Sat, 20 Jul 2013, 18:46 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  514 Clint Sallee                         5248 Shaun Vincent                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000  7.209 163.77                     0.044  9.158 146.93
         B/D Index: 7.67 (+/-): -0.461            C/TA Index: 9.63 (+/-): -0.472
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Schadle   ) 0.904  8.541  0.871      (P Carbery   ) 0.140  9.257 -0.373
 Qualified:             #4  7.110 -0.560                        #8  9.109 -0.521

4:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 24.15 inches, adjusted altitude 9,826 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

A perfect light! Clint Sallee's MOV: 0.0338 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Clint Sallee's incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-2.941, 660ft-4.535/154.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.927.
Shaun Vincent's incremental times: 60ft-1.292 sec., 330ft-3.749, 660ft-5.828/118.09 mph, 1,000ft-7.629.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   55 Will Hatcher                         5250 Todd Patterson               
E2                   0.092  7.011 193.63     ****WINNER****  0.009  8.642 157.50
        A/DA Index: 7.51 (+/-): -0.499           A/SMA Index: 9.08 (+/-): -0.438
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Nash      ) 0.092  7.597  0.087      (L Snyder    ) 0.057  8.741 -0.339
 Qualified:             #7  6.977 -0.533                        #3  8.504 -0.576

Hatcher was moving around his lane in the middle section of the track. Todd Patterson's MOV: 0.0223 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Will Hatcher's incremental times: 60ft-1.055 sec., 330ft-2.907, 660ft-4.484/156.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.851.
Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.279 sec., 330ft-3.603, 660ft-5.549/128.86 mph, 1,000ft-7.229.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  500 Lou Ficco Jr.                          10 Alan Ellis                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.116  7.875 161.83                     0.079  7.616 186.15
        B/AA Index: 8.02 (+/-): -0.145            A/AA Index: 7.55 (+/-):  0.066
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Keilers   ) 0.120  7.610 -0.410                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #5  7.463 -0.557                        #1  6.940 -0.610

Ellis had to pedal it just after the launch. Ficco will face Patterson in the semi's.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Clint Neff                           4799 Bill Kent                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  8.924 113.55                    -0.037  7.337 150.78
        K/AA Index: 8.77 (+/-):  0.154             B/D Index: 7.67 (+/-): -0.333
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Snyder    ) 0.095  8.267 -0.543      (W Oman      ) 0.161  7.747  0.077
 Qualified:             #6  8.253 -0.557                        #2  7.113 -0.577

Neff versus Sallee in round three.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink