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Sat, 17 Oct 2015, 13:51 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5464 Michael Compton                       353 Bruno Massel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  8.975 123.58                           No Time      
        E/SM Index: 9.00 (+/-): -0.025           DD/AT Index: 7.62 (+/-): 92.379
 Qualified:            #14  8.528 -0.472                        #3  6.979 -0.641

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.76 inches, adjusted altitude 1,794 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

Massel is a no show. Compton with the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5210 Duane Robison                        4165 Dick Maris                   
E1                   0.381  7.355 182.90     ****WINNER****  0.085  6.910 178.61
         C/A Index: 7.86 (+/-): -0.505            C/DA Index: 7.53 (+/-): -0.620
 Qualified:            #15  7.406 -0.454                        #4  6.909 -0.621

Maris with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5065 Mitch Withers                         514 Clint Sallee                 
E1                  -0.167  7.229 148.84     ****WINNER****  0.017 18.947  36.98
         A/A Index: 7.07 (+/-):  0.159             B/D Index: 7.18 (+/-): 11.767
 Qualified:            #18  6.740 -0.330                        #7  6.582 -0.598

Withers turns on the red light and Salle with the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2617 Russell Joly                         4650 Dennis Smiley                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051  7.433 155.60                           No Time      
        C/AA Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.437            B/ED Index: 7.45 (+/-): 92.549
 Qualified:             #9  7.309 -0.561                       #20  7.153 -0.297

Smiley is pushed off the starting line and won't make the call. Jolly with the easy win and he will face Compton in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4548 Keith Mawhee                         4254 Scott Benham                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  8.162 127.47                           No Time      
         D/A Index: 8.25 (+/-): -0.088             G/A Index: 8.90 (+/-): 91.099
 Qualified:            #10  7.714 -0.536                       #21  8.640 -0.260

Benham is a no show. Mawhee with the easy win and he will Maris in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4995 Ray Goodman                             4 Clark Smiley                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.095  7.779 146.32                     0.063 11.848  73.05
        A/EA Index: 7.82 (+/-): -0.041            BB/A Index: 7.86 (+/-):  3.988
 Qualified:            #19  7.491 -0.329                        #8  7.270 -0.590

Smiley with the starting line advantage, but has problems early and clicks it off. Goodman with the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 Barry Forrester                      4337 Craig Bourgeois              
E1                   0.169  7.312 178.07     ****WINNER****  0.066  7.088 174.80
        C/ED Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.518            B/ND Index: 7.52 (+/-): -0.432
 Qualified:            #13  7.346 -0.484                        #2  6.855 -0.665

Bourgeois with the starting line and the win. Craig Bourgeois' MOV: 0.0170 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He will face Goodman in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4127 Don Alexander                         356 Doug Warren                  
E1                  -0.001  7.661 169.81     ****WINNER****  0.060  7.088 139.95
        C/ED Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.169            A/DA Index: 7.07 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:            #23 14.150  6.320                       #12  6.565 -0.505

Alexander was just a tick too quick on the tree and turned on the red light, Warren with the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4065 Chase Williams                         41 Kevin Self                   
E1                   0.033  7.055 185.59     ****WINNER****  0.048  7.805 152.02
        C/DA Index: 7.53 (+/-): -0.475            F/EA Index: 8.38 (+/-): -0.575
 Qualified:            #17  7.111 -0.419                        #6  7.771 -0.609

Williams with the starting line advantage, but Self gets the win. He will face Warren in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4251 Greg Porter                            43 Keith Hall                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.092  8.529 141.33
       D/SMA Index: 8.88 (+/-): 91.119            E/SM Index: 9.00 (+/-): -0.471
 Qualified:            #22  9.263  0.383                       #11  8.487 -0.513

Porter is a no show and Hall with the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  590 Clint Neff                                 Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  8.041 127.97     
        K/AA Index: 8.24 (+/-): -0.199    
 Qualified:             #1  7.573 -0.667                     Bye

Neff with the bye here and he will face Sallee in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 406D Donald Thomas                           1 David Rampy                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  7.111 146.67                           No Time      
        B/DA Index: 7.36 (+/-): -0.249            A/EA Index: 7.82 (+/-): 92.179
 Qualified:             #5  6.748 -0.612                       #16  7.391 -0.429

Rampy is a no show...Thompson with the easy win and he will face Hall in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink