Sat, 27 Oct 2018, 16:46 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7 Brian Hyerstay 7098 Tom Mettler
E2 0.026 8.991 142.40 ****WINNER**** 0.032 7.516 164.83
G/D Index: 9.53 (+/-): -0.539 PST Index: 8.09 (+/-): -0.574
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Edwards ) 0.032 9.816 0.286 (C Sallee ) 0.093 8.018 -0.072
Qualified: #3 8.862 -0.668 #9 7.445 -0.645
1:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 20
percent, barometer 27.91 inches, adjusted altitude 4,678 feet, track temperature 110
degrees.Hyerstay gets the advantage off the line but Mettler is able to reel him in and
go around for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
205 Ed Federkeil Jr 5622 Jim Greenheck
E2 -0.006 8.382 113.35 ****WINNER**** 0.147 8.454 116.35
B/AA Index: 7.71 (+/-): 0.672 D/AA Index: 8.20 (+/-): 0.254
Prior rounds:
E1 (H Stevens ) 0.126 7.211 -0.499 (A Hodges ) 0.033 7.692 -0.638
Qualified: #7 7.058 -0.652 #1 7.630 -0.700
Federkeil leaves a little too soon and goes red. he gets out of the groove, makes a
move toward the wall, then backs off the throttle. Greenheck backs off the throttle about
1000 feet out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5 Jeff Lane 6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.049 8.133 146.07 0.058 7.622 163.61
A/SMA Index: 8.61 (+/-): -0.477 A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.288
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Bevers ) 0.044 8.183 -0.427 (T Miller ) 0.089 8.164 0.254
Qualified: #11 7.986 -0.624 #17 7.355 -0.555
Lane gets the advantage off the line and holds off Van Paepeghem to take the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
358 David Billingsley 789 Mathew Leonard
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.018 8.265 149.71 0.049 6.531 207.91
D/EA Index: 8.85 (+/-): -0.585 AA/AM Index: 6.97 (+/-): -0.439
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Olsson ) 0.015 8.341 -0.519 (T Gusso ) 0.003 6.462 -0.608
Qualified: #10 8.226 -0.634 #16 6.507 -0.563
Billingsley gets the holeshot and holds off leonard for the win.Billingsley will
take on Greenheck in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7771 Ed Sigmon 1 David Rampy
E2 0.037 8.611 151.24 ****WINNER**** 0.024 7.471 151.68
C/SR Index: 9.06 (+/-): -0.449 A/EA Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.449
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Lambeck ) 0.046 8.552 -0.618 (R Warter ) -0.005 8.001 0.081
Qualified: #20 8.649 -0.521 #2 7.230 -0.690
Rampy gets the advantage off the line and goes around Sigmon to take the win.Rampy
will take on Lane in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5125 Bruce Schmiedl 5212 Doug Engels
E2 0.063 7.436 178.57 ****WINNER**** 0.028 7.433 166.09
A/EA Index: 7.98 (+/-): -0.544 D/ED Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.517
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Wilson ) 0.032 7.543 -0.437 (C Lane ) 0.017 7.444 -0.666
Qualified: #12 7.383 -0.597 #6 7.455 -0.655
Engels gets the holeshot and takes the stripe for the win.Engels will take on
Mettler in the next round.
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