Sun, 19 Feb 2012, 17:52 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2631 Jonathan Gray                        2780 Grant Lewis                  
E2                  -0.051  4.510 152.06     ****WINNER****  0.060  5.617 125.82
        B/AA Index: 4.82 (+/-): -0.310           H/SMA Index: 6.01 (+/-): -0.393
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Plybon    ) 0.190  4.534 -0.286      (M Hardee    ) 0.073  5.623 -0.387
 Qualified:             #5  7.046 -0.524                        #1  8.887 -0.613

5:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 1,812 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   16 Calvin Hill                           207 Lee Sharp                    
E2                   0.032  5.144 132.93     ****WINNER****  0.020  5.299 130.40
        I/AA Index: 5.52 (+/-): -0.376           D/SMA Index: 5.69 (+/-): -0.391
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Rosentiel ) 0.049  5.182 -0.338      (B Dawson    ) 0.037  5.331 -0.359
 Qualified:             #8  8.191 -0.509                        #4  8.436 -0.534

Lee Sharp's MOV: 0.0273 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   21 Jim Kimbrough                        3002 Pat Ross                     
E2                   0.050  4.941 153.82     ****WINNER****  0.191  5.098 135.01
        C/DA Index: 4.82 (+/-):  0.121             F/A Index: 5.45 (+/-): -0.352
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Williams  ) 0.058  4.470 -0.350      (A Stanfield ) 0.049  5.107 -0.343
 Qualified:             #7  7.045 -0.515                        #3  8.023 -0.557

Kimbrough spun the tires hard and did a full backpedal to get the tires hooked up. Ross races Lewis in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  211 Glen Treadwell                         23 Arnie Martel                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.060  5.017 138.00                     0.045  4.886 138.68
        G/ED Index: 5.37 (+/-): -0.353            D/AA Index: 5.19 (+/-): -0.304
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Rose      ) 0.095  5.010 -0.360      (J Treadwell ) 0.165  5.987  0.797
 Qualified:             #6  7.944 -0.516                        #2  7.586 -0.584

Martel had the better light, but his car was on the right side of the groove and moving around. Glen Treadwell's MOV: 0.0349 seconds (approximately 7 feet). He faces Sharp in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink