Sat, 25 May 2013, 19:26 PM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Atlanta Dragway:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1 Bruno Massel 291 Wayne Hutton
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.017 6.922 174.03 0.153 7.869 173.34
I/D Index: 7.24 (+/-): -0.318 D/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.411
Qualified: #3 6.605 -0.635 #10 7.870 -0.410
7:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.36 inches,
adjusted altitude 2,132 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.Massel gets a big advantage off the line and goes around
Hutton quickly for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
298 Pat Williams 2617 Russell Joly
E1 -0.029 7.331 191.48 ****WINNER**** 0.033 7.526 150.53
A/AP Index: 7.22 (+/-): 0.111 C/AA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.384
Qualified: #13 7.019 -0.201 #6 7.333 -0.577
Williams leaves too early and gives the win to Joly. Joly backs off the throttle early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
210 Rodney Rosenstiel 2467 Jim Kimbrough
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.101 6.367 217.18 0.002 7.108 189.04
AA/AM Index: 6.99 (+/-): -0.623 C/DA Index: 7.59 (+/-): -0.482
Qualified: #2 6.345 -0.645 #9 7.088 -0.502
Rosenstiel is late off the line and had to use a lot of his index to run down Kimbrough.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
24 David Rampy 2211 Van Puckett
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.014 7.393 165.31 0.094 8.331 161.13
A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.447 G/AA Index: 8.85 (+/-): -0.519
Qualified: #12 7.630 -0.210 #5 8.254 -0.596
Rampy gets a big holeshot and is able to run down Puckett and take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2112 Jenny Treadwell 25 Lee Sharp
E1 0.137 19.174 36.34 ****WINNER**** 0.134 9.087 112.16
J/D Index: 8.25 (+/-): 10.924 D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): 0.147
Qualified: #15 9.247 0.997 #8 8.430 -0.510
Treadwell had problems and backed off the throttle about 300 feet out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2126 Michael Hardee 2229 Lonnie Johnson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.073 8.450 145.89 0.032 7.408 190.27
D/SM Index: 8.99 (+/-): -0.540 B/AA Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.162
Qualified: #7 8.414 -0.576 #14 7.382 -0.188
Johnson is first off the line but doesn't have the power to run down Hardee.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1262 Kevin Houghtaling 2207 Jeff Adkinson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.114 8.727 152.69 0.056 8.569 152.43
F/SM Index: 9.27 (+/-): -0.543 D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.371
Qualified: #4 8.639 -0.631 #11 8.535 -0.405
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 21 Glen Treadwell
E1 ****WINNER**** 4.401 No Time
E/EA Index: 8.94 (+/-): 91.059
Qualified: #1 8.292 -0.648
Treadwell takes the green light and backs off the throttle.
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