Sat, 16 Nov 2019, 13:51 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, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 David Rampy                          7098 Tom Mettler                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  7.248 180.02                     0.039  7.401 179.44
        A/EA Index: 7.80 (+/-): -0.552             PST Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.549
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Sigmon    ) 0.045  7.291 -0.529      (R Jones     ) 0.021  7.446 -0.524
 Qualified:             #4  7.189 -0.631                       #10  7.385 -0.585

10:40 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,641 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Two close lights and David Rampy just nips Mettler for the super close win. MOV: 0.0005 seconds (approximately 2 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7235 Scott McClay                         6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem          
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.295 167.80                     0.012  7.358 179.76
        C/ED Index: 7.78 (+/-): -0.485            A/EA Index: 7.81 (+/-): -0.452
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Hugger    ) 0.054  7.280 -0.540      (S Graham    ) 0.071  7.459 -0.351
 Qualified:            #13  7.257 -0.563                       #19  7.314 -0.496

Terrific six light for Scott McClay and the win. MOV: 0.0397 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

He will race Rampy in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  705 Tony Mandella                           8 Jim Greenheck                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038  7.888 162.65                     0.046  7.488 180.14
       A/SMA Index: 8.46 (+/-): -0.572            D/AA Index: 8.04 (+/-): -0.552
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Priddy    ) 0.066  8.371 -0.089      (A Freese    ) 0.111  7.539 -0.541
 Qualified:             #6  7.838 -0.622                       #12  7.513 -0.567

Tony Mandella has all of the numbers for the win. MOV: 0.0285 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  233 Art Hodges                              1 Frank Aragona                
E2                   0.166  7.613 179.09     ****WINNER****  0.080  7.510 159.95
         D/A Index: 8.18 (+/-): -0.567            J/AA Index: 8.03 (+/-): -0.520
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Mitsos    ) 0.056  7.679 -0.561      (J Mozeris   ) 0.008  7.528 -0.512
 Qualified:             #9  7.631 -0.609                        #3  7.390 -0.650

Winner will race Mandella in round three.

Hodge is way late and gives the easy win to Aragona.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 318J Jesse Alexandra                       710 Doug Lambeck                 
E2                   0.456  8.531 169.85     ****WINNER****  0.068  8.574 128.30
       FS/SM Index: 8.47 (+/-):  0.061           D/SMA Index: 8.93 (+/-): -0.356
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Stevens   ) 0.147  8.515  0.045      (R Warter    ) 0.068  8.423 -0.507
 Qualified:            #23  8.147 -0.323                        #5  8.306 -0.624

Almost a full bulb late for Alexander and Lambeck dumps early to save any CIC hit.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 601C Cody Lane                             800 Jason Grima                  
E2                   0.018  8.043 156.84     ****WINNER****  0.099  7.035 184.09
       B/SMA Index: 8.53 (+/-): -0.487             B/A Index: 7.65 (+/-): -0.615
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lee       ) 0.023  8.023 -0.577      (L Snyder    ) 0.120  7.142 -0.518
 Qualified:            #14  8.042 -0.558                        #8  7.049 -0.611

Grima is late this time still gets the win. Big CIC hit for next round.

10:48 a.m. He races Lambeck later.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink