Sat, 27 Sep 2008, 06:42 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals presented by Pennzoil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5019 Paul Pittman 330 Brian Browell
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.123 8.530 110.03 -0.004 7.809 126.03
B/AA Index: 7.63 (+/-): 0.900 D/D Index: 7.82 (+/-): -0.011
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Brogdon ) 0.080 7.122 -0.518 (M Trumble ) 0.009 7.316 -0.504
Qualified: #30 7.232 -0.408 #6 7.179 -0.641
5:14 p.m. Browell just misses the tree and gives the win to Pittman.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4441 Adam Hickey 23 Larry Pritchett
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.052 8.281 161.05 -0.034 7.938 161.81
C/SMA Index: 8.86 (+/-): -0.579 A/SM Index: 8.41 (+/-): -0.472
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Howerton ) 0.065 8.825 -0.035 (P Biondo ) 0.007 7.909 -0.521
Qualified: #11 8.254 -0.606 #19 7.891 -0.539
Pritchett leaves too soon, Hickey runs it out the back and will take a CIC hit in the
next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4251 Greg Porter 220 Jeff Taylor
E2 0.147 8.885 150.13 ****WINNER**** 0.018 9.105 134.23
G/SMA Index: 9.36 (+/-): -0.475 H/SMA Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.455
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Treadwell ) 0.104 8.888 -0.472 (J Holland ) 0.057 9.203 -0.357
Qualified: #24 8.867 -0.493 #16 8.966 -0.594
Taylor gets a big advantage off the line and holds off Porter to take the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
18 Charlie Greco 353 Bruno Massel
E2 0.013 7.681 174.35 ****WINNER**** 0.030 7.291 176.81
D/AA Index: 8.23 (+/-): -0.549 DD/AT Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.579
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Tanksley ) No Time (J Kimbrough ) 0.038 7.361 -0.569
Qualified: #13 7.678 -0.602 #5 7.284 -0.646
Massel runs down Greco but will take a permanent CIC adjustment.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
36 Chad Voges 2885 David Rampy
E2 0.003 8.042 163.43 ****WINNER**** 0.045 7.338 167.78
K/A Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.478 A/EA Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.532
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Billingsle) 0.013 8.012 -0.538 (R Goodman ) 0.044 7.418 -0.452
Qualified: #4 7.903 -0.647 #12 7.266 -0.604
Rampy is last off the line but is able to run down Voges for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4440 Kevin Self 31 Robert Bailey
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.042 8.727 110.92 -0.017 7.116 143.38
F/EA Index: 8.65 (+/-): 0.077 A/ED Index: 7.22 (+/-): -0.104
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Kent ) 0.084 8.312 -0.338 (B Kent ) 0.059 7.207 -0.013
Qualified: #2 7.997 -0.653 #10 6.613 -0.607
Bailey is a little quick out of the gate giving the win to Self.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4254 Scott Benham 5250 Todd Patterson
E2 0.057 8.568 156.15 ****WINNER**** 0.085 7.734 161.94
E/SM Index: 9.08 (+/-): -0.512 D/A Index: 8.29 (+/-): -0.556
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Gallimore ) 0.034 8.579 -0.561 (P Ross ) 0.063 7.782 -0.578
Qualified: #9 8.531 -0.609 #1 7.667 -0.693
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6104 Brad Plourd 16 Arnie Martel
E2 No Time ****WINNER**** -0.033 8.837 101.90
A/DA Index: 7.14 (+/-): 92.859 B/SR Index: 8.38 (+/-): 0.457
Prior rounds:
E1 (L Sharp ) No Time (C Williams ) 0.062 7.874 -0.556
Qualified: #31 6.752 -0.388 #7 7.789 -0.641
Plourd develops a leak after the burnout and has to shut down.
In the next round it will be Patterson vs. massel, Hickey vs. Martel, Self vs. Pittman,
and Rampy vs. Taylor.
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