Sun, 2 Sep 2007, 07:56 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 3 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
3000 Jerry Arnold 3098 Douglas Stewart
E3 0.029 8.188 160.31 ****WINNER**** 0.048 8.227 162.72
G/ED Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.442 B/SMA Index: 8.70 (+/-): -0.473
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Patterson ) 0.029 8.122 -0.538 (D Gruninger ) 0.113 8.191 -0.509
E1 (R Vierheller) 0.057 8.186 -0.474 (D Billingsle) 0.027 8.194 -0.576
Qualified: #26 8.100 -0.560 #18 8.194 -0.576
7:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent,
barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,785 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.Jerry Arnold
has a 0.03 CIC penalty; Douglas Stewart has a 0.07 CIC penalty. Arnold gets the screaming
yellow dragster off the fine first, but Douglas Stewart takes the win. MOV: 0.0127 seconds
(approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2933 Scott Richardson 346 Mike Farrell
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.009 7.979 155.96 0.041 8.797 153.56
B/SR Index: 8.43 (+/-): -0.451 F/SMA Index: 9.28 (+/-): -0.483
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Tanksley ) 0.021 7.956 -0.474 (G Lewis ) 0.217 9.792 0.512
E1 (F Allen ) 0.046 7.925 -0.615 (R Bamond ) 0.116 9.757 0.477
Qualified: #24 7.976 -0.564 #32 8.734 -0.546
Scott Richardson has a 0.11 CIC penalty.Great 0.009 light for Richardson and a very close
finish. Scott Richardson's MOV: 0.0002 seconds (approximately 1 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3629 Jason Coan 144 John Caliendo Jr
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.029 8.389 151.20 0.157 7.901 170.64
G/EA Index: 8.89 (+/-): -0.501 D/AA Index: 8.31 (+/-): -0.409
Prior rounds:
E2 (P Hanratty ) 0.060 8.381 -0.589 (B Book ) 0.040 7.817 -0.493
E1 (S Vincent ) 0.026 8.467 -0.523 (W Henderson ) 0.034 7.812 -0.498
Qualified: #19 8.416 -0.574 #59 7.877 -0.433
Jason Coan has a 0.10 CIC penalty. Caliendo is way late and can't catch Coan. Coan saves
anymore CIC in this round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4171 Rodger Brogdon 48 Charles Watson
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.079 8.609 133.83 0.056 9.861 109.25
D/SM Index: 9.06 (+/-): -0.451 D/SM Index: 9.06 (+/-): 0.801
Prior rounds:
E2 (P Pittman ) 0.041 8.371 -0.549 (B Browell ) 0.027 9.416 0.356
E1 (J Plant ) 0.030 8.420 -0.640 (M Johnson ) 0.033 8.591 -0.469
Qualified: #1 8.371 -0.689 #57 8.620 -0.440
Brogdon leave second in the heads-up race, but has the luck to take the easy win. Watson has
some significant traction problems off the line and slows. Looks like it was self-inflicted, as he
leaves some stuff on the track right off the starting line. 7:33 p.m. We will now have a dusting
and cleaning dance on the starting line. Time to take a turn around the line with your
brooms.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1052 Arnie Martel 3004 Don Winget
E3 0.028 7.513 165.50 ****WINNER**** 0.030 8.582 155.52
C/AA Index: 7.94 (+/-): -0.427 E/SMA Index: 9.03 (+/-): -0.448
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Freeman ) 0.007 7.440 -0.600 (G Kamplain ) 0.089 8.554 -0.476
E1 (J Gebhardt ) 0.032 7.437 -0.603 (R Freeman ) 0.030 8.554 -0.476
Qualified: #7 7.433 -0.607 #63 8.617 -0.413
Don Winget's MOV: 0.0194 seconds (approximately 5 feet).7:39 p.m. Party time is over, time to
go racing. Martel switches lanes before the burnouts. He has a 0.10 CIC penalty.Almost identical
identical RT's and Winglet stays in front to the finish line. Don Winget's MOV: 0.0194 seconds
(approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
21 Glen Treadwell 58 Bruno Massel
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.086 8.136 161.94 0.090 7.502 175.41
G/ED Index: 8.59 (+/-): -0.454 DD/AT Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.448
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Riemenapp ) 0.094 8.085 -0.575 (R Brown ) 0.376 10.847 2.897
E1 (D Spencer ) 0.039 8.158 -0.502 (L Johnson ) 0.016 7.443 -0.607
Qualified: #20 8.086 -0.574 #12 7.454 -0.596
Glen Treadwell has a 0.07 CIC penalty; Bruno Massel has a 0.10 CIC penalty. Small advantage
off the line for Treadwell and he holds off a charging Massel. Glen Treadwell's MOV: 0.0106 seconds
(approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
37 Robert Bailey 23 Larry Pritchett
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.073 6.696 184.98 0.091 7.898 171.58
A/ED Index: 7.15 (+/-): -0.454 A/SM Index: 8.33 (+/-): -0.432
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Morse ) 0.010 6.642 -0.518 (S Matusek ) 0.084 8.305 -0.025
E1 (F Aragona Jr) 0.020 6.657 -0.563 (M Smith ) 0.020 7.829 -0.631
Qualified: #38 6.694 -0.526 #46 7.961 -0.499
Robert Bailey has a 0.07 CIC penalty; Larry Pritchett has a 0.13 CIC penalty. Bailey gets a
better light and chases Pritchett down and wheel races him to the finish line.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
77 David Beckley 15 Charlie Greco
E3 0.058 6.661 208.62 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.722 174.30
A/AA Index: 7.16 (+/-): -0.499 D/AA Index: 8.31 (+/-): -0.588
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Engels ) 0.061 6.656 -0.534 (C Neff ) 0.541 7.852 -0.458
E1 (D Maris ) 0.006 6.856 -0.334 (S Holloway ) 0.053 7.986 -0.324
Qualified: #13 6.596 -0.594 #21 7.739 -0.571
David Beckley has a 0.03 CIC penalty; Charlie Greco had no CIC penalty, but he does now. A
great leave and much better performance gives him the win.7:48 p.m. He will race Brogdon in
round four tomorrow. In other races: Coan vs. Winget; Stewart vs.Bailey; and Treadwell will face
Richardson.
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