Sat, 07 Sep 2013, 11:41 AM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Bristol Dragway presented by Frito Lay:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2211 Van Puckett                           298 Pat Williams                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.074  8.405 159.51                     0.599  7.382 188.96
        G/AA Index: 8.85 (+/-): -0.445            A/AP Index: 7.22 (+/-):  0.162
 Qualified:             #6  8.428 -0.422                       #11  7.269  0.049

11:29 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.51 inches, adjusted altitude 3,334 feet.

Williams was very late at the tree and Puckett advances.

Van Puckett's incremental times: 60ft-1.146 sec., 330ft-3.407, 660ft-5.332/127.74 mph, 1,000ft-6.996.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   25 Lee Sharp                              24 David Rampy                  
E1                  -0.004  8.586 156.50     ****WINNER****  0.036  7.418 153.86
       D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.354            A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.422
 Qualified:             #7  8.621 -0.319                        #2  7.333 -0.507

David Rampy's MOV: opponent's red light. David Rampy's incremental times: 60ft-1.033 sec., 330ft-2.964, 660ft-4.622/147.60 mph, 1,000ft-6.067.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1262 Kevin Houghtaling                    7004 Art Hodges                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.001  8.892 137.13                    -0.012  8.160 128.09
         H/A Index: 9.26 (+/-): -0.368             C/A Index: 7.89 (+/-):  0.270
 Qualified:             #4  8.827 -0.433                        #9  7.751 -0.139

Houghtaling nailed the tree and Hodges lit the red bulb.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  205 Rick Hord                            2617 Russell Joly                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057  7.038 198.23                     0.058  7.447 182.23
        CC/A Index: 7.50 (+/-): -0.462            C/AA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.463
 Qualified:             #8  7.273 -0.227                        #3  7.464 -0.446

Hord wins a very close race. Rick Hord's MOV: 0.0008 seconds (approximately 3 inches). He'll face Puckett in round two.

Rick Hord's incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.996, 660ft-4.561/157.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.909.
Russell Joly's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-3.061, 660ft-4.750/145.36 mph, 1,000ft-6.212.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2711 Dennis Mitchell                        33 Chuck Haubiel                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.003  8.320 157.91
         E/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): 91.719            C/SM Index: 8.76 (+/-): -0.440
 Qualified:            #10  8.236 -0.044                        #5  8.337 -0.423

Mitchell was a no show. Haubiel will face Rampy in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  21 Glen Treadwell               
E1                                            ****WINNER****  2.830 No Time      
                                                  E/EA Index: 8.94 (+/-): 91.059
 Qualified:                                                       #1  8.410 -0.530

Treadwell took the green light. He'll face Houghtaling in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink