Sat, 27 Sep 2014, 20:27 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3002 Patrick Ross Sr. 54 Jim Greenheck
E2 -0.008 8.384 126.70 ****WINNER**** 0.073 8.032 126.34
D/A Index: 8.25 (+/-): 0.134 C/AA Index: 7.83 (+/-): 0.202
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Rampy ) 0.037 7.933 -0.317 (M Compton ) 0.029 7.322 -0.548
Qualified: #20 7.690 -0.560 #13 7.265 -0.605
7:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent,
barometer 29.63 inches, adjusted altitude 2,235 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.Ross just
misses the tree and gives the win ot Greenheck.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3506 Troy Galbraith 5212 Doug Engels
E2 0.043 6.794 170.08 ****WINNER**** 0.016 7.186 182.11
B/DA Index: 7.39 (+/-): -0.596 D/D Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.604
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Holt ) 0.034 6.982 -0.408 (T Patterson ) 0.038 8.186 0.396
Qualified: #9 6.781 -0.609 #16 7.197 -0.593
Engels gets out of the gate first and holds off Galbraith for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
31 Greg Kamplain 3909 Drew Skillman
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.005 6.900 179.76 0.019 8.350 152.31
B/ED Index: 7.47 (+/-): -0.570 E/SMA Index: 8.85 (+/-): -0.500
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Graves ) 0.058 7.042 -0.428 (D Billingsle) 0.049 8.349 -0.561
Qualified: #11 6.862 -0.608 #5 8.275 -0.635
Drew Skillman has a 0.06 CIC penalty. The penalty cost him here as Kamplain was able to reel
him and and go around him for the win.Kamplain will take a .07 penalty in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
357 Rick Brown 277 Larry Pritchett
E2 0.045 8.178 164.19 ****WINNER**** 0.061 8.011 169.64
B/TA Index: 8.68 (+/-): -0.502 B/SM Index: 8.55 (+/-): -0.539
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Farrell ) 0.038 8.171 -0.619 (T Pontillo ) 0.056 8.044 -0.556
Qualified: #6 8.156 -0.634 #12 7.993 -0.607
Rick Brown has a 0.11 CIC penalty; Larry Pritchett has a 0.05 CIC penalty.Pritchett is a
little behind off the line and has to chew up a little more of his index to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
32 Brian Browell 2 Bruno Massel
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.008 7.158 172.21 2.400 No Time
D/D Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.632 I/D Index: 7.16 (+/-): 92.839
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Robison ) -0.015 8.233 0.443 (T Ticel ) 0.011 6.660 -0.570
Qualified: #8 7.167 -0.623 #2 6.570 -0.660
Bruno Massel has a 0.07 CIC penalty.Not sure what happened with Massel but when the tree
came down he never moved. Browell goes through with the win but will take a .13 adjustment to his
index in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
390 Ray Skillman 332 Todd Frantz
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.104 7.274 177.11 0.092 8.378 149.48
C/AA Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.596 D/SMA Index: 8.87 (+/-): -0.492
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Gusso ) 0.108 7.824 -0.046 (R Bailey ) 0.040 8.367 -0.553
Qualified: #4 7.224 -0.646 #10 8.312 -0.608
Skillman is last off the line but is able to run down Frantz and take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 1052 Arnie Martel
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.147 7.972 130.85
E/AA Index: 8.30 (+/-): -0.328
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Santangelo) -0.044 8.611 0.311
Qualified: #1 7.606 -0.694
Martel runs it about 1000 feet and clicks it off.
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