Sat, 21 Sep 2013, 13:07 PM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
461C Charlie Stewart 41 Clark Smiley
E1 -0.007 13.465 57.67 ****WINNER**** 0.119 7.708 143.31
J/D Index: 8.21 (+/-): 5.255 BB/A Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.282
Qualified: #16 7.715 -0.495 #4 7.344 -0.646
11:48 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.39 inches,
adjusted altitude 2,423 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.Stewart just misses the tree giving the win to Smiley.
Smiley gets about 100 feet out and backs off the throttle.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4440 Kevin Self 4165 Dick Maris
E1 0.096 7.952 136.46 ****WINNER**** 0.085 6.961 192.14
F/EA Index: 8.42 (+/-): -0.468 C/DA Index: 7.58 (+/-): -0.619
Qualified: #2 7.744 -0.676 #14 7.057 -0.523
Maris reels in Self quickly and drives around for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend and will take a
big hit on his index.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4995 Ray Goodman 42 Donald Thomas
E1 0.100 7.544 173.52 ****WINNER**** 0.032 7.342 156.90
A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.296 C/ED Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.488
Qualified: #21 7.575 -0.265 #9 7.248 -0.582
Thomas gets out of the gate first and pulls away for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4650 Dennis Smiley 4 Clint Neff
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.085 8.832 127.59 -0.005 8.437 115.39
BB/AM Index: 7.40 (+/-): 1.432 K/AA Index: 8.29 (+/-): 0.147
Qualified: #24 8.807 1.407 #12 7.735 -0.555
Smiley loses traction early in the run, pedals once, then backs off the throttle early. Neff misses the tree on the
wrong side and gives Smiley the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
429 Raymond Martin 1 Bruno Massel
E1 0.039 8.025 139.40 ****WINNER**** 0.064 7.147 159.53
K/AA Index: 8.29 (+/-): -0.265 DD/AT Index: 7.62 (+/-): -0.473
Qualified: #17 7.807 -0.483 #5 6.982 -0.638
Massey gives up a little off the line but is able to run down Martin and drive around for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4548 Keith Mawhee 5250 Todd Patterson
E1 0.016 7.798 174.82 ****WINNER**** 0.011 7.980 161.94
D/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.482 A/SMA Index: 8.53 (+/-): -0.550
Qualified: #15 7.781 -0.499 #3 7.875 -0.655
No advantage for either driver off the line but Patterson is able to hold off Mawhee for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
24 David Rampy 5464 Mike Compton
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.576 13.299 73.24 No Time
A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): 5.459 E/SM Index: 9.00 (+/-): 90.999
Qualified: #6 7.210 -0.630 #18 8.539 -0.461
Compton starts to stage but rolls through the beams. Rampy comes off the line, makes a move to the right and backs
off the throttle quickly.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
46 Keith Hall 205 Rick Hord
E1 0.048 8.425 161.77 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.892 187.81
D/SM Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.515 CC/A Index: 7.50 (+/-): -0.608
Qualified: #13 8.414 -0.526 #1 6.803 -0.697
Hord gets the advantage off the line and drives around Hall late in the run for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4682 Jody Holland 4799 Bill Kent
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.003 7.406 126.35
L/AA Index: 9.31 (+/-): 90.689 B/D Index: 7.25 (+/-): 0.156
Qualified: #23 9.483 0.173 #11 6.689 -0.561
Holland doesn't make the call to the line. Kent backs off the throttle about 800 feet out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
45 Joey Tanksley 5065 Mitch Withers
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.037 6.892 180.84 0.073 6.644 209.88
C/D Index: 7.41 (+/-): -0.518 A/A Index: 7.11 (+/-): -0.466
Qualified: #10 6.844 -0.566 #22 7.208 0.098
Tanksley gets the advantage off the line and holds off Withers for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4121 William West 457W Adam White
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.019 7.781 162.24 0.116 6.915 192.03
D/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.499 A/ND Index: 7.43 (+/-): -0.515
Qualified: #7 7.664 -0.616 #19 6.997 -0.433
White is late off the line and can't run down West.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4097 Pete Carbery 5210 Duane Robison
E1 0.115 7.307 196.42 ****WINNER**** 0.061 7.491 161.87
B/AA Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.263 C/A Index: 7.89 (+/-): -0.399
Qualified: #20 7.191 -0.379 #8 7.286 -0.604
Robison gets a big advantage off the line and holds off Carbery for the win.
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