Sat, 3 May 2008, 07:22 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations |
By Dan Bennett |
MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 12th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
51 Michael Johnson 512 Bill Riemenapp
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.050 8.681 151.70 0.101 8.132 163.65
F/SMA Index: 9.27 (+/-): -0.589 C/EA Index: 8.72 (+/-): -0.588
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Holland ) 0.053 8.887 -0.383 (L Sharp ) 0.107 8.283 -0.437
Qualified: #9 8.727 -0.543 #15 8.224 -0.496
Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.52
inches, adjusted altitude 1,355 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.This one was all about the
starting line and Johnson takes the win
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
55 Cordis Johnson 358 David Billingsley
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.050 9.188 120.16 0.492 15.992 72.50
H/SMA Index: 9.55 (+/-): -0.362 A/EA Index: 7.90 (+/-): 8.092
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Patterson ) 0.030 9.045 -0.515 (B Yates ) 0.029 22.977 15.077
Qualified: #16 9.071 -0.489 #10 7.357 -0.543
I'm not sure what this one was all about, but Billingsley didn't go anywhere on his green
light. After a few seconds, he slowly rolled down the track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5210 Duane Robison 16 Arnie Martel
E2 -0.045 7.477 174.64 ****WINNER**** No Time
C/A Index: 7.98 (+/-): -0.503 C/AA Index: 7.97 (+/-): 92.029
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Lamb ) 0.347 7.476 -0.504 (J Coan ) 0.050 7.466 -0.554
Qualified: #18 7.592 -0.388 #13 7.492 -0.528
Another strange one. Martel doesn't even move when the green light comes up and this time it
looks like he had a problem. The crew pushes the car back. Martel gets the win since after the
redlight all he had to do was take the tree, not necessarily even move an inch.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
31 Robert Bailey 3310 Jim Winje
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.298 6.657 178.90 0.008 8.939 150.61
A/ED Index: 7.22 (+/-): -0.563 E/SM Index: 9.16 (+/-): -0.221
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Graves ) 0.005 8.357 1.137 (J Gebhardt ) 0.118 9.033 -0.127
Qualified: #6 6.640 -0.580 #22 9.104 -0.056
Winje does everything he can but it's not enough as Bailey uncorks enough to take the
win.Robert Bailey's incremental margins MOV: 0.0521 seconds (approximately 12 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
353 Bruno Massel 2885 David Rampy
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.023 7.603 152.49 0.017 7.538 143.63
DD/AT Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.387 A/EA Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.362
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Kamplain ) 0.029 7.489 -0.561 (M Farrell ) 0.080 7.923 0.023
Qualified: #3 7.391 -0.659 #8 7.328 -0.572
A close race with lots of drama at the finish line. Rampy's car darts directly to the
centerline (doesn't cross) and Massel sends up a cloud of dust over towards the wall on his
side.Bruno Massel's incremental margins MOV: 0.0194 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
Bruno
Massel's incremental times: 60ft-1.082 sec., 330ft-3.070, 660ft-4.738/147.21mph,
1,000ft-6.195
David Rampy's incremental times: 60ft-1.028 sec., 330ft-2.928,
660ft-4.577/147.10mph, 1,000ft-6.076
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 4011 Royce Freeman
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.008 10.322 85.82
B/SMA Index: 8.70 (+/-): 1.622
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Matusek ) 0.121 9.384 0.684
Qualified: #12 8.163 -0.537
Freeman takes the scheduled bye.
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