Sat, 12 Nov 2016, 17:59 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  705 Tony Mandella                        6060 Brian Hyerstay               
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****        No Time      
        C/TA Index: 8.98 (+/-): 91.019             G/D Index: 9.59 (+/-): 90.409
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Lambeck   ) 0.039  8.476 -0.544      (R Wilson    ) 0.015  9.109 -0.481
E1    (J Edwards   ) 0.039  8.800 -0.220      (M Prothero  ) 0.042  9.089 -0.521
 Qualified:             #5  8.389 -0.651                        #8  9.068 -0.642

2:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 3,019 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5622 Jim Greenheck                           4 Jeff Lane                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  7.268 178.73                     0.025  8.157 159.36
        C/AA Index: 7.85 (+/-): -0.582           C/SMA Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.503
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Sigmon    ) 0.015  7.561 -0.289      (C Lane      )       No Time      
E1    (D Carter    ) 0.138  7.722 -0.128      (S Hedlund   )       No Time      
 Qualified:             #3  7.219 -0.721                       #12  8.096 -0.614

Two good lights, just 0.00 apart. Greenheck runs down Lane for the win. He races Hyerstay next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 769Y Josh Lee                             6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem          
E3                   0.070  8.858 141.24     ****WINNER****  0.033  7.262 180.89
        H/EA Index: 9.39 (+/-): -0.532            A/EA Index: 7.81 (+/-): -0.548
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Brewer    ) 0.140  8.887 -0.583      (M DePalma   ) 0.981  8.001  0.191
E1    (J Mozeris   ) 0.091  8.969 -0.601      (F Affronti  ) 0.036  7.495 -0.315
 Qualified:             #1  8.818 -0.752                       #10  7.278 -0.632

Winner gets the bye run to the finals!

Lee is late and can't run the number. Ralph Van Paepeghem's MOV: 0.0533 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

2:55 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink