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Sat, 31 Oct 2015, 14:18 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Mike DePalma                          358 David Billingsley            
E1                   0.024  7.615 178.92     ****WINNER****  0.040  8.915 136.18
         PST Index: 8.08 (+/-): -0.465             L/A Index: 9.42 (+/-): -0.505
 Qualified:            #24  7.959 -0.121                       #10  8.885 -0.535

10:53 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,907 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

DePalma gets the advantage off the line but can't reel in Billingsley.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  610 John Edwards                           54 Jim Greenheck                
E1                   0.028  7.558 182.23     ****WINNER****  0.022  7.504 163.33
        C/AA Index: 7.97 (+/-): -0.412            C/AA Index: 7.97 (+/-): -0.466
 Qualified:            #17  7.531 -0.439                        #3  7.366 -0.604

Greenheck gets a small advantage off the line and pulls away for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5125 Bruce Schmiedl                        390 Ray Skillman                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  7.377 179.78                     0.094  7.719 172.61
        A/EA Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.543            B/EA Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.561
 Qualified:            #15  7.446 -0.474                        #1  7.652 -0.628

Schmiedl gets the advantage off the line and hangs on for the close win.

Bruce Schmiedl's MOV: 0.0033 seconds (approximately 10 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Tony Mandella                        4337 Craig Bourgeois              
E1                   0.044  8.512 155.24     ****WINNER****  0.008  7.009 169.25
        C/TA Index: 9.08 (+/-): -0.568            B/ND Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.551
 Qualified:            #22  8.779 -0.301                        #8  7.008 -0.552

Bourgeois gets the advantage off the line and is able to reel in Mandella and take the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  590 Clint Neff                           769Y Joshua Lee                   
E1                  -0.012  8.218 124.29     ****WINNER****  0.057  9.281 116.33
        K/AA Index: 8.32 (+/-): -0.102            H/EA Index: 9.67 (+/-): -0.389
 Qualified:            #14  7.843 -0.477                       #28 No Time

Neff leaves a little too soon and goes red.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  703 Joe Mozeris                           799 Steve Graham                 
E1                  -0.012  7.270 152.78     ****WINNER****  0.076  7.794 138.66
        B/ED Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.270             C/A Index: 7.96 (+/-): -0.166
 Qualified:            #25  7.428 -0.112                       #11  7.437 -0.523

Mozeris leaves too quick and goes red giving the win to Graham.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Alan Ellis                           7771 Ed Sigmon                    
E1                   0.072  6.788 203.52     ****WINNER****  0.043  8.580 150.93
        A/AP Index: 7.21 (+/-): -0.422            C/SR Index: 9.09 (+/-): -0.510
 Qualified:            #12  6.701 -0.509                       #26  9.214  0.124

Ellis has problems early and can't reel in Sigmon.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem                    51 Todd Patterson               
E1                   0.122  7.355 177.84     ****WINNER****  0.011  8.005 155.40
        A/EA Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.565           A/SMA Index: 8.56 (+/-): -0.555
 Qualified:            #16  7.453 -0.467                        #2  7.952 -0.608

Patterson gets a big holeshot and holds off Van Paepeghem for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                           514 Clint Sallee                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  8.098 151.09                     0.037  6.908 162.67
       B/SMA Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.532             B/D Index: 7.26 (+/-): -0.352
 Qualified:             #4  8.051 -0.579                       #18  6.857 -0.403

Sallee gets the advantage off the line but can't run down Lamb.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6060 Brian Hyerstay                          1 David Rampy                  
E1                  -0.004 12.542  64.65     ****WINNER****  0.046  7.489 138.56
         G/D Index: 9.79 (+/-):  2.752            A/EA Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.431
 Qualified:            #23  9.574 -0.216                        #9  7.377 -0.543

Hyerstay just misses the tree and gives the win to Rampy.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7063 Mark Lelchook                         368 Fred Allen                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.096  7.438 176.12                     0.045  7.763 172.78
        D/ED Index: 8.03 (+/-): -0.592            D/AA Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.517
 Qualified:            #27  8.244  0.214                       #13  7.785 -0.495

Lelchook is late off the line and has to use up a little index to reel in Allen.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  115 Joe Santangelo                         44 Barry Forrester              
E1                  -0.001  9.857  91.77     ****WINNER****  0.117  7.789 132.75
        B/SR Index: 8.47 (+/-):  1.387            C/ED Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.141
 Qualified:             #6  7.912 -0.558                       #20  7.533 -0.397

Santangelo just misses the tree and goes red;Forrester backs off the throttle early.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7189 Dean Carter                          1052 Arnie Martel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.382 139.73                    -0.002 10.144  90.84
        B/ND Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.178            D/AA Index: 8.28 (+/-):  1.864
 Qualified:            #21  7.248 -0.312                        #7  7.725 -0.555

Martel leaves too early and gives the win to Carter.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                          600 Jeff Lane                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  8.286 142.03                     0.052  8.262 158.11
        C/EA Index: 8.73 (+/-): -0.444           B/SMA Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.368
 Qualified:             #5  8.161 -0.569                       #19  8.228 -0.402

Fletcher gets the advantage off the line and holds off lane for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink