Fri, 02 Nov 2012, 18:36 PM Mountain Mike's Comp Shootout Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Mountain Mike's Comp Shootout at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Shortline Express Gambler Shootout at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Clint Neff                             76 Tyler Hogan                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.083  7.770 167.30                     0.033  7.077 186.95
         K/A Index: 8.42 (+/-): -0.650            C/DA Index: 7.64 (+/-): -0.563
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Edwards   ) 0.054  7.789 -0.631      (B Fitzpatric) 0.108  7.064 -0.576
 Qualified:             #6 3                                    #4 5            

3:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 27.80 inches, adjusted altitude 4,225 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Neff uses his power advantage to just stay out in front of a charging Hogan.

Hogan has a much better RT, but is almost a tenth slower to his index.

Clint Neff's MOV: 0.0375 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1214 Matt Hartford                        7009 Ross Wilson                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.001  6.985 164.59                    -0.001  8.655 128.77
        B/DA Index: 7.44 (+/-): -0.455            C/SM Index: 8.89 (+/-): -0.235
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lamb      ) 0.002  6.841 -0.599      (M De Palma  ) 0.147  8.772 -0.118
 Qualified:            #99 100                                  #7 2            

Wilson goes -0.001 and Hartford goes 0.001 on their RT's.

Matt Hartford's MOV: opponent's red light.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink