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Sun, 15 Aug 2010, 02:34 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Arnie Martel                         5248 Shaun Vincent                
E3                   0.052  7.653 171.84     ****WINNER****  0.052  8.584 155.11
       D/AA Index: 8.18 (+/-): -0.527            C/TA Index: 9.13 (+/-): -0.546
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Harris    ) 0.060  8.103 -0.077      (P Nahan     ) 0.073  8.678 -0.452
E1    (J Greenheck ) 0.017  7.713 -0.467      (B Alexander ) 0.139  8.677 -0.453
 Qualified:             #7  7.768 -0.412                        #9  8.758 -0.372

1:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 28.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,886 feet.
Shaun Vincent's MOV: 0.0196 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Arnie Martel's incremental times: 60ft-1.040 sec., 330ft-3.107, 660ft-4.855/140.90 mph, 1,000ft-6.364.
Shaun Vincent's incremental times: 60ft-1.165 sec., 330ft-3.463, 660ft-5.428/124.66 mph, 1,000ft-7.136.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  590 Clint Neff                            500 Lou Ficco Jr.                
E3                   0.005  7.947 164.37     ****WINNER****  0.012  7.346 164.99
        K/A Index: 8.42 (+/-): -0.473            B/AP Index: 7.88 (+/-): -0.534
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Massel    ) 0.065  7.945 -0.475                     0.011  7.835 -0.045
E1    (F Allen     ) 0.094  7.915 -0.555      (B Antony    ) 0.054  7.377 -0.503
 Qualified:            #20  8.322 -0.148                        #2  7.377 -0.503

Ficco will face Vincent in the semi's. Lou Ficco Jr.'s MOV: 0.0542 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Clint Neff's incremental times: 60ft-1.106 sec., 330ft-3.234, 660ft-5.034/136.84 mph, 1,000ft-6.597.
Lou Ficco Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.037 sec., 330ft-2.988, 660ft-4.637/149.22 mph, 1,000ft-6.057.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 David Rampy                            15 Al Ackerman                  
E3                   0.071  7.309 156.19     ****WINNER****  0.011  8.003 166.58
       A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.531             F/D Index: 8.60 (+/-): -0.597
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Riemenapp ) 0.016  7.921  0.081      (S Volpe     ) 0.016  8.117 -0.483
E1    (J Jenkins   ) 0.029  7.450 -0.390      (T Patterson ) 0.033  8.185 -0.415
 Qualified:            #21  8.236  0.396                        #3  8.129 -0.471

Ackerman will have a bye run in the semi's. Al Ackerman's MOV: 0.1264 seconds (approximately 29 feet).

David Rampy's incremental times: 60ft-1.027 sec., 330ft-2.930, 660ft-4.566/150.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.994.
Al Ackerman's incremental times: 60ft-1.188 sec., 330ft-3.292, 660ft-5.090/136.03 mph, 1,000ft-6.660.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink