Sun, 21 Sep 2008, 03:52 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 440D Scott Cashio                         4254 Scott Benham                 
E3                   0.085  8.978 137.57     ****WINNER****  0.049  8.663 147.23
      G/SMA Index: 9.36 (+/-): -0.382            E/SM Index: 9.08 (+/-): -0.417
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Richey    ) 0.080  9.056 -0.304      (K Mawhee    ) 0.056  8.595 -0.485
E1    (G Porter    ) 0.107  8.883 -0.477      (D Cook Jr   ) 0.159  8.574 -0.566
 Qualified:            #12  8.846 -0.514                        #8  8.562 -0.578

Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.52 inches, adjusted altitude 3,193 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Scott Benham's MOV: 0.0719 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4799 Bill Kent                            4440 Kevin Self                   
E3                   0.068  7.091 191.08     ****WINNER****  0.085  8.115 157.96
        C/D Index: 7.50 (+/-): -0.409            F/EA Index: 8.61 (+/-): -0.495
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Rosen     ) 0.059  7.300 -0.200      (T Schmidt   ) 0.165  8.106 -0.584
E1    (B Self      ) 0.082  7.094 -0.406      (M Johnson   ) 0.011  8.235 -0.455
 Qualified:            #13  6.994 -0.506                        #1  8.027 -0.663

Kent chattered the tires right off the starting line. Kevin Self's MOV: 0.0696 seconds (approximately 20 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2885 David Rampy                          5776 Bub Miller                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.354 158.87                     0.059  9.251 144.77
       A/EA Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.516           I/SMA Index: 9.74 (+/-): -0.489
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Dodd      ) 0.041  7.387 -0.483      (R Martin    ) 0.056  9.279 -0.461
E1    (D Warren    ) 0.033  7.483 -0.387      (C Smiley    ) 0.041  9.270 -0.470
 Qualified:             #3  7.262 -0.608                       #31  9.516 -0.224

David Rampy's MOV: 0.0582 seconds (approximately 12 feet). Rampy will will face Self in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4006 Mike Trumble                         730G Shane Gray                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  8.599 126.13                    -0.088 10.058  91.12
      A/SMA Index: 8.56 (+/-):  0.039             B/A Index: 7.62 (+/-):  2.438
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Klein     ) 0.021  8.098 -0.462      (P Carbery   ) 0.176  7.115 -0.525
E1    (D Maris     ) 0.019  8.118 -0.442      (B Waddle    ) 0.045  7.209 -0.431
 Qualified:            #14  8.061 -0.499                        #2  7.020 -0.620

Gray went red to give Trumble the freebie. Trumble will face Benham in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink