Sun, 2 Sep 2007, 09:26 AM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 2 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
15 Charlie Greco 590 Clint Neff
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.541 7.852 145.33 0.086 9.051 114.54
D/AA Index: 8.31 (+/-): -0.458 K/A Index: 8.50 (+/-): 0.551
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Holloway ) 0.053 7.986 -0.324 (D Lambeck ) 0.068 7.995 -0.625
Qualified: #21 7.739 -0.571 #5 7.998 -0.622
8:55 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent,
barometer 29.25 inches, adjusted altitude 2,055 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.This is just
weird! Greco misses the tree by over a bulb and then Neff slows.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3004 Don Winget 394 Greg Kamplain
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.089 8.554 155.36 0.030 8.233 160.92
E/SMA Index: 9.03 (+/-): -0.476 C/ED Index: 7.84 (+/-): 0.393
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Freeman ) 0.030 8.554 -0.476 (T Schmidt ) 0.012 7.334 -0.536
Qualified: #63 8.617 -0.413 #47 7.375 -0.495
Once again the right lane slows.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
48 Charles Watson 330 Brian Browell
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.027 9.416 110.33 -0.004 11.027 73.15
D/SM Index: 9.06 (+/-): 0.356 D/D Index: 7.82 (+/-): 3.207
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Johnson ) 0.033 8.591 -0.469 (P Nahan ) 0.163 10.144 2.324
Qualified: #57 8.620 -0.440 #9 7.217 -0.603
Browell goes red by -0.004 and Watson goes to round three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5212 Doug Engels 77 David Beckley
E2 0.077 7.451 168.64 ****WINNER**** 0.061 6.656 189.50
D/ED Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.479 A/AA Index: 7.19 (+/-): -0.534
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Voges ) 0.111 7.423 -0.567 (D Maris ) 0.006 6.856 -0.334
Qualified: #29 7.441 -0.549 #13 6.596 -0.594
Doug Engels has a 0.06 CIC penalty and Beckley will take a little in chasing him down.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
301 Bob Book 144 John Caliendo Jr
E2 0.131 6.432 209.69 ****WINNER**** 0.040 7.817 171.73
A/D Index: 6.98 (+/-): -0.548 D/AA Index: 8.31 (+/-): -0.493
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Johnson ) 0.012 6.479 -0.571 (W Henderson ) 0.034 7.812 -0.498
Qualified: #11 6.449 -0.601 #59 7.877 -0.433
John Caliendo Jr's MOV: 0.0364 seconds (approximately 11 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
21 Glen Treadwell 512 Bill Riemenapp
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.094 8.085 152.31 0.111 7.819 170.64
G/ED Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.575 B/EA Index: 8.33 (+/-): -0.511
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Spencer ) 0.039 8.158 -0.502 (L Sharp ) 0.052 7.826 -0.564
Qualified: #20 8.086 -0.574 #36 7.863 -0.527
Bill Riemenapp has a 0.06 CIC penalty. Treadwell is a three time champion here, with two in a
row. He keeps it going with a little CIC hit to pass Riemenapp.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1052 Arnie Martel 5037 Richard Freeman
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.007 7.440 167.38 0.033 7.505 160.00
C/AA Index: 8.04 (+/-): -0.600 C/AA Index: 8.04 (+/-): -0.535
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Gebhardt ) 0.032 7.437 -0.603 (C Bourgeois ) 0.164 7.950 -0.090
Qualified: #7 7.433 -0.607 #23 7.475 -0.565
Great 0.007 light for Martel, but a big CIC for the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2780 Grant Lewis 346 Mike Farrell
E2 -0.003 11.158 83.64 ****WINNER**** 0.217 9.792 87.70
H/SMA Index: 9.48 (+/-): 1.678 F/SMA Index: 9.28 (+/-): 0.512
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Hazlett ) 0.004 8.976 -0.594 (R Bamond ) 0.116 9.757 0.477
Qualified: #16 8.985 -0.585 #32 8.734 -0.546
Red light for Lewis.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
58 Bruno Massel 357 Rick Brown
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.376 10.847 82.94 -0.012 8.476 136.18
DD/AT Index: 7.95 (+/-): 2.897 B/TA Index: 8.93 (+/-): -0.454
Prior rounds:
E1 (L Johnson ) 0.016 7.443 -0.607 (S Chamness ) 0.164 8.426 -0.504
Qualified: #12 7.454 -0.596 #28 8.378 -0.552
Red light again.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
189 Peter Hanratty 3629 Jason Coan
E2 0.060 6.621 205.19 ****WINNER**** 0.060 8.381 152.90
A/DA Index: 7.18 (+/-): -0.559 G/EA Index: 8.97 (+/-): -0.589
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Hudlow ) 0.221 7.512 0.332 (S Vincent ) 0.026 8.467 -0.523
Qualified: #35 6.646 -0.534 #19 8.416 -0.574
Jason Coan has a 0.02 CIC penalty. Identical lights and a close finish. Jason Coan's MOV:
0.0307 seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5266 Danny Gruninger 3098 Douglas Stewart
E2 0.127 7.205 162.57 ****WINNER**** 0.113 8.191 157.30
B/A Index: 7.69 (+/-): -0.485 B/SMA Index: 8.70 (+/-): -0.509
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Ambrose ) 0.026 7.754 0.064 (D Billingsle) 0.027 8.194 -0.576
Qualified: #2 7.037 -0.653 #18 8.194 -0.576
Douglas Stewart has a 0.07 CIC penalty. Stewart has a little better light and runs better to
take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4171 Rodger Brogdon 5019 Paul Pittman
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.041 8.371 160.46 0.055 7.113 194.10
D/SM Index: 8.92 (+/-): -0.549 B/AA Index: 7.62 (+/-): -0.507
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Plant ) 0.030 8.420 -0.640 (D Rampy ) 0.027 7.119 -0.551
Qualified: #1 8.371 -0.689 #49 7.179 -0.491
Rodger Brogdon has a 0.14 CIC penalty; Paul Pittman has a 0.05 CIC penalty. Brogdon has all
the numbers and takes another bite at the CIC.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
23 Larry Pritchett 5450 Steve Matusek
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.084 8.305 128.60 -0.066 7.110 175.27
A/SM Index: 8.33 (+/-): -0.025 BB/AT Index: 7.27 (+/-): -0.160
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Smith ) 0.020 7.829 -0.631 (V Puckett ) 0.186 6.764 -0.626
Qualified: #46 7.961 -0.499 #30 6.843 -0.547
Pritchett was a winner here in 2002 and 2003. Larry Pritchett has a 0.13 CIC penalty; Steve
Matusek has a 0.12 CIC penalty. Matusek goes red.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
54 Bill Morse 37 Robert Bailey
E2 0.064 8.898 136.10 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.642 197.19
G/SM Index: 9.43 (+/-): -0.532 A/ED Index: 7.16 (+/-): -0.518
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Dawson ) 0.045 9.002 -0.428 (F Aragona Jr) 0.020 6.657 -0.563
Qualified: #22 8.859 -0.571 #38 6.694 -0.526
Bailey was the runner up here in 2001. He has a 0.06 CIC penalty. He takes the hole shot win.
Robert Bailey's MOV: 0.0402 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2933 Scott Richardson 4025 Joey Tanksley
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.021 7.956 148.62 0.094 7.190 158.93
B/SR Index: 8.43 (+/-): -0.474 C/D Index: 7.49 (+/-): -0.300
Prior rounds:
E1 (F Allen ) 0.046 7.925 -0.615 (B Butner ) 0.056 6.988 -0.552
Qualified: #24 7.976 -0.564 #40 7.020 -0.520
Richardson is a three time winner: Stock; Super Stock; Super Comp. Scott Richardson has a 0.11
CIC penalty; Joey Tanksley has a 0.05 CIC penalty.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5250 Todd Patterson 3000 Jerry Arnold
E2 0.019 8.158 143.60 ****WINNER**** 0.029 8.122 145.03
B/SR Index: 8.45 (+/-): -0.292 G/ED Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.538
Prior rounds:
E1 (V Deceglie ) 0.043 7.945 -0.595 (R Vierheller) 0.057 8.186 -0.474
Qualified: #10 7.938 -0.602 #26 8.100 -0.560
Patterson was the 1993 and Arnold was the runner up in 2002. Todd Patterson has a 0.09 CIC
penalty.Patterson has the RT advantage and slows.
9:18 a.m. Round Three: Brogdon vs. Watson;
Greco vs. Beckley; Coan vs. Caliendo; Martel vs. Winget; Stewart vs. Arnold; Bailey vs. Pritchett;
Treadwell vs. Massel; and Richardson vs Farrell.
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