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Sun, 5 Sep 2010, 03:38 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Dan Bennett

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 2 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
    4 Sal Biondo                            519 Scott Parks                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  8.486 130.82                    -0.022  7.009 159.32
       I/AA Index: 8.67 (+/-): -0.184            A/ND Index: 7.42 (+/-): -0.411
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Zane      ) 0.114  8.167 -0.593      (B Stufflebea) 0.073  7.508  0.088
 Qualified:            #34  8.194 -0.566                       #18  6.821 -0.599

3:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,622 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

We've had strong sun on the track for most of the day and the track temp reflects that. The wind has mostly died down.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 Matt Harris                           255 Buddy Perkinson              
E2                   0.002 30.128  22.29     ****WINNER****  0.039  7.639 132.00
        E/A Index: 8.27 (+/-): 21.858             B/A Index: 7.55 (+/-):  0.089
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Farrell   ) 0.100  7.768 -0.592      (J Greenheck ) 0.106  7.041 -0.519
 Qualified:             #5  7.716 -0.644                       #21  6.967 -0.593

Harris left hard, Perkinson didn't. But right at the top of first Harris nosed over and Perkinson gets the win. Tough break for Matt.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Alan Ellis                           5250 Todd Patterson               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  7.231 128.10                    -0.032  8.065 145.30
       A/AA Index: 7.11 (+/-):  0.121           A/SMA Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.425
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Agan      ) 0.014  6.601 -0.549      (G Kamplain  ) 0.016  7.989 -0.531
 Qualified:            #28  6.572 -0.578                       #12  7.908 -0.612

Strange burnout for Patterson. He was spinning for quite a while before just a wisp of smoke came out of the right side.

Patterson goes red and Ellis' crew is on the radio before he even gets the green.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4440 Kevin Self                            358 David Billingsley            
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.013  7.998 141.83                    -0.005  9.019 135.32
       F/EA Index: 8.44 (+/-): -0.442            L/AA Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.481
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Holland   ) 0.033  7.933 -0.597      (J Frech     ) 0.021  8.996 -0.554
 Qualified:            #11  7.918 -0.612                       #27  8.972 -0.578


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4006 Mike Trumble                           15 Al Ackerman                  
E2                   0.072  8.505 142.37     ****WINNER****  0.015  8.370 133.51
      A/SMA Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.015             F/D Index: 8.60 (+/-): -0.230
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Pritchett ) 0.027  8.346 -0.174      (B Morse     ) 0.023  9.548  0.948
 Qualified:            #33  7.954 -0.566                       #17  8.000 -0.600

Easy win for Ackerman. That's a little surprising.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3718 Terry Smith                           610 John Edwards                 
E2                   0.159  7.386 177.46     ****WINNER****  0.096  7.464 175.75
       D/ED Index: 7.94 (+/-): -0.554            C/AA Index: 7.96 (+/-): -0.496
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Barone    ) 0.088  7.527 -0.413      (D Hughes    ) 0.310 11.284  3.324
 Qualified:            #36  7.384 -0.556                       #20  7.361 -0.599

Smith is really late but still almost pulls it out.

John Edwards' MOV: 0.0051 seconds (approximately 16 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  359 Jay Billingsley                      5008 Travis Gusso                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  8.412 130.43                    -0.045  8.640 142.09
       F/ED Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.378            E/SM Index: 9.07 (+/-): -0.430
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Yediny    ) 0.065  8.422 -0.368      (B Browell   ) 0.064  8.803 -0.267
 Qualified:            #38  8.243 -0.547                       #54  8.648 -0.422


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  357 Rick Brown                             48 Joey Tanksley                
E2                   0.011  8.090 168.58     ****WINNER****  0.052  6.925 170.84
       F/AA Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.400             C/D Index: 6.46 (+/-):  0.465
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Darcy     ) 0.027  7.986 -0.504      (R Hord      )       No Time      
 Qualified:            #48  7.987 -0.503                       #32  6.842 -0.568

Brown has a great light but Tanksley chases him down with n CIC damage. This is a battle of tw o-time Indy runners up.

Joey Tanksley's MOV: 0.0442 seconds (approximately 11 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   36 Robert Bailey                        3000 Jerry Arnold                 
E2                   0.104  6.558 196.59     ****WINNER****  0.069  7.914 166.62
       A/ED Index: 7.11 (+/-): -0.552            G/ED Index: 8.46 (+/-): -0.546
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Jenkins   ) 0.057  6.601 -0.589      (B Klein     ) 0.036  8.235 -0.225
 Qualified:            #14  6.586 -0.604                       #30  7.888 -0.572

Jerry Arnold's MOV: 0.0294 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Both racers wanted the stripe but Arnold's light game him the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  356 Doug Warren                          2112 Jenny Treadwell              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.099  6.727 162.14                    -0.466  8.983 112.89
       A/DA Index: 7.11 (+/-): -0.383            E/ED Index: 8.85 (+/-):  0.133
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Dawson    ) 0.125  6.602 -0.528      (S Ambrose   ) 0.033  8.364 -0.486
 Qualified:            #23  6.540 -0.590                       #39  8.303 -0.547


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Arnie Martel                         5248 Shaun Vincent                
E2                   0.062  7.597 176.77     ****WINNER****  0.002  8.541 155.58
       D/AA Index: 8.18 (+/-): -0.583            C/TA Index: 9.08 (+/-): -0.539
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Robison   ) 0.066  8.079 -0.101      (S Chamness  ) 0.061  8.571 -0.559
 Qualified:            #15  7.577 -0.603                       #31  8.559 -0.571

Great light for Vincent makes the difference.

Shaun Vincent's MOV: 0.0166 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Bruno Massel                           35 Jason Coan                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  7.203 175.21                     0.033  8.213 158.30
      DD/AT Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.587            G/EA Index: 8.80 (+/-): -0.587
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Cervelli  ) 0.024  7.344 -0.446      (J Caro      ) 0.054  8.295 -0.505
 Qualified:            #26  7.206 -0.584                       #10  8.186 -0.614

That was worth the trip! Good lights on each side, both cars went way under but Bruno takes the win.

Bruno Massel's MOV: 0.0099 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7230 Randy Jones                          4254 Scott Benham                 
E2                   0.110  7.942 170.90     ****WINNER****  0.020  9.058 147.70
      A/SMA Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.578            I/SM Index: 9.67 (+/-): -0.612
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Haubiel   ) 0.043  8.064 -0.456      (T Schmidt   ) 0.019 10.196  0.526
 Qualified:            #24  7.931 -0.589                        #8  9.052 -0.618


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  144 John Caliendo Jr                     6157 Todd Hoerner                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.034  7.713 175.37                     0.122  6.760 209.07
       D/AA Index: 8.18 (+/-): -0.467            A/AA Index: 7.15 (+/-): -0.390
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Greco     ) 0.384  7.752 -0.428      (A Bertozzi  ) 0.033  6.926 -0.224
 Qualified:            #51  7.700 -0.480                        #3  6.499 -0.651

Hoerner will have to wait about a second before he can chase the GTO.

Actually, he waits 1.122 seconds and the race goes to Caliendo.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  211 Glen Treadwell                        469 Clark Smiley                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  7.973 159.02                     0.126  7.407 183.62
       F/EA Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.517             C/A Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.543
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Allen     ) 0.012  7.988 -0.542      (M Hazlett   ) 0.088  7.813 -0.137
 Qualified:            #13  7.924 -0.606                       #29  7.375 -0.575


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  452 Steven Kent                            11 Frank Aragona Jr.            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  7.822 173.36                     0.034  8.201 152.18
        E/A Index: 8.36 (+/-): -0.538            F/ED Index: 8.69 (+/-): -0.489
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Ray       ) 0.161  7.948 -0.412      (D Rampy     ) 0.028  8.182 -0.608
 Qualified:            #25  7.775 -0.585                       #41  8.247 -0.543

Steven Kent has no CIC penalty; Frank Aragona Jr. has a 0.10 CIC penalty.
Aragona saves his index for another day as Kent goes blasting by.

Next session, it's Biondo vs Massel, Billingsley vs Arnold, Edwards and Ellis, Benham vs Tanksley, Ackerman vs Kent, Perkins and Treadwell, Caliendo vs Self, and Warren takes on Vincent.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink