Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 25 Sep 2010, 12:34 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe



ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4440 Kevin Self                           5021 Terry Ticel                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.105  8.225 130.25                    -0.005  8.482 160.77
       F/EA Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.265            G/AA Index: 8.91 (+/-): -0.428
 Qualified:             #4  7.963 -0.527                       #16  8.494 -0.416
10:33 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 77 percent, barometer 29.50 inches, adjusted altitude 2,704 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Ticel misses the tree and hands the win to Self. Self gets about 1000 feet out and clicks it off.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4251 Greg Porter                          4097 Pete Carbery                 
E1                   0.036  9.017 149.18     ****WINNER****  0.145  7.083 195.85
      G/SMA Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.283             B/A Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.477
 Qualified:            #20  8.915 -0.385                        #8  7.042 -0.518
Carbery is late off the line but is able to run down Porter for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Will Hatcher                         4264 Chris McGaha                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  6.603 197.80                     0.065  7.790 173.61
       A/DA Index: 7.13 (+/-): -0.527             D/A Index: 8.26 (+/-): -0.470
 Qualified:             #5  6.603 -0.527                       #17  7.853 -0.407
McGaha gets more than a one second head start but can't hold off Hatcher.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4995 Ray Goodman                          4006 Mike Trumble                 
E1                   0.110  7.895 153.95     ****WINNER****  0.066  8.229 137.81
       A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-):  0.055           A/SMA Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.291
 Qualified:            #23  7.564 -0.276                       #11  8.059 -0.461
Trumble gets out of the gate first and holds off Goodman for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   49 Jody Holland                            1 Bruno Massel                 
E1                   0.198  9.114 145.88     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.422 143.03
       L/AA Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.386           DD/AT Index: 7.74 (+/-): -0.318
 Qualified:            #15  9.075 -0.425                        #3  7.203 -0.537
Holland is late off the line and can't hold off Massel.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5413 Cordis Johnson                        469 Clark Smiley                 
E1                   0.045  9.041 145.86     ****WINNER****  0.035  7.540 162.63
      G/SMA Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.259             C/A Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.410
 Qualified:            #22  9.019 -0.281                       #10  7.472 -0.478


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4138 Michael Johnson                       514 Clint Sallee                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  7.488 157.87                     0.121 11.306  74.13
       A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.352             B/D Index: 7.24 (+/-):  4.066
 Qualified:            #13  7.393 -0.447                       #25  7.717  0.477
Sallee has problems early in the run and clicks it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4121 Darin West                           5250 Todd Patterson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.088  8.068 165.92                     0.118  8.070 165.62
       F/AA Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.422           A/SMA Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.450
 Qualified:            #19  8.087 -0.403                        #7  8.001 -0.519
Darin West's MOV: 0.0024 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  533 Bill Morse                           457W Adam White                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  8.257 163.31                    -0.012  7.340 138.76
      B/SMA Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.403            A/ND Index: 7.42 (+/-): -0.080
 Qualified:            #18  8.256 -0.404                        #6  6.896 -0.524


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5210 Duane Robison                        4650 Dennis Smiley                
E1                  -0.007  8.147 131.22     ****WINNER****  0.304 14.231  83.32
        C/A Index: 7.95 (+/-):  0.197            B/DA Index: 7.39 (+/-):  6.841
 Qualified:            #12  7.495 -0.455                       #24  7.201 -0.189
Smiley had problems off the line but Robison had turned on the red light and gave him the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 David Rampy                           357 Rick Brown                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  7.447 159.14                     0.052  8.136 163.79
       A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.393            F/AA Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.354
 Qualified:             #2  7.261 -0.579                       #14  8.063 -0.427


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  527 Brad Klein                           4800 Keith Hall                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.097  9.020 117.85
       B/AP Index: 7.84 (+/-): 92.159            D/SM Index: 8.98 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:            #21  7.457 -0.383                        #9  8.477 -0.503
Klein is a no show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  41 Chase Williams               
E1                                            ****WINNER****  1.726 No Time      
                                                  E/A Index: 8.36 (+/-): 91.639
 Qualified:                                                       #1  7.768 -0.592
Williams takes the green light and backs off the line.

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