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Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 18:51 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Jeff Lane                               2 Brian Hyerstay               
E1                   0.022  8.212 167.61     ****WINNER****  0.043  9.023 129.42
       B/SMA Index: 8.55 (+/-): -0.338             G/D Index: 9.48 (+/-): -0.457
 Qualified:             #4  7.957 -0.643                        #2  8.789 -0.791

3:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 2,501 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Lane gets the starting line advantage and has the Cobalt make a hard move down track. Hyerstay has the power and holds him off for the win. He will get the bye run to the finals tomorrow.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Ralph Van Paepeghem                    64 Ryan Warter                  
E1                   0.055  7.237 179.44     ****WINNER****  0.040  8.740 154.17
        A/EA Index: 7.81 (+/-): -0.573            F/SM Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.560
 Qualified:             #3  7.242 -0.668                        #5  8.744 -0.556

Great race with both cars running about the same to their indexes. Warter is quicker off the line and takes the hole shot win by nine inches.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7000 Craig Schuck                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER****        No Time           
         I/D Index: 7.23 (+/-): 92.769    
 Qualified:             #1  6.504 -0.826                     Bye

There is bad luck and worse luck. Schuck makes the burnout, but has the engine die. He can't get it started and will be DQ'ed. Technically, that gives Warter a single to the finals tomorrow.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink