is later than Lambeck off the line and has to take a permanent CIC to get the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3688 Fred Allen 2933 Scott Richardson
E1 0.027 7.432 176.47 ****WINNER**** 0.046 7.925 156.95
D/ED Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.558 B/SR Index: 8.54 (+/-): -0.615
Qualified: #56 7.537 -0.453 #24 7.976 -0.564
Allen is out first and can't catch Richardson. It's expensive as B/SR will take a permanent hit
on Tuesday.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1902 Robbie Hudlow 189 Peter Hanratty
E1 -0.065 7.596 152.99 ****WINNER**** 0.221 7.512 124.67
CC/AT Index: 8.00 (+/-): -0.404 A/DA Index: 7.18 (+/-): 0.332
Qualified: #3 7.354 -0.646 #35 6.646 -0.534
The Lexus goes red, so Hanratty goes on.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
23 Larry Pritchett 3112 Mike Smith
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.020 7.829 172.78 0.056 8.307 160.59
A/SM Index: 8.46 (+/-): -0.631 G/AA Index: 8.96 (+/-): -0.653
Qualified: #46 7.961 -0.499 #14 8.370 -0.590
Pritchett picks up a bunch to go with his better RT to just get by Smith in the lights. Another
permanent CIC! Larry Pritchett's MOV: 0.0149 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
14 Frank Aragona Jr. 37 Robert Bailey
E1 0.058 8.394 145.88 ****WINNER**** 0.020 6.657 197.74
G/EA Index: 8.99 (+/-): -0.596 A/ED Index: 7.22 (+/-): -0.563
Qualified: #6 8.378 -0.612 #38 6.694 -0.526
WOW! Great race. Bailey gets the hole shot win with his best run of the weekend. Robert
Bailey's MOV: 0.0054 seconds (approximately 14 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
346 Mike Farrell 1759 Ray Bamond
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.116 9.757 88.14 -0.002 8.467 134.14
F/SMA Index: 9.28 (+/-): 0.477 B/SMA Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.303
Qualified: #32 8.734 -0.546 #65 8.360 -0.410
Merrick is a no show and Bamond will be the alternant. He red lights by -0.002.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3864 Scott Chamness 357 Rick Brown
E1 -0.004 13.591 69.78 ****WINNER**** 0.164 8.426 148.01
A/D Index: 7.05 (+/-): 6.541 B/TA Index: 8.93 (+/-): -0.504
Qualified: #60 6.623 -0.427 #28 8.378 -0.552
Brown is way late and then Chamness red lights by -0.004. 11:13 a.m. In round two: Brogdon
vs. Pittman; Browell vs. Watson; Neff vs. Greco; Beckley vs. Engels; Hanratty vs. Coan; Book vs.
Caliendo; Martel vs. Freeman; Kamplain vs. Winget; Gruninger vs. Stewart; Patterson vs. Arnold;
Bailey vs. Morse; Pritchett vs. Matusek; Riemenapp vs. Treadwell; Massel vs. Brown; Tanksley vs.
Richardson; and Lewis vs. Farrell.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
529Y Steve Holloway 15 Charlie Greco
E1 -0.094 6.737 196.73 ****WINNER**** 0.053 7.986 135.81
A/AA Index: 7.19 (+/-): -0.453 D/AA Index: 8.31 (+/-): -0.324
Qualified: #53 6.709 -0.481 #21 7.739 -0.571
REVISED: Holloway red lights and gives Greco the free ticket to the next round.
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