Sat, 09 Nov 2013, 17:39 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
610 John Edwards 7634 Kurt Hugger
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.385 7.442 166.03 0.028 8.354 123.44
C/AA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.468 PST Index: 7.99 (+/-): 0.364
Prior rounds:
E1 (M DePalma Jr) 0.152 8.892 0.982 (A Strong ) -0.043 8.539 0.549
Qualified: #16 7.349 -0.561 #9 7.378 -0.612
2:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 28.91 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,892 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.Hugger slows and gives Edwards an easy win, after a terrible light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2 David Billingsley 6618 Dale Giroux
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.086 8.886 127.85 -0.006 9.170 99.80
L/AA Index: 9.31 (+/-): -0.424 B/AA Index: 7.57 (+/-): 1.600
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Weems ) 0.018 8.909 -0.401 (B Browell ) 0.033 7.764 0.194
Qualified: #11 8.712 -0.598 #18 7.024 -0.546
Giroux goes red by -0.006 and gives the free pass to round three to Billingsley.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
10 Alan Ellis 7298 Scott Hedlund
E2 0.025 7.680 127.35 ****WINNER**** 0.077 7.791 166.58
A/AP Index: 7.22 (+/-): 0.460 A/SM Index: 8.35 (+/-): -0.559
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Wilson ) 0.020 7.122 -0.098 (J Lamb ) 0.060 8.290 -0.060
Qualified: #4 6.572 -0.648 #10 7.740 -0.610
Hedlund was late off the line, but Ellis' altered made a hard move towards the centerline down track and had to lift. The World
Champ is out of here!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5622 Jim Greenheck 8 Jeff Lane
E2 4.941 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.039 8.306 135.21
C/AA Index: 7.86 (+/-): 92.139 C/SMA Index: 8.73 (+/-): -0.424
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Roubicek ) 0.019 7.360 -0.550 (T Mettler ) 0.033 8.341 -0.389
Qualified: #8 7.296 -0.614 #15 8.168 -0.562
Greenheck had problems after the burnout and just sits in the lights at the green.Lane makes a clean run and will have the
bye run later today.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6660 Adam Bowdish 1781 Dan Fletcher
E2 0.080 8.019 158.41 ****WINNER**** 0.006 8.095 159.38
B/SMA Index: 8.56 (+/-): -0.541 C/EA Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.525
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Fitzpatric) 0.111 8.618 0.058 (T Hogan ) 0.044 8.113 -0.537
Qualified: #13 7.980 -0.580 #7 8.030 -0.620
Fletcher nails the tree with a 0.006 light and takes the hole shot win by 14 feet.He will race Hedlund in round
three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7771 Ed Sigmon 24 David Rampy
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.021 8.479 153.30 0.040 7.274 166.85
C/SR Index: 8.99 (+/-): -0.511 A/EA Index: 7.80 (+/-): -0.526
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Warter ) 0.028 8.515 -0.475 (S Mc Clay ) 0.000 7.296 -0.544
Qualified: #25 8.649 -0.341 #6 7.209 -0.631
Sigmon takes the holeshot win by just thirteen inches over Rampy.He will face Edwards later.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
710 Doug Lambeck Bye
E2 ****WINNER**** -0.005 9.770 103.23
D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): 0.830
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Huhtala ) 0.041 8.721 -0.219
Qualified: #14 8.361 -0.579 Bye
Bye run for Lambeck and he tests the tree and then dumps down track. He races Billingsley in the next round.2:35
p.m.
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