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Sat, 13 Feb 2016, 15:05 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  390 Ray Skillman                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.017  8.077 134.35     
        D/AA Index: 8.22 (+/-): -0.143    
 Qualified:             #1  7.480 -0.740                     Bye

11:46 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,636 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Skilllman lead all of qualifying and will get the bye run to start the first round of Comp. He lifts early to ensure no CIC hit.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7011 Brad Brewer                          6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem          
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.172  7.452 144.13
         B/A Index: 7.66 (+/-): 92.339            A/EA Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.468
 Qualified:            #15 No Time                              #8  7.273 -0.647

Van Paepeghem will take a single into round two, as Brewer is a no show.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  705 Tony Mandella                        7771 Ed Sigmon                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  8.419 154.44                     0.008  8.469 153.98
        C/TA Index: 9.04 (+/-): -0.621            C/SR Index: 9.05 (+/-): -0.581
 Qualified:             #5  8.387 -0.653                       #12  8.516 -0.534

Sigmon nails the tree with a great 0.008 light, but Tony Mandella will take the first new personal CIC hit into round two. MOV: 0.0187 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

He will face Skillman.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7009 Ross Wilson                          769Y Josh Lee                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  8.135 168.43                     0.053  9.182 117.65
        B/SM Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.525            H/EA Index: 9.57 (+/-): -0.388
 Qualified:            #11  8.076 -0.584                        #4  8.893 -0.677

Ross Wilson puts a nice eleven light on the boards for the win. MOV: 0.1796 seconds (approximately 31 feet).

He races Van Paepeghem in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Jeff Lane                             562 Lucky Snyder                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  8.360 141.68                     0.029  8.330 164.47
       C/SMA Index: 8.71 (+/-): -0.350             F/A Index: 8.64 (+/-): -0.310
 Qualified:             #7  8.059 -0.651                       #14  8.231 -0.409

Lane paces Snyder to the finish line for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7189 Dean Carter                             3 Alan Ellis                   
E1                   0.056  7.000 187.23     ****WINNER****  0.097  6.584 206.26
        B/ND Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.560            A/AP Index: 7.23 (+/-): -0.646
 Qualified:             #9  6.932 -0.628                        #2  6.505 -0.725

Ellis was a little late, but has the power to drive on by and take the win. He will have the second personal CIC for his efforts.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7298 Scott Hedlund                        1781 Dan Fletcher                 
E1                   0.099  7.800 169.55     ****WINNER****  0.054  8.077 150.31
        A/SM Index: 8.45 (+/-): -0.650            C/EA Index: 8.70 (+/-): -0.623
 Qualified:             #3  7.744 -0.706                       #10  8.074 -0.626

Dan Fletcher gets the hole shot win and a personal CIC hit too MOV: 0.0183 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

He will race Lane in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  710 Doug Lambeck                         7235 Scott McClay                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  8.594 124.75                           No Time      
       D/SMA Index: 8.98 (+/-): -0.386            C/ED Index: 7.93 (+/-): 92.069
 Qualified:            #13  8.461 -0.519                        #6  7.279 -0.651

McClay is a no show and Lambeck gets the single to the next round. He will race Ellis

12:00 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink