Mon, 25 Mar 2013, 02:02 AM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BELLE ROSE, La. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA, 10th annual JEG'S.com Cajun SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   13 Steve Szupka                          429 Raymond Martin               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.057  8.788 114.44                           No Time      
        G/EA Index: 8.69 (+/-):  0.098            K/AA Index: 8.19 (+/-): 91.809
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Allen     ) 0.049  8.183 -0.577      (R Carpenter ) 0.048  8.181 -0.009
E1    (J Mohana    ) 0.091  8.365 -0.395      (J Greenheck ) 0.070  7.686 -0.644
 Qualified:            #15  8.220 -0.540                        #3  7.694 -0.636

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.
No time recorded for Martin.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2467 Jim Kimbrough                          42 Donald Thomas                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.985 191.29                     0.065  7.352 166.03
        C/DA Index: 7.51 (+/-): -0.525            C/ED Index: 7.80 (+/-): -0.448
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Aragona   ) 0.009  7.001 -0.549      (D Rampy     ) -0.005  7.751 -0.049
E1    (S Kent      ) 0.098  7.044 -0.556      (R Skillman  ) 0.055  7.291 -0.579
 Qualified:            #16  7.061 -0.539                        #4  7.241 -0.629

Kimbrough took another small CIC, three in a row adding up to a small permanent adjustment.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   21 Glen Treadwell                       213A Anthony Bertozzi             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  7.790 168.49                     0.036  7.772 165.94
        G/ED Index: 8.40 (+/-): -0.610            B/SR Index: 8.39 (+/-): -0.618
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Patterson ) 0.032  7.895 -0.575      (A Martel    ) 0.008  8.528  0.138
E1    (D Segura    ) 0.072  8.211 -0.259      (C Stewart   ) 0.013  7.995 -0.395
 Qualified:            #13  7.916 -0.554                        #9  7.796 -0.594

Glen Treadwell's MOV: 0.0120 seconds (approximately 3 feet), with a large permanent CIC to go with it. Both drivers really wanted the win light, Bertozzi taking a small permanent CIC in a losing cause.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  394 Greg Kamplain                          45 Joey Tanksley                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.829 190.30                     0.078  6.811 192.11
        B/ED Index: 7.37 (+/-): -0.541             C/D Index: 7.41 (+/-): -0.599
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Rosenstiel) 0.053  6.861 -0.649      (S Cashio    ) 0.056  7.588  0.178
E1    (A Hickey    ) 0.051  7.008 -0.512      (R Fulton    ) 0.052  6.977 -0.433
 Qualified:            #10  6.949 -0.571                        #6  6.802 -0.608

Greg Kamplain's MOV: 0.0060 seconds (approximately 20 inches), also earning a big permanent adjustment.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink