Sat, 4 Sep 2010, 12:46 PM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations |
By Dan Bennett |
CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3185 Bert Dawson 356 Doug Warren
E1 0.022 7.924 169.38 ****WINNER**** 0.125 6.602 187.94
B/EA Index: 8.34 (+/-): -0.416 A/DA Index: 7.13 (+/-): -0.528
Qualified: #55 7.921 -0.419 #23 6.540 -0.590
11:45 a.m. Welcome to Indy. It feels like maybe Brainerd, but we're really in Indy. I'm not going to use the word "mineshaft", but the fact remains we have unseasonably cool weather. A cold front moved through yesterday; the barometer is still very low but the humidity seems to be burning off today.
We've got a cool breeze that's roughly 10-15 mph. The winds really swirl around the stands and tower so it's hard to get a fix on the direction, but my best guess is a slight headwind running from 11 to 5 on a clock dial.
Warren has to wait and is a bit tardy, but
the car leaves strong and carries the wheels out a couple of hundred feet. He catches Dawson on
the top end and wins by about 2 feet. You'll note he's going to get dinged for that .528
under.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
53 Matt Harris 346 Mike Farrell
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.100 7.768 160.56 0.072 7.404 179.11
E/A Index: 8.36 (+/-): -0.592 A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.436
Qualified: #5 7.716 -0.644 #37 7.287 -0.553
Harris doesn't help his program much with a CIC penalty on an easy win. For the time being, it
only hurts him for this race.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
469 Clark Smiley 3316 Mike Hazlett
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.088 7.813 140.24 No Time
C/A Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.137 B/A Index: 7.56 (+/-): 92.439
Qualified: #29 7.375 -0.575 #61 7.185 -0.375
Hazlett doesn't make the call, and looking into staging it appears we're going to have a number
of singles for some reason.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
610 John Edwards 1203 Dave Hughes
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.310 11.284 87.95 No Time
C/AA Index: 7.96 (+/-): 3.324 A/A Index: 7.11 (+/-): 92.889
Qualified: #20 7.361 -0.599 #52 6.654 -0.456
Edwards gets a single but it's almost a disaster. The car heads dead left at the hit and if it
wasn't for the cutout on the wall he would have some extra white paint on his paint
scheme.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3000 Jerry Arnold 527 Brad Klein
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 8.235 125.69 No Time
G/ED Index: 8.46 (+/-): -0.225 B/AP Index: 7.84 (+/-): 92.159
Qualified: #30 7.888 -0.572 #62 7.520 -0.320
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
19 Dave Yediny 359 Jay Billingsley
E1 -0.005 12.010 73.45 ****WINNER**** 0.065 8.422 128.69
L/A Index: 9.44 (+/-): 2.570 F/ED Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.368
Qualified: #6 8.798 -0.642 #38 8.243 -0.547
The top qualifier just misses the tree and Billingsley will bring the little dragster back for
another round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3281 Gary Agan 77 Alan Ellis
E1 0.043 6.947 193.93 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.601 187.94
B/DA Index: 7.39 (+/-): -0.443 A/AA Index: 7.15 (+/-): -0.549
Qualified: #60 7.014 -0.376 #28 6.572 -0.578
Ellis hits the tires hard and the car kicks to the right when it finally hooks up. He's going
to get a weekend nick on his index.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7230 Randy Jones 307 Chuck Haubiel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.043 8.064 161.21 0.035 8.087 165.50
A/SMA Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.456 A/SMA Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.433
Qualified: #24 7.931 -0.589 #56 8.104 -0.416
Both cars are in the same class and it's pretty good race. Randy Jones' MOV: 0.0152 seconds
(approximately 4 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4208 James Caro 35 Jason Coan
E1 0.025 8.202 163.55 ****WINNER**** 0.054 8.295 151.82
B/SMA Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.458 G/EA Index: 8.80 (+/-): -0.505
Qualified: #42 8.121 -0.539 #10 8.186 -0.614
Another good race, with Coan having the horsepower he needed to hold on for the win.Jason Coan's incremental margins MOV: 0.0185 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
James Caro's incremental
times: 60ft-1.183 sec., 330ft-3.370, 660ft-5.224/131.95 mph, 1,000ft-6.832.
Jason Coan's incremental times: 60ft-1.126 sec., 330ft-3.261, 660ft-5.147/128.76 mph,
1,000ft-6.824.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
9 Brian Browell 5008 Travis Gusso
E1 -0.018 10.247 79.97 ****WINNER**** 0.064 8.803 128.51
D/D Index: 7.79 (+/-): 2.457 E/SM Index: 9.07 (+/-): -0.267
Qualified: #22 7.198 -0.592 #54 8.648 -0.422
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4254 Scott Benham 56 Tom Schmidt
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.019 10.196 101.32 -0.014 8.533 123.26
I/SM Index: 9.67 (+/-): 0.526 C/T Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.237
Qualified: #8 9.052 -0.618 #40 8.224 -0.546
Both drivers take their time getting staged, with Schmidt finally going in first. Both stage
very, very carefully.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4440 Kevin Self 49 Jody Holland
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.033 7.933 164.59 0.008 9.004 146.83
F/EA Index: 8.53 (+/-): -0.597 L/AA Index: 9.55 (+/-): -0.546
Qualified: #11 7.918 -0.612 #43 9.014 -0.536
Kevin Self's MOV: 0.0264 seconds (approximately 6 feet).Holland had a great light but let
Self go on by. Self keeps the CIC damage to a minimum.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
26 Anthony Bertozzi 6157 Todd Hoerner
E1 4.014 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.033 6.926 152.43
D/ED Index: 7.94 (+/-): 92.059 A/AA Index: 7.15 (+/-): -0.224
Qualified: #35 7.382 -0.558 #3 6.499 -0.651
Bertozzi must have had problems. He rolls directly through the water without doing a burnout
and goes the the line. He stages normally but obviously doesn't leave when the tree comes down.
After Hoerner leaves, Anthony is pushed back.There's a minor cleanup going on in the left lane,
but I'm not sure if it was a leak or just the water that was drug forward due to not being burned
off the tires.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3645 Chris Ray 452 Steven Kent
E1 -0.040 6.667 212.93 ****WINNER**** 0.161 7.948 146.96
A/PM Index: 7.01 (+/-): -0.343 E/A Index: 8.36 (+/-): -0.412
Qualified: #57 6.616 -0.394 #25 7.775 -0.585
Kent dodges a bullet as he's really late.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
277 Larry Pritchett 4006 Mike Trumble
E1 -0.013 8.202 142.54 ****WINNER**** 0.027 8.346 134.24
B/SM Index: 8.68 (+/-): -0.478 A/SMA Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.174
Qualified: #1 8.025 -0.655 #33 7.954 -0.566
This is why Indy is so special. These two stubby little racecars should put on a show for us
here.But it's another red light and the race is over early. Once again, the #1 qualifier is
going home after the first round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
39 Scott Chamness 5248 Shaun Vincent
E1 -0.039 6.598 203.86 ****WINNER**** 0.061 8.571 143.66
A/D Index: 7.03 (+/-): -0.432 C/TA Index: 9.13 (+/-): -0.559
Qualified: #63 6.718 -0.312 #31 8.559 -0.571
And another red light. Vincent goes .559 under.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1937 Lee Zane 4 Sal Biondo
E1 0.026 9.050 138.43 ****WINNER**** 0.114 8.167 159.95
L/AA Index: 9.55 (+/-): -0.500 I/AA Index: 8.76 (+/-): -0.593
Qualified: #2 8.897 -0.653 #34 8.194 -0.566
That was a very good race but a tough loss for the #2 qualifier. He has a great light and
avoids CIC - but the guy in the other lane has lots of power to burn.Sal Biondo's MOV: 0.0056
seconds (approximately 14 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3718 Terry Smith 13 Vinny Barone
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.088 7.527 144.26 No Time
D/ED Index: 7.94 (+/-): -0.413 A/SR Index: 8.38 (+/-): 91.619
Qualified: #36 7.384 -0.556 #4 7.730 -0.650
Barone's car doesn't start to be able to pull into the water, so he joins the long list of
no-shows in the first round. It's obvious that Vinny is not a happy man right now.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
15 Al Ackerman 533 Bill Morse
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.023 9.548 95.11 -0.224 No Time
F/D Index: 8.60 (+/-): 0.948 B/SMA Index: 8.66 (+/-): 91.339
Qualified: #17 8.000 -0.600 #49 8.163 -0.497
Morse rolls the beams. It looked like a transbrake problem as the car just started rolling
forward when Morse went on the chip. He's stopped on the track and will need a tow back.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
394 Greg Kamplain 5250 Todd Patterson
E1 0.044 7.054 190.00 ****WINNER**** 0.016 7.989 157.37
C/DA Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.506 A/SMA Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.531
Qualified: #44 7.039 -0.521 #12 7.908 -0.612
An exceptional race that almost makes up for all the not-so-good passes.Todd Patterson's
MOV: 0.0539 seconds (approximately 15 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
255 Buddy Perkinson 5622 Jim Greenheck
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.106 7.041 197.33 -0.003 7.497 181.13
B/A Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.519 C/AA Index: 7.96 (+/-): -0.463
Qualified: #21 6.967 -0.593 #53 7.522 -0.438
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
37 John Frech 358 David Billingsley
E1 0.030 8.134 160.71 ****WINNER**** 0.021 8.996 134.20
F/D Index: 8.60 (+/-): -0.466 L/AA Index: 9.55 (+/-): -0.554
Qualified: #59 8.219 -0.381 #27 8.972 -0.578
That was a surprisingly easy win for Billingsley over a usually very tough Frech.David
Billingsley's MOV: 0.0975 seconds (approximately 23 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7910 Frank Cervelli 1 Bruno Massel
E1 0.058 8.341 101.64 ****WINNER**** 0.024 7.344 152.50
B/DA Index: 7.39 (+/-): 0.951 DD/AT Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.446
Qualified: #58 7.001 -0.389 #26 7.206 -0.584
Cervelli slowed on the last third of the track, but I didn't see any probemsaw;,
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
31 Steve Ambrose 2112 Jenny Treadwell
E1 0.021 15.530 63.98 ****WINNER**** 0.033 8.364 134.78
J/AA Index: 8.39 (+/-): 7.140 E/ED Index: 8.85 (+/-): -0.486
Qualified: #7 7.756 -0.634 #39 8.303 -0.547
During the side by side burnouts, we could hear a loud pop from one of the cars. Both backed
up normally and staged. When the light came down, Ambrose sort of goosed the car a couple of times
before shutting off. I'm guessing he was the one with the explosion.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
144 John Caliendo Jr 17 Charlie Greco
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.384 7.752 155.38 -0.026 12.229 72.81
D/AA Index: 8.18 (+/-): -0.428 L/AA Index: 9.55 (+/-): 2.679
Qualified: #51 7.700 -0.480 #19 8.951 -0.599
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5210 Duane Robison 6 Arnie Martel
E1 -0.096 7.579 150.05 ****WINNER**** 0.066 8.079 123.06
C/A Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.371 D/AA Index: 8.18 (+/-): -0.101
Qualified: #47 7.435 -0.515 #15 7.577 -0.603
Another red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
36 Robert Bailey 5517 Justin Jenkins
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.057 6.601 192.96 0.047 9.180 143.00
A/ED Index: 7.19 (+/-): -0.589 I/SMA Index: 9.67 (+/-): -0.490
Qualified: #14 6.586 -0.604 #46 9.153 -0.517
Big headstart and big wheelstand for Jenkins. Bailey catches him early as I can hear him
whomping the pedal, but still hits his CIC.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
8 David Rampy 11 Frank Aragona Jr.
E1 0.036 7.278 164.59 ****WINNER**** 0.028 8.182 159.32
A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.562 F/ED Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.608
Qualified: #9 7.222 -0.618 #41 8.247 -0.543
Another one that sounded the same. The little car ran off and hid, with sounds of throttle
feathering on the top end. Makes you wonder how much Aragona is holding since after all the work
to burn ET he still went -.608
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
519 Scott Parks 388 Brian Stufflebeam
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.073 7.508 126.61 -0.032 7.403 179.28
A/ND Index: 7.42 (+/-): 0.088 A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.437
Qualified: #18 6.821 -0.599 #50 7.353 -0.487
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
18 Brian Darcy 357 Rick Brown
E1 -0.052 7.952 111.50 ****WINNER**** 0.027 7.986 168.79
A/ND Index: 7.42 (+/-): 0.532 F/AA Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.504
Qualified: #16 6.819 -0.601 #48 7.987 -0.503
That was a serious wheelstand for Brown - I don't know if I've ever seen a truck go that high
for that long.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
211 Glen Treadwell 368 Fred Allen
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.012 7.988 154.60 0.012 8.579 151.32
F/EA Index: 8.53 (+/-): -0.542 C/SR Index: 9.09 (+/-): -0.511
Qualified: #13 7.924 -0.606 #45 8.571 -0.519
Identical lights make for a close race.Glen Treadwell's MOV: 0.0318 seconds (approximately 7
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
48 Joey Tanksley 205 Rick Hord
E1 ****WINNER**** No Time No Time
C/D Index: 7.41 (+/-): 92.589 BB/A Index: 7.96 (+/-): 92.039
Qualified: #32 6.842 -0.568 #64 7.744 -0.216
Hord doesn't show. Tanksley watches the tree come down and then climbs out of the car.
That's it for round one.
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