Sat, 10 Nov 2018, 15:28 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7 Brian Hyerstay 71 Tony Mandella
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.023 8.667 147.31 0.071 7.891 171.90
G/D Index: 9.15 (+/-): -0.483 A/SMA Index: 8.42 (+/-): -0.529
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Miller ) 0.022 8.649 -0.631 (F Aragona Jr) 0.017 7.919 -0.571
Qualified: #13 8.677 -0.603 #19 7.931 -0.559
12:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent,
barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,670 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.Great light for Hyerstay and the hole shot win by just seven inches!
Looks like the hood blew off of
Mandella's Camaro right at the lights.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
710 Doug Lambeck 6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.052 9.007 111.74 -0.287 7.286 173.38
D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): 0.067 A/EA Index: 7.77 (+/-): -0.484
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Lane ) No Time (D Engels ) 0.044 7.270 -0.540
Qualified: #4 8.291 -0.649 #21 7.322 -0.488
Van Paepeghem goes red by a bunch and Doug Lambeck gets the free ticket to round
three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
9 Ryan Warter 7098 Tom Mettler
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.042 8.680 151.54 0.029 7.367 171.84
F/SM Index: 9.30 (+/-): -0.620 PST Index: 7.88 (+/-): -0.513
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Jones ) 0.121 10.261 0.961 (T Gusso ) 0.145 7.375 -0.615
Qualified: #9 8.676 -0.624 #14 7.388 -0.602
Mettler has the better light and pushes Warter into CIC territory to get the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
358 David Billingsley 5622 Jim Greenheck
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.023 8.079 163.97 0.082 7.523 179.09
D/EA Index: 8.72 (+/-): -0.641 D/AA Index: 8.15 (+/-): -0.627
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Forrester ) 0.043 8.429 -0.291 (B Huhtala ) 0.070 7.775 -0.375
Qualified: #6 8.079 -0.641 #12 7.543 -0.607
Winner faces Warter in the next round.David Billingsley has the better RT and stays in front
for the hoe shot win. He'll get some CIC for next round too. MOV: 0.0735 seconds (approximately 19
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
769Y Josh Lee 1 David Rampy
E2 0.000 8.963 130.38 ****WINNER**** 0.037 7.221 165.80
H/EA Index: 9.44 (+/-): -0.477 A/EA Index: 7.82 (+/-): -0.599
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Edwards ) 0.101 8.936 -0.554 (A Wilson ) 0.017 7.466 -0.354
Qualified: #5 8.847 -0.643 #11 7.212 -0.608
Lee is perfect on the tree, but his little Bantam can't hold off Rampy for the win.He will
race Hyerstay in round three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
233 Art Hodges 7771 Ed Sigmon
E2 0.037 12.058 70.42 ****WINNER**** 0.028 8.435 151.61
D/A Index: 8.35 (+/-): 3.708 C/SR Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.505
Prior rounds:
E1 -0.134 10.651 2.301 (S Olsson ) 0.093 8.431 -0.599
Qualified: #1 7.628 -0.722 #7 8.394 -0.636
Lambeck will be in the other lane later.UPSET!
Sigmon has the better light and gets the decisive win, as, number one qualifier, Hodges has problems early and is coasting!
12:23
p.m.
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