Sun, 07 Nov 2021, 14:42 PM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4011 Royce Freeman                        7167 Ryan Priddy                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.022 115.80                           No Time      
       D/SMA Index: 9.11 (+/-): -0.088           FS/SM Index: 8.60 (+/-): 91.399
 Qualified:            #12  8.585 -0.525                        #4  7.985 -0.615

11:26 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 3,564 feet.

Priddy is a no-show giving the win to Freeman.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7189 Dean Carter                          7667 Randall Goff                 
E1                   1.330  9.130 118.63     ****WINNER****  0.099  8.612 154.94
       A/SMA Index: 8.65 (+/-):  0.480             B/T Index: 8.89 (+/-): -0.278
 Qualified:             #8  8.080 -0.570                       #16  8.647 -0.243

Goff gets a big holeshot and takes the win.

Goff will take on Freeman in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 510U Scott Linder                            6 Doug Lambeck                 
E1   ****WINNER****  2.378 17.668   NS                             No Time      
         A/A Index: 7.23 (+/-): 10.438           D/SMA Index: 9.06 (+/-): 90.939
 Qualified:             #7  6.636 -0.594                       #15  8.748 -0.312

Lambeck is a no-show. Linder takes the green and backs off of the line.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  394 Greg Kamplain                         503 Joseph Arrowsmith            
E1                   0.049  7.035 189.39     ****WINNER****  0.049  7.976 168.85
        C/DA Index: 7.62 (+/-): -0.585            F/AA Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.644
 Qualified:            #13  7.113 -0.507                        #5  8.007 -0.613

No advantage off of the line, Arrowsmith holds off Kamplain for the win but takes a hit to his index.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 777A Phil Cocuzza                         318J Jesse Alexandra              
E1                  -0.001  8.128 143.84     ****WINNER****  0.202 10.780  86.31
       A/SMA Index: 8.59 (+/-): -0.462           FS/SM Index: 8.60 (+/-):  2.180
 Qualified:             #6  7.983 -0.607                       #14  8.173 -0.427

Cocuzza just misses the tree and goes red. Alexandra sees the red light and backs off of the throttle early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 L177 Leonard Lottig                       7879 Don Bevers                   
E1                  -0.054  8.680 121.19     ****WINNER****  0.092  8.562 121.18
       FS/SM Index: 8.60 (+/-):  0.080           A/SMA Index: 8.65 (+/-): -0.088
 Qualified:             #2  7.949 -0.651                       #10  8.113 -0.537

Lottig is too quick off of the line and goes red giving Bevers the win. Bevers is off of the throttle about 1000 feet out.

Bevers will take on Alexandra in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Joe Mozeris                          7011 Brad Brewer                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  7.639 129.80                     0.101 30.329  46.48
        B/ED Index: 7.55 (+/-):  0.089             B/A Index: 7.75 (+/-): 22.579
 Qualified:             #9  6.991 -0.559                        #1  7.000 -0.750

Brewer's car stumbles off of the line and he just coasted through the lights.

Mozeris will take on Arrowsmith in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  718 Kevin Carter                         5233 Taylor Chomiski              
E1                   0.098  7.039 183.49     ****WINNER****  0.055  7.853 170.99
        A/ND Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.561            A/SM Index: 8.46 (+/-): -0.607
 Qualified:            #11  7.072 -0.528                        #3  7.831 -0.629

Chomiski gets the advantage off of the line and holds off Carter for the win.

Chomiski will take on Linder in the next round.

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