Fri, 03 Sep 2021, 12:28 PM Dodge HEMI Challenge Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Dodge HEMI Challenge at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2198 Stephen Yantus                       7077 Richard Locker               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.101  8.410 159.32                     0.031  8.591 154.26
 Qualified:             #2  8.480 156.64                       #11  8.684 151.66

Locker with the starting line advantage, but Yantus chases him down for th win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5529 Russ Campbell                        1426 Bucky Hess                   
E1                  -0.042 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.143  8.447 157.82
 Qualified:            #13  8.730 153.49                        #4  8.525 155.78

Campbell goes red to give Hess the win. Campbell with a huge wheelstand and when the car came dow it made a quick move toward the centerline and collected the time blocks.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1058 James Daniels                        5651 Rick Johnson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  8.380 159.38                     0.059  8.605 155.02
 Qualified:             #3  8.503 155.83                       #12  8.702 152.38

Daniels with the starting line advantage and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1945 Gary Wolkwitz                         342 Harold Leiter                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.097  8.579 156.52                     0.101  9.275 148.44
 Qualified:             #9  8.660 152.23                       #18 12.064 121.23

Wolkwitz with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 403H Stephen Hebert                        350 Jim Pancake                  
E1                   0.114 20.150  39.66     ****WINNER****  0.027  8.586 155.97
 Qualified:            #14  8.743 155.17                        #5  8.565 155.22

Pancake with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Wolkwitz in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5748 Marlin Bogner                        1979 Eldon Baum                   
E1                   0.036  8.895 148.35     ****WINNER****  0.086  8.477 157.52
 Qualified:            #15  8.933 146.81                        #6  8.582 155.13

Bogner with the starting line advantage, but Baum chases him down for the win. Baum with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will face Yantus in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5122 Jack Peterson                        7405 Eric Bell                    
E1                   0.088  9.190 149.28     ****WINNER****  0.059  8.553 154.40
 Qualified:            #16  9.242 145.27                        #7  8.626 152.14

Bell with the starting line advantage and runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will face Daniels in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1968 Steve Comella                         452 Steve Kent                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  8.399 161.21                     0.055  8.693 154.86
 Qualified:             #1  8.431 159.04                       #10  8.679 154.32

Comella with the starting line advantage and runs the quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have the bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 498Z Benny Kimberly                        364 Tony DePillo                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.002  8.531 157.01
 Qualified:            #17 11.787  96.58                        #8  8.654 154.26

Kimberly is a no-show to give DePillo the freebie. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend. He will face Hess in the next round.

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