Sun, 10 Mar 2013, 16:59 PM 12.00 Index Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CECIL, Ga. - Results of round 3 eliminations in 12.00 Index at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at South Georgia Motorsports Park:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 N226 John Norris                          2956 Chip Rollins                 
E3                  -0.015 11.986 112.07     ****WINNER**** -0.006 12.018 113.28
        1200 Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.014           1200 Index: 12.00 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Cox       ) 0.013 11.952 -0.048      (D Hutto     ) 0.013 12.044  0.044
E1    (J Kelly     ) 0.053 12.040  0.040      (B Kelley    ) 0.063 12.032  0.032
 Qualified:            #12 12.083  0.083                        #6 12.018  0.018

rollins will get the bye into the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2099 Danny Towe                           281H Derek Putnam                 
E3                   0.001 12.084 107.68     ****WINNER****  0.019 12.059 111.02
        1200 Index: 12.00 (+/-):  0.084           1200 Index: 12.00 (+/-):  0.059
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.037 11.956 -0.044      (S Horn      ) 0.125 12.018  0.018
E1    (K Bevins    ) 0.039 11.976 -0.024      (T Estes     ) 0.047 12.020  0.020
 Qualified:             #2 12.016  0.016                        #5 12.017  0.017

Derek Putnam's MOV: 0.0072 seconds (approximately 14 inches). Towe with a near perfect light, but Putnam chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2622 Bill Frame                                 Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017 12.052 108.52     
        1200 Index: 12.00 (+/-):  0.052   
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Clifford  ) 0.029 11.851 -0.149   
E1    (G Vizzo     ) 0.004 12.198  0.198   
 Qualified:             #7 12.038  0.038                     Bye

Frame will face Putnam in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink