Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 17:22 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Sonoma Raceway presented by Korbel California Champagne:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   64 Brandon Huhtala                      7063 Mark Lelchook                
E2                   0.084  7.331 186.82     ****WINNER****  0.042  7.371 179.85
         C/A Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.589            D/ED Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.549
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.049  7.607 -0.313      (S Graham    ) 0.178  7.558 -0.362
 Qualified:             #1  7.236 -0.684                        #4  7.339 -0.581

2:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted altitude 1,537 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Winner will face McClay in round three.

They have identical indexes and Mark Lelchook gets the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0021 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  710 Doug Lambeck                         7023 Tyler Hogan                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  9.001 114.76                           No Time      
       D/SMA Index: 8.93 (+/-):  0.071            C/DA Index: 7.58 (+/-): 92.419
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Moore     ) 0.065  8.428 -0.512      (R Jones     ) 0.034  7.186 -0.394
 Qualified:             #5  8.363 -0.577                        #7  7.074 -0.506

Hogan is a No Show, so Lambeck will take a single into the final round, as he gets the bye run next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7235 Scott McClay                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  8.596 107.18     
        C/ED Index: 7.83 (+/-):  0.766    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Hugger    ) 0.197  9.249  1.419   
 Qualified:             #6  7.281 -0.549                     Bye

McClay tests the tree and the staring line and clicks it off early on his bye run.

2:21 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink