Sun, 25 Mar 2012, 15:57 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
710 Doug Lambeck 7230 Randy Jones
E2 0.046 8.645 146.29 ****WINNER**** 0.024 8.727 138.48
D/SMA Index: 9.11 (+/-): -0.465 C/TA Index: 9.21 (+/-): -0.483
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Graham ) 0.070 8.737 -0.373 (R Wilson ) 0.010 9.108 -0.102
Qualified: #25 15.447 6.337 #7 8.637 -0.573
12:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 27.25 inches, adjusted
altitude 4,321 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.Randy Jones' MOV: 0.0405 seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7189 Dean Carter 62 Brandon Huhtala
E2 0.093 7.050 188.46 ****WINNER**** 0.082 7.446 183.62
B/ND Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.550 C/A Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.544
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Goff ) 0.034 8.423 0.823 (S Mc Clay ) 0.059 7.485 -0.545
Qualified: #10 7.058 -0.542 #4 7.428 -0.602
Dean Carter has no CIC penalty; Brandon Huhtala has a 0.04 CIC penalty. Huhtala's GXP squirts out of the groove at the green and he drives it back to the middle. It's close at the finish line, as Carter was late. Another little CIC hit to boot.
Brandon
Huhtala's incremental margins MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 17 inches). He will race Jones later.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
769Y Joshua Lee 703 Joe Mozeris
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.130 9.274 122.51 0.103 7.105 187.03
H/EA Index: 9.78 (+/-): -0.506 B/ED Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.465
Prior rounds:
E1 -0.057 9.960 0.180 (M Hartford ) 0.080 7.279 -0.291
Qualified: #1 9.100 -0.680 #20 7.202 -0.368
Joshua Lee is later than Mozeris and just nibbles at the CIC for the close win. MOV: 0.0144 seconds (approximately 4
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6660 Adam Bowdish 7771 Ed Sigmon
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.010 8.237 145.96 0.067 8.655 151.56
B/SMA Index: 8.74 (+/-): -0.503 C/SR Index: 9.18 (+/-): -0.525
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Marshall ) 0.085 8.564 -0.176 (B Perkin ) 0.056 8.682 -0.498
Qualified: #5 8.159 -0.581 #11 8.649 -0.531
Bowdish has a strong 0.010 RT and there is a lot of throttle work in the lights for the win without a CIC hit.He will race Lee in round next.
Adam Bowdish's MOV: 0.0352 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
35 Ray Vierheller 768M Brian Moscini
E2 -0.031 7.547 169.15 ****WINNER**** 0.076 8.092 121.76
D/DA Index: 8.02 (+/-): -0.473 C/AA Index: 8.01 (+/-): 0.082
Prior rounds:
E1 (L Cooperman ) 0.089 7.566 -0.454 (S Hedlund ) 0.053 7.716 -0.294
Qualified: #12 7.499 -0.521 #18 7.544 -0.466
Brian Moscini's MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
71 Justin Lamb 72 Alan Ellis
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.051 8.769 153.16 0.043 6.664 193.96
F/SMA Index: 9.31 (+/-): -0.541 A/AA Index: 7.18 (+/-): -0.516
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Fitzpatric) 0.021 8.806 -0.504 (D Giroux ) 0.044 7.238 0.058
Qualified: #15 8.801 -0.509 #9 6.628 -0.552
Winner get the bye run next round.Small starting line advantage for Ellis, but Lamb dips further into the CIC to get the five
foot win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 514 Clint Sallee
E2 ****WINNER**** No Time
B/D Index: 7.32 (+/-): 92.679
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Edwards ) 0.017 6.879 -0.441
Qualified: #2 6.693 -0.627
Sallee takes the green and backs out on his bye run. He will race Moscini in the next round.12:53 p.m.
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