Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 18:08 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, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5210 Duane Robison                           7 Donald Thomas                
E2                   0.040  7.423 183.19     ****WINNER****  0.043  7.333 178.76
         C/A Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.447            C/ED Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.497
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Alexander ) 0.013  7.897  0.027      (P Unruh     ) 0.023  7.386 -0.444
 Qualified:            #10  7.420 -0.450                        #5  7.310 -0.520

4:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted altitude 3,763 feet, track temperature 137 degrees.

Robison leaves first but can't hold off Thomas

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   32 Brian Browell                         469 Clark Smiley                 
E2                   0.036  7.257 182.38     ****WINNER****  0.107  7.307 187.89
         D/D Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.533            BB/A Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.623
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Mawhee    ) 0.011  7.353 -0.437                     0.073  8.032  0.102
 Qualified:             #7  7.298 -0.492                        #1  7.343 -0.587

Smiley is a little late off the line and has to chew up some of his index to hold off Browell.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 David Rampy                           590 Clint Neff                   
E2                   0.063  7.331 166.15     ****WINNER****  0.022  7.782 168.35
        A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.509            K/AA Index: 8.25 (+/-): -0.468
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Withers   ) 0.046  7.404 -0.436      (C Stewart   ) 0.005  7.760 -0.490
 Qualified:             #4  7.290 -0.550                        #9  7.796 -0.454

Clint Neff's MOV: 0.0006 seconds (approximately 2 inches).

Neff will take on Smiley in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Bruno Massel                           43 Kevin Self                   
E2                   0.077  7.673 177.46     ****WINNER****  0.013  7.892 153.86
         I/D Index: 7.23 (+/-):  0.443            F/EA Index: 8.41 (+/-): -0.518
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.012  7.370  0.140      (B Forrester ) 0.045  7.908 -0.502
 Qualified:             #8  6.762 -0.468                        #3  7.860 -0.550

Massel was off the throttle early;Self takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   47 Keith Hall                           4165 Dick Maris                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.047  8.507 159.08                    -0.039  7.251 156.77
        D/SM Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.433            C/DA Index: 7.53 (+/-): -0.279
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Vettel    ) 0.068  8.634 -0.306      (R Goodman   ) 0.137  7.029 -0.511
 Qualified:            #11  8.501 -0.439                        #6  7.024 -0.516

Maris leaves a little too soon and goes red, giving the win to Hall.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  514 Clint Sallee                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  6.465 14.287   NS       
         B/D Index: 7.23 (+/-):  7.057    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Kent      ) 0.026  6.855 -0.375   
 Qualified:             #2  6.664 -0.566                     Bye

Sallee gets the bye and clicks it off early. he will take on Thomas in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink