Sun, 30 Sep 2007, 04:36 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA, Third annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3068 Steve Ambrose                        1160 Al Ackerman                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.036  7.886 159.38                     0.041  8.250 137.19
       J/AA Index: 8.40 (+/-): -0.514             F/D Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.370
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Biondo    ) -0.008  9.176  0.776      (B Massel    ) 0.019  8.119 -0.571
E1    (B Stufflebea) 0.114  8.380 -0.020      (J Browder   ) 0.058  8.377 -0.313
 Qualified:            #16  7.869 -0.531                       #12  8.092 -0.598

4:26 p.m. Steve Ambrose's MOV: 0.1493 seconds (approximately 30 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 143Y Doug Doll Jr.                           1 Bo Butner                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.064  8.287 153.32                     0.058  7.026 197.59
       F/ED Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.613            CC/A Index: 7.61 (+/-): -0.584
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Arnold    ) 0.015  8.404 -0.496      (B Browell   ) 0.024  7.102 -0.538
E1    (S Talarowski) 0.044  8.560 -0.340      (J Peto      ) 0.038  7.559 -0.081
 Qualified:            #11  8.301 -0.599                       #15  7.104 -0.536

Doll takes a big index hit for the win. Doug Doll Jr.'s MOV: 0.0238 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 David Rampy                           358 David Billingsley            
E3                  -0.005  7.897 126.89     ****WINNER****  0.024  7.499 152.26
       A/EA Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.003            A/EA Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.401
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Kamplain  ) 0.010  7.373 -0.527      (J Plant     ) 0.019  7.516 -0.354
E1    (M Hazlett   ) 0.060  7.446 -0.454      (L Morgan    ) 0.178  7.367 -0.533
 Qualified:             #5  7.257 -0.643                       #17  7.377 -0.523

Rampy turns on the red bulb and Billingsley moves on to face Doll in the semi's.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5250 Todd Patterson                        373 Ray Vierheller               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  8.386 121.94                     0.119 No Time      
       B/SR Index: 8.51 (+/-): -0.124            D/ED Index: 7.92 (+/-): 92.079
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Brown     ) 0.042  8.004 -0.526      (J Taylor    ) 0.020  7.414 -0.576
E1    (M Rose      ) 0.085  8.418 -0.112      (J Staley    ) 0.013  7.542 -0.448
 Qualified:             #6  7.890 -0.640                       #10  7.381 -0.609

Vierheller was loose on the launch -- his car made a hard move to the right and he had to lift. He rolled to a stop at the 1000-foot mark. Patterson will face Ambrose in the semi's.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink