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Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 10:31 AM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division, Buckeye Fuel Wars:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  340 Terry Smith                          3301 Jim Primozic                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.092  7.427 175.80                     0.297  8.813 151.71
        D/DA Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.493           D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.127
 Qualified:             #8  7.447 -0.473                       #16  8.998  0.058

10:21 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,986 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

Primozic is late off the line and can't hold off Smith.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3864 Scott Chamness                        346 Mike Farrell                 
E1                   0.158  6.822 198.15     ****WINNER****  0.057  7.426 177.91
         B/D Index: 7.25 (+/-): -0.428            A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.414
 Qualified:             #5  6.747 -0.503                       #13  7.466 -0.374

Farrell gets out of the gate first and hangs on for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3073 Jeremy Bailey                         394 Greg Kamplain                
E1                   0.586 12.497  81.47     ****WINNER****  0.024  7.239 143.38
        B/DA Index: 7.39 (+/-):  5.107            B/ED Index: 7.47 (+/-): -0.231
 Qualified:            #11  6.932 -0.458                        #3  6.963 -0.507

Bailey has problems early and backs off the throttle.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   24 David Rampy                           332 Todd Frantz                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  7.438 161.52                     0.037  8.614 153.53
        A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.402           D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.326
 Qualified:             #7  7.361 -0.479                       #15  8.788 -0.152

Frantz gets a small advantage off the line, makes his quickest pass of the weekend but can't hold off Rampy.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Bruno Massel                           38 Robert Bailey                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035  7.225 168.56                     0.184  6.703 198.85
       DD/AT Index: 7.62 (+/-): -0.395            A/ED Index: 7.21 (+/-): -0.507
 Qualified:             #1  7.006 -0.614                        #9  6.738 -0.472

Massel gets a big advantage off the line and holds off bailey for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   34 Brian Browell                          37 Steve Ambrose                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  7.346 163.73                     0.113  7.917 159.38
         D/D Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.444            J/AA Index: 8.35 (+/-): -0.433
 Qualified:             #2  7.264 -0.526                       #10  7.887 -0.463


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   33 Chuck Haubiel                           2 David Billingsley            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  8.394 147.75                     0.073  8.949 148.38
        C/SM Index: 8.76 (+/-): -0.366            L/AA Index: 9.31 (+/-): -0.361
 Qualified:             #4  8.255 -0.505                       #12  8.929 -0.381


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  357 Rick Brown                           3308 John Frech                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  8.335 147.54                     0.056  8.322 158.28
        B/TA Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.455             F/D Index: 8.59 (+/-): -0.268
 Qualified:             #6  8.295 -0.495                       #14  8.260 -0.330

In the next round it will be massell vs. Farrell, kamplain vs. Rampy, Browell vs. Brown, and Haubiel vs. Smith.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink