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Fri, 04 Sep 2015, 10:39 AM

Hemi Challenge Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in the Hemi Challenge at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  304 James Keyes                          403H Stephen Hebert               
C1                  -0.085  8.690 153.04     ****WINNER****  0.205  8.545 157.34
       SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.610           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.755
 Qualified:           #148  8.755 152.43                      #105  8.572 156.95

There are 22 cars this year, so it will go five rounds.
Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,039 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Keyes went red and Hebert got the easy winm.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 484B Cleve Stewart                        6027 Mike Booker                  
C1                   0.134  9.146 145.85     ****WINNER****  0.059  8.602 155.51
       SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.154           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.698
 Qualified:           #161  9.171 145.33                      #134  8.657 154.92

Easy win for Booker. He races Hebert in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  452 Steve Kent                            138 Wendell Howes                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.135  8.618 156.53                    -0.024  8.684 153.84
       SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.682           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.616
 Qualified:           #130  8.639 156.34                      #157  8.909 151.00

Howes pullled the trigge early and Kent advances.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1979 Eldon Baum Jr.                       1517 Jim Daniels                  
C1                  -0.043  8.893 147.05     ****WINNER**** -0.028  8.656 156.72
       SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.407           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.644
 Qualified:           #159  8.989   NS                        #132  8.652 156.79

Baum went red with the wheels way up in the air. Easy win for Daniels.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1945 Gary Wolkwitz                          15 Steve Comella                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.097  8.542 156.55                     0.043  8.757 148.01
       SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.758           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.543
 Qualified:            #97  8.552 156.46                      #145  8.724 151.95

Gary Wolkwitz's MOV: 0.1613 seconds (approximately 35 feet). He gets a bye to the quarterfinals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4300 Lloyd Wofford                        4222 Fred Henson                  
C1   ****WINNER****  0.113  8.596 153.54                     0.024  8.745 152.28
       SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.704           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.555
 Qualified:           #119  8.604 153.44                      #151  8.773 151.87

Henson had a big holeshot, but spun the tires and Wofford went by for the win. Lloyd Wofford's MOV: 0.0602 seconds (approximately 13 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3392 Don Bales                            1426 Bucky Hess                   
C1   ****WINNER****  0.084  8.661 153.30                    -0.007  8.628 153.56
       SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.639           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.672
 Qualified:           #147  8.743 152.19                      #104  8.572 154.78

Staging duel, not a long one. Then Hess went red, by seven thousandths. Bales faces Daniels in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5860 Ken Warburton                        4426 Joe Teuton                   
C1   ****WINNER****  0.067  9.783 142.25                     0.223 11.187  96.07
       SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-):  0.483           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-):  1.887
 Qualified:           #163  9.956 141.98                      #137  8.668 156.41

Teuton was late, then the car bogged.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  114 Matt Welker                           350 Jim Pancake                  
C1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.063  8.772 155.13
       SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): 90.699           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.528
 Qualified:           #162  9.188 145.06                      #135  8.665 155.58

Welker was a no-show. Pancake races Wofford in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3343 Willie Shepherd                      1381 Mark Howes                   
C1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.063  9.078 118.48
       SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): 90.699           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.222
 Qualified:           #166 No Time                            #141  8.685 152.02

Shepherd hasn't made a run yet this weekend and was a no-show. Howes faces Kent in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1428 Gus Mantas                           5529 Russ Campbell                
C1   ****WINNER****  0.246  8.664 153.14                           No Time      
       SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.636           SS/AH Index: 9.30 (+/-): 90.699
 Qualified:           #129  8.638 153.51                      #153  8.874 151.54

Campbell was a no-show. Mantas carried the front wheels a hundred feet or so. He races Warburton in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink