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Sun, 15 Jun 2003, 10:29 AM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Pontiac Excitement Nationals presented by Summit Racing:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
  212 Mark Linebarrier                     1892 Chris Bozic
E1                  -0.066  7.681 -0.119     ****WINNER****  0.070  7.137 -0.473
        B/A Index: 7.80                           C/D Index: 7.61
 Qualified:            #27  7.488 -0.312                       #11  7.128 -0.482

4:06 PM Current weather conditions: 75 degrees, 78 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.05 inches, with a track temperature of 91 degrees.

It's still overcast and there is a chance the rains will return, but we will keep running as long as the weather permits today. Conditions are a little better than yesterday, so CICs are possible.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   39 Mike Clarahan                          37 Jack Slagle
E1                  -0.030  7.052 -0.358     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.222 -0.128
       A/AA Index: 7.41                         D/SMA Index: 9.35
 Qualified:            #26  7.092 -0.318                       #10  8.860 -0.490


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
  354 Rhett Matheny                          34 Robert Bailey
E1                   0.020  7.906 -0.084     ****WINNER****  0.166  6.888 -0.402
       A/EA Index: 7.99                          A/ED Index: 7.29
 Qualified:            #29  7.713 -0.277                       #13  6.825 -0.465

Part 2: These two were ready to do their burnouts, but it was raining lightly at half track, so they were on hold for a few minutes. Then it started raining harder and everyone cleared out of the starting line area and the stands. Then it really poured, so we were down for quite awhile. 4:15 PM.

9:19 PM Five hours later, now under the lights, following the final Professional qualifying session, they came up to try again. Matheny had a great light, but got out of shape on the top end and couldn't run the number, so Bailey advanced. Robert Bailey's MOV: 0.1726 seconds (approximately 37 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   27 Fred Allen                           2885 David Rampy
E1                   0.041  7.884 -0.106     ****WINNER****  0.042  7.733 -0.257
       A/EA Index: 7.99                          A/EA Index: 7.99
 Qualified:            #20  7.606 -0.384                        #4  7.481 -0.509

Almost identical reaction times, bad news for Allen. Then he got out of shape on the top end and Rampy won easily. David Rampy's MOV: 0.1502 seconds (approximately 30 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3718 Terry Smith                          1498 Santo Volpe
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  8.620 -0.400                     0.029 No Time
       D/EA Index: 9.02                          A/SR Index: 8.64
 Qualified:            #17  8.573 -0.447                        #1  8.085 -0.555

Volpe had the better light, but got out of shape and hit a timing reflector and his run was disqualified - he got to the finish line second anyway. Then the remaining cars in the staging lanes began heading for the pits, dew on the track making it unsafe to continue.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3380 David Allen                          3361 Bo Butner
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  8.528 -0.312                     0.193 16.333  8.033
        F/A Index: 8.84                          PSTA Index: 8.30
 Qualified:            #30  8.567 -0.273                       #14  7.839 -0.461

9:29 AM Sunday, Part 3 of a very long round of eliminations. Butner launched and slowed almost immediately.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3688 Ed Bennett                           3316 Michael Hazlett
E1                  -0.005  7.910  0.110     ****WINNER****  0.058  9.384  1.584
        B/A Index: 7.80                           B/A Index: 7.80
 Qualified:            #21  7.430 -0.370                        #5  7.297 -0.503


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
  373 Ray Vierheller III                     31 Steve Ambrose
E1   ****WINNER****  0.068  8.474 -0.426                     0.165  7.944 -0.516
       I/AA Index: 8.90                          J/AA Index: 8.46
 Qualified:            #23  8.552 -0.348                        #7  7.961 -0.499

These two were next up when the plug was pulled last night. Ray Vierheller III's MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 21 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3397 Rod Dorsey                           1160 Al Ackerman
E1                  -0.040  9.680 -0.220     ****WINNER****  0.000  8.435 -0.345
      H/SMA Index: 9.90                           F/D Index: 8.78
 Qualified:            #22  9.531 -0.369                        #6  8.277 -0.503


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3451 Steve Eckard                         1043 David Podobinski
E1   ****WINNER****  0.097  7.385 -0.415                     0.003  8.545 -0.295
       B/AA Index: 7.80                           F/A Index: 8.84
 Qualified:            #12  7.334 -0.466                       #28  8.553 -0.287

Podobinski had a great light, but couldn't run the number. Steve Eckard's MOV: 0.0268 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3748 Herb Raymond                         3151 Ian Landies Jr
E1                   0.095  7.700 -0.300     ****WINNER****  0.086  8.330 -0.510
        C/A Index: 8.00                           F/A Index: 8.84
 Qualified:            #24  7.671 -0.329                        #8  8.348 -0.492

landies took a 0.01 CIC for the win. Ian Landies Jr's MOV: 0.2196 seconds (approximately 56 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
  208 Tim Timmerman                           3 Larry Pritchett
E1                   0.035  8.999  0.499     ****WINNER****  0.082  8.116 -0.424
       E/AA Index: 8.50                          A/SM Index: 8.54
 Qualified:            #31  8.227 -0.273                       #15  8.084 -0.456

Timmerman slowed right off the line, then got it going again.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3111 Eddie Smith                           211 Glen Treadwell
E1                  -0.033  8.758 -0.462     ****WINNER****  0.039  8.539 -0.541
       G/AA Index: 9.22                          E/EA Index: 9.08
 Qualified:            #18  8.777 -0.443                        #2  8.537 -0.543


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 2125 Tony Stephenson                      1913 Charlie Yannetti
E1                   0.039  8.896 -0.454     ****WINNER****  0.030  9.366 -0.514
      D/SMA Index: 9.35                          L/AA Index: 9.88
 Qualified:            #25  9.025 -0.325                        #9  9.389 -0.491

Charlie Yannetti's MOV: 0.0693 seconds (approximately 15 feet). He'll get a 0.01 CIC for the rest of the race.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 4006 Mike Trumble                           12 Frank Aragona Jr.
E1                   0.070  8.404 -0.316     ****WINNER****  0.046  8.523 -0.557
      A/SMA Index: 8.72                          F/EA Index: 9.08
 Qualified:            #19  8.295 -0.425                        #3  8.558 -0.522

Aragona takes a 0.05 CIC for the win. Frank Aragona Jr.'s MOV: 0.2657 seconds (approximately 55 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3576 Jeff Townsend                        3002 Patrick Ross Sr
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.099  8.416 -0.424
       A/ED Index: 7.29                           F/A Index: 8.84
 Qualified:            #32  7.022 -0.268                       #16  8.386 -0.454

Townsend was a no-show.

In the second round it's Smith vs Yannetti, Hazlett vs Bailey, Aragona vs Bozic, Vierheller vs Pritchett, Treadwell vs Slagle, Ackerman vs Allen, Rampy vs Eckard, and Landies vs Ross.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink