Fri, 21 Feb 2020, 20:59 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4799 Bill Kent                                  Bye
E2   ****WINNER****        No Time           
         B/D Index: 7.21 (+/-): 92.789    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Hatcher   ) 0.026  6.710 -0.560   
 Qualified:             #2  6.674 -0.596                     Bye

6:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 28.79 inches, adjusted altitude 2,794 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Kent takes the green and is pushed away.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7879 Don Bevers                             10 Ralph Van Paepeghem          
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000  8.397 125.05                    -0.149  7.452 146.26
       A/SMA Index: 8.53 (+/-): -0.133            A/EA Index: 7.81 (+/-): -0.358
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Freese    ) 0.049  8.086 -0.444      (R Warter    ) 0.022  7.337 -0.473
 Qualified:             #5  7.954 -0.576                        #9  7.306 -0.504

Winner will race Kent in the next round.

Van Paepeghem is too quick at the green and give the easy win to Bevers. He will want that perfect light back for his next race!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7189 Dean Carter                            68 John Edwards                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.320  7.460 125.25                    -0.265  8.709 106.40
        B/ND Index: 7.55 (+/-): -0.090            C/AA Index: 7.94 (+/-):  0.769
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.041  7.286 -0.264      (E Bell      ) 0.150  7.452 -0.488
 Qualified:             #1  6.915 -0.635                        #6  7.382 -0.558

Edwards goes way red and Carter goes to round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Joe Mozeris                           233 Art Hodges                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.067  6.943 186.33                     0.132  7.312 185.97
        B/ED Index: 7.44 (+/-): -0.497             C/A Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.528
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Jones     ) 0.152  6.937 -0.543      (T Mandella  ) 0.063  7.331 -0.519
 Qualified:            #16  7.628  0.148                       #12  7.418 -0.432

Hodges is late and Joe Mozeris runs him down to the win. MOV: 0.0345 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

He will face Carter next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  710 Doug Lambeck                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  1.399 No Time           
       D/SMA Index: 8.93 (+/-): 91.069    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Chomiski  ) 0.043  8.640 -0.290   
 Qualified:             #3  8.341 -0.589                     Bye

Lambeck gets the bye run this round and next round two.

6:55 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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