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Sat, 19 Sep 2015, 15:41 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  298 Pat Williams                         2304 Danny Holt                   
E1                  -0.007 11.974  65.72     ****WINNER****  0.049  8.189 163.02
        A/AP Index: 7.13 (+/-):  4.844            C/EA Index: 8.60 (+/-): -0.411
 Qualified:            #21  6.955 -0.175                       #10  8.112 -0.488

3:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.25 inches, adjusted altitude 3,409 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

Williams leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Holt.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   15 Joe Carnasciale                      2788 Anthony Mangrum              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  8.957 149.78                     0.044  6.658 210.34
       I/SMA Index: 9.48 (+/-): -0.523             A/A Index: 7.08 (+/-): -0.422
 Qualified:             #5  8.931 -0.549                       #16  6.663 -0.417

Carnasciale gets out of the gate with the advantage and holds off Mangrum for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  233 Art Hodges                           1127 William Scott                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.207  7.399 184.65                     0.089  7.020 168.64
         C/A Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.471            B/DA Index: 7.36 (+/-): -0.340
 Qualified:             #4  7.299 -0.571                       #15  6.942 -0.418

Hodges is late off the line but is able to hold off Scott and take the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2229 Lonnie Johnson                          7 Frank Aragona                
E1                   0.141  7.556 155.44     ****WINNER****  0.034  8.129 147.44
        B/AA Index: 7.52 (+/-):  0.036            F/ED Index: 8.61 (+/-): -0.481
 Qualified:            #20  7.237 -0.283                        #9  8.115 -0.495

Aragona gets a big advantage off the line and holds off Johnson for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   26 Lee Sharp                             353 Bruno Massel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004 15.168  73.27                     0.647 No Time      
       D/SMA Index: 8.88 (+/-):  6.288           DD/AT Index: 7.62 (+/-): 92.379
 Qualified:            #12  8.397 -0.483                        #1  6.905 -0.715

Massel must have had mechanical when he came to the line, he barely moves when the tree comes down and takes it easy down the track.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1160 Al Ackerman                             1 David Rampy                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035  8.041 165.92                     0.072  7.256 177.28
         F/D Index: 8.57 (+/-): -0.529            A/EA Index: 7.82 (+/-): -0.564
 Qualified:            #14  8.119 -0.451                        #3  7.248 -0.572

Ackerman gets out of the gate with the advantage and holds off Rampy for the win with his quickest pass of the weekend.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2347 Tony Terry                           2067 Randy Daniels                
E1                   0.063  8.404 162.63     ****WINNER****  0.099  8.998 144.60
        G/AA Index: 8.81 (+/-): -0.406            H/SM Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.562
 Qualified:            #13  8.334 -0.476                        #2  8.944 -0.616

Daniels is a little late off the line but is able to hold off Terry for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3002 Patrick Ross Sr.                       23 Jim Kimbrough                
E1                  -0.007  7.987 148.80     ****WINNER****  0.305 16.033  72.48
         D/A Index: 8.25 (+/-): -0.263            C/DA Index: 7.53 (+/-):  8.503
 Qualified:            #17  7.858 -0.392                        #6  6.986 -0.544

Ross leaves a little too quick and goes red giving the win to Kimbrough.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1937 Lee Zane                             2211 Van Puckett                  
E1                   0.113  9.027 145.34     ****WINNER****  0.080  8.358 163.41
        H/EA Index: 9.51 (+/-): -0.483            G/AA Index: 8.81 (+/-): -0.452
 Qualified:            #19  9.146 -0.364                        #8  8.302 -0.508

Puckett makes a quick move to the right at the hit but is able to get the car back in the groove quickly.

Van Puckett's MOV: 0.0020 seconds (approximately 5 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2262 Mark Moreland                         211 Glen Treadwell               
E1                   0.033  9.215 145.99     ****WINNER****  0.014  7.860 155.96
        H/SM Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.345            J/DA Index: 8.26 (+/-): -0.400
 Qualified:            #18  9.172 -0.388                        #7  7.723 -0.537

Treadwell gets the advantage off the line and is able to run down Moreland for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3308 John Frech                           2112 Jenny Treadwell              
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.054  8.968 115.16
         F/D Index: 8.57 (+/-): 91.429            E/ED Index: 8.85 (+/-):  0.118
 Qualified:            #22  8.396 -0.174                       #11  8.365 -0.485

Frech is a no-show.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink