Sun, 26 May 2013, 13:14 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 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
 2617 Russell Joly                           25 Lee Sharp                    
E3                   0.003  7.568 183.10     ****WINNER****  0.014  8.421 159.61
        C/AA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.342           D/SMA Index: 8.86 (+/-): -0.439
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Rosenstiel) 0.087  7.530 -0.380      (K Houghtalin) 0.017  8.351 -0.589
E1    (P Williams  ) 0.033  7.526 -0.384      (J Treadwell ) 0.134  9.087  0.147
 Qualified:             #6  7.333 -0.577                        #8  8.430 -0.510

1:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 2,295 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Joly gets the hole shot but isn't able to run down Sharp.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Bruno Massel                           24 David Rampy                  
E3                   0.048  6.687 202.21     ****WINNER****  0.003  7.315 180.89
         I/D Index: 7.24 (+/-): -0.553            A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.525
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Hardee    ) 0.116  6.753 -0.487      (G Treadwell ) 0.040  7.333 -0.507
E1    (W Hutton    ) 0.017  6.922 -0.318      (V Puckett   ) 0.014  7.393 -0.447
 Qualified:             #3  6.605 -0.635                       #12  7.630 -0.210

Rampy gets out of the gate first and holds off Massel for the win.

it will be Rampy vs. Sharp in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink