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Sat, 02 Nov 2019, 13:32 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 318J Jesse Alexandra                      7879 Don Bevers                   
E1                   0.045  8.061 170.79     ****WINNER****  0.062  8.018 161.23
       FS/SM Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.459           A/SMA Index: 8.65 (+/-): -0.632
 Qualified:            #20  8.009 -0.511                        #8  8.000 -0.650

10:08 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 57 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 28.12 inches, adjusted altitude 2,219 feet, track temperature 64 degrees.

Alexandra gets the advantage off of the line but he can't hold off Bevers. Bevers will take a big hit to his index in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7235 Scott McClay                         5125 Bruce Schmiedl               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.121  7.328 179.37                     0.022  7.542 163.08
        C/ED Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.592            A/EA Index: 7.98 (+/-): -0.438
 Qualified:            #15  7.335 -0.585                        #3  7.301 -0.679

Schmiedl gets a big holeshot but McClay is able to reel him in and go around for the win.

McClay will take an adjustment to his index in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  800 Jason Grima                           710 Doug Lambeck                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.147  7.095 187.36                     0.136  8.479 147.91
         B/A Index: 7.75 (+/-): -0.655           D/SMA Index: 9.06 (+/-): -0.581
 Qualified:            #12  7.106 -0.644                       #24 11.328  2.268

Lambeck gets the advantage off of the line but he can't hold off Grima. Grima chews up a little of his index in the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7534 Paul Mitsos                             8 Jim Greenheck                
E1                   0.281  7.001 194.74     ****WINNER****  0.008  7.669 170.23
        A/AA Index: 7.22 (+/-): -0.219            D/AA Index: 8.23 (+/-): -0.561
 Qualified:            #21  6.746 -0.474                        #9  7.581 -0.649

Mitsos is behind off of the line and spins the tires a little on the launch. Greenheck takes the win and will lose a little index in the next round.

Greenheck will take on McClay in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 601C Cody Lane                              77 Josh Lee                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.077  8.131 142.58                     0.009  9.258 120.47
       B/SMA Index: 8.72 (+/-): -0.589            H/EA Index: 9.64 (+/-): -0.382
 Qualified:             #1  7.985 -0.735                       #13  9.025 -0.615

Lee gets the advantage off of the line but he can't hold off Lane. Lane backs off the throttle a little early.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  705 Tony Mandella                          62 Ryan Warter                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066  7.980 155.61                     0.064  8.853 152.38
       A/SMA Index: 8.58 (+/-): -0.600            F/SM Index: 9.42 (+/-): -0.567
 Qualified:             #2  7.897 -0.683                       #14  8.821 -0.599

A coin flip off of the line, Mandella reels in Warter and goes around for the win.

Mandella will take on Alexandra in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  233 Art Hodges                           6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem          
E1                  -0.046  8.609 111.04     ****WINNER****  0.059  7.806 122.49
         D/A Index: 8.35 (+/-):  0.259            A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.104
 Qualified:             #6  7.689 -0.661                       #18  7.347 -0.563

Hodges is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Van Paepeghem.

Van Paepeghem will take on Grima in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  610 John Edwards                         6990 Howie Stevens                
E1                   0.090  7.456 183.02     ****WINNER****  0.125  7.407 182.95
        C/AA Index: 8.04 (+/-): -0.584             C/A Index: 8.05 (+/-): -0.643
 Qualified:            #19  7.503 -0.537                        #7  7.394 -0.656

Stevens is a little behind off of the line but he is able to hold off Edwards and take the win.

Stevens will take on Lane in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2221 Richard Mace                         7098 Tom Mettler                  
E1                   0.031  8.973 149.73     ****WINNER****  0.019  7.539 152.62
       F/SMA Index: 9.40 (+/-): -0.427             PST Index: 8.07 (+/-): -0.531
 Qualified:            #22  9.120 -0.280                       #10  7.424 -0.646

Mettler gets the holeshot and goes around Mace for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7167 Ryan Priddy                             3 David Rampy                  
E1                   0.014  7.960 171.23     ****WINNER****  0.053  7.298 170.73
       FS/SM Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.560            A/EA Index: 7.92 (+/-): -0.622
 Qualified:            #17  7.944 -0.576                        #5  7.248 -0.672

Priddy gets the holeshot but he can't hold off Rampy. Rampy will take a CIC adjustment in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  205 Ed Federkeil Jr                      7230 Randy Jones                  
E1                   0.009  7.311 156.19     ****WINNER****  0.099  8.423 156.23
        B/AA Index: 7.71 (+/-): -0.399             C/T Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.517
 Qualified:             #4  7.032 -0.678                       #16  8.358 -0.582

Jones leaves the line and makes a hard move to the left. he is able to get it back in the groove and take the win.

Jones will take on Mettler in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Frank Aragona                         703 Joe Mozeris                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  7.586 168.94                     0.203  6.938 189.26
        J/AA Index: 8.16 (+/-): -0.574            B/ED Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.622
 Qualified:            #11  7.515 -0.645                       #23  7.570  0.010

Aragona gets a big holeshot and backs off the throttle a little early in the win.

Aragona will take on Rampy in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink