Sat, 21 Sep 2013, 20:23 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 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
 5210 Duane Robison                        4165 Dick Maris                   
E2                   0.130  7.332 185.69     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.957 192.80
         C/A Index: 7.89 (+/-): -0.558            C/DA Index: 7.47 (+/-): -0.513
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Carbery   ) 0.061  7.491 -0.399      (K Self      ) 0.085  6.961 -0.619
 Qualified:             #8  7.286 -0.604                       #14  7.057 -0.523

7:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 3,007 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Maris gets the hole-shot and uses up a little more of his index in the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4799 Bill Kent                               1 Bruno Massel                 
E2                   0.058  6.677 202.82     ****WINNER****  0.032  7.016 179.14
         B/D Index: 7.25 (+/-): -0.573           DD/AT Index: 7.62 (+/-): -0.604
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Holland   ) 0.003  7.406  0.156      (R Martin    ) 0.064  7.147 -0.473
 Qualified:            #11  6.689 -0.561                        #5  6.982 -0.638

Massel gets the advantage off the line and uses up some of his index in the win.

Massel will take on Maris in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   41 Clark Smiley                           45 Joey Tanksley                
E2                   0.085  7.298 170.51     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.772 196.07
        BB/A Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.692             C/D Index: 7.40 (+/-): -0.628
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Stewart   ) 0.119  7.708 -0.282      (M Withers   ) 0.037  6.892 -0.518
 Qualified:             #4  7.344 -0.646                       #10  6.844 -0.566

Smiley runs .69 under but can't hold off Tanksley.

Joey Tanksley's MOV: 0.0014 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   24 David Rampy                          4650 Dennis Smiley                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  7.615 154.03                     0.130  7.362 158.19
        A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.225           BB/AM Index: 7.40 (+/-): -0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Compton   ) 0.576 13.299  5.459      (C Neff      ) 0.085  8.832  1.432
 Qualified:             #6  7.210 -0.630                       #24  8.807  1.407

Rampy gets a big hole-shot and hangs on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Donald Thomas                        5250 Todd Patterson               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.114  7.512 147.01                     0.092  8.391 134.91
        C/ED Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.318           A/SMA Index: 8.48 (+/-): -0.089
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Goodman   ) 0.032  7.342 -0.488      (K Mawhee    ) 0.011  7.980 -0.550
 Qualified:             #9  7.248 -0.582                        #3  7.875 -0.655

Patterson gets the advantage off the line but slows near the end of the run.

thomas will take on Rampy in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4121 William West                          205 Rick Hord                    
E2                  -0.044 10.696  70.89     ****WINNER****  0.122  7.343 139.83
         D/A Index: 8.28 (+/-):  2.416            CC/A Index: 7.40 (+/-): -0.057
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A White     ) 0.019  7.781 -0.499      (K Hall      ) 0.024  6.892 -0.608
 Qualified:             #7  7.664 -0.616                        #1  6.803 -0.697

West leaves too early and gives the win to hord. Hord gets about 1000 feet out and backs off the throttle.

Hord will take on Tanksley in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink