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Friday

Results for Qualifying Round 1
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - GAINESVILLE - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index:
 
      Left Lane: Bruno Massel     Runs 7.311/187.73/-0.479, Now #1
      DD/AT Index: 7.79
     Right Lane: David Rampy      Runs 7.677/175.23/-0.183, Now #2
      A/EA Index: 7.86
3:52 p.m. After two days of rain, a tornado in nearby Ocala yesterday, and a few tow rigs that had to be pulled out of the mud, we're under way here in Gainesville.

Bruno made a wiggle toward the wall, then settled down for his first trip down the 1320 today. Martel's run was conservative from start-to-stripe.
      Left Lane: Brian Browell    Runs 7.229/181.96/-0.581, Now #1
      D/D Index: 7.81
     Right Lane: Jason Coan       Runs 7.969/151.15/-0.431, Now #3
      G/EA Index: 8.40
      Left Lane: Robert Bailey    Runs 6.599/205.38/-0.601, Now #0
      A/ED Index: 7.20
     Right Lane: David Eaton      Runs 6.709/202.82/-0.511, Now #2
      A/AP Index: 7.22
      Left Lane: Robert Bailey    Runs 6.599/205.38/-0.601, Now #1
      A/ED Index: 7.20
     Right Lane: David Eaton      Runs 6.709/202.82/-0.511, Now #3
      A/AP Index: 7.22
      Left Lane: Keith Roberts    Runs 7.674/174.57/-0.196, Now #7
      C/ED Index: 7.87
     Right Lane: Pat Williams     Runs 7.014/197.59/-0.206, Now #6
      A/AP Index: 7.22
      Left Lane: Mark Perkinson   Runs 7.201/192.06/-0.419, Now #7
      B/AA Index: 7.62
     Right Lane: Jenny Treadwell  Runs 8.384/156.97/-0.466, Now #5
      E/ED Index: 8.85
      Left Lane: Ray Goodman      Runs 12.319/72.45/4.459, Now #12
      A/EA Index: 7.86
     Right Lane: Jim Greenheck    Runs 7.499/180.94/-0.461, Now #6
      C/AA Index: 7.96
Goodman had problems early, the reason not clear from this vantage point.
      Left Lane: Ray Bamond       Runs 8.456/159.48/-0.304, Now #9
      C/SMA Index: 8.76
     Right Lane: Rick Hord        Runs 8.120/158.41/0.160, Now #13
      BB/A Index: 7.96
Hord's Blown 63 Split Window vette is pretty cool, but it was all over the track for the first 250 feet.
      Left Lane: Art Hodges       Runs 6.886/195.82/-0.164, Now #13
      A/PM Index: 7.05
     Right Lane: Don Eberly       No Time, Now #16
      C/AA Index: 7.96
Eberly shook all the way over the centerline and his run was DQ'ed.
      Left Lane: Peter Biondo     Runs 8.748/149.43/-0.342, Now #10
      D/AA Index: 9.09
     Right Lane: David Allen      Runs 6.883/200.53/-0.567, Now #3
      BB/AM Index: 7.45
Allen's run was right down the groove.
      Left Lane: Arnie Martel     Runs 7.946/169.25/-0.544, Now #4
      C/SR Index: 8.49
     Right Lane: Lonnie Johnson   Runs 7.154/191.67/-0.466, Now #8
      B/AA Index: 7.62
Two more good baseline runs for Martel and Johnson.
      Left Lane: Van Puckett      Runs 8.404/160.08/-0.506, Now #7
      G/AA Index: 8.91
     Right Lane: Glen Treadwell   Runs 7.971/165.99/-0.539, Now #5
      G/ED Index: 8.51
      Left Lane: Grant Lewis      Runs 8.678/153.54/-0.542, Now #5
      H/AA Index: 9.22
     Right Lane: Allen Stanfield  Runs 30.362/50.01/21.032, Now #23
      G/SM Index: 9.33
Stanfield sat on the line after the green came down for more than 11 seconds, then drove slowly downtrack.
      Left Lane: Jim Kimbrough    Runs 7.019/190.19/-0.551, Now #4
      C/DA Index: 7.57
     Right Lane: Dennis Mitchell  Runs 18.457/43.64/10.097, Now #24
      F/A Index: 8.36
Mitchell carded a 1.166 60-foot time, then coasted the rest of the way.
      Left Lane: Steve Szupka     Runs 8.250/156.84/-0.580, Now #3
      G/EA Index: 8.83
     Right Lane: Dan Fletcher     Runs 7.834/157.06/-0.506, Now #11
      B/EA Index: 8.34
      Left Lane: F. Aragona Jr.   Runs 8.136/161.96/-0.654, Now #1
      F/ED Index: 8.79
The last pass of the session was the best of the round. Frank Aragona Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.141 sec., 330ft-3.283, 660ft-5.132/131.81 mph, 1,000ft-6.753.

4:17 p.m.

       

Friday

Order for Qualifying Round 1
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals:
 Psn  Driver                   Class Index     ET   Ov/Un
   1. Frank Aragona Jr.         F/ED  8.79  8.136  -0.654
   2. Robert Bailey             A/ED  7.20  6.599  -0.601
   3. Brian Browell              D/D  7.81  7.229  -0.581
   4. Steve Szupka              G/EA  8.83  8.250  -0.580
   5. David Allen              BB/AM  7.45  6.883  -0.567
   6. Jim Kimbrough             C/DA  7.57  7.019  -0.551
   7. Arnie Martel              F/AA  8.49  7.946  -0.544
   8. Grant Lewis              F/SMA  9.22  8.678  -0.542
   9. Glen Treadwell            G/ED  8.51  7.971  -0.539
  10. David Eaton               A/AP  7.22  6.709  -0.511
  11. Van Puckett               G/AA  8.91  8.404  -0.506
  12. Dan Fletcher              B/EA  8.34  7.834  -0.506
  13. Bruno Massel             DD/AT  7.79  7.311  -0.479
  14. Jenny Treadwell           E/ED  8.85  8.384  -0.466
  15. Lonnie Johnson            B/AA  7.62  7.154  -0.466
  16. Jim Greenheck             C/AA  7.96  7.499  -0.461
  17. Steve Ambrose             J/AA  8.40  7.969  -0.431
  18. Mark Perkinson            B/AA  7.62  7.201  -0.419
  19. Peter Biondo              C/SR  9.09  8.748  -0.342
  20. Ray Bamond               C/SMA  8.76  8.456  -0.304
  21. Pat Williams              A/AP  7.22  7.014  -0.206
  22. Keith Roberts             C/ED  7.87  7.674  -0.196
  23. David Rampy               A/EA  7.86  7.677  -0.183
  24. Art Hodges                A/PM  7.05  6.886  -0.164
  25. Rick Hord                 BB/A  7.96  8.120   0.160
  26. Ray Goodman               A/EA  7.86 12.319   4.459
  27. Dennis Mitchell            E/A  8.36 18.457  10.097
  28. Allen Stanfield           G/SM  9.33 30.362  21.032
  29. Don Eberly                C/AA  7.96   DQ   

Saturday

Results for Qualifying Round 2
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - GAINESVILLE - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed this round, amount over/under index this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time, speed & over/under Index, and position in order prior to run:
 
      Left Lane: Dennis Mitchell  Runs 7.831/172.85/-0.529, Now #10
      F/A Index: 8.36             Prior Best: 18.457/43.64/10.097, Was #27
     Right Lane: Ray Goodman      Runs 7.616/171.38/-0.244, Now #22
      A/EA Index: 7.86            Prior Best: 12.319/72.45/4.459, Was #26
Mitchell with a real nice pass to get into the top half of the show. Goodman gets down the track this time.
      Left Lane: Jim Greenheck    Runs 7.418/183.00/-0.542, Now #9
      C/AA Index: 7.96            Prior Best: 7.499/180.94/-0.461, Was #17
     Right Lane: Ray Bamond       Runs 8.325/161.87/-0.435, Now #18
      C/SMA Index: 8.76           Prior Best: 8.456/159.48/-0.304, Was #21
Greenheck with a real nice pass to move up the ladder. Bamond improves, and moves up the ladder a few spots.
      Left Lane: Jenny Treadwell  Runs 8.350/158.20/-0.500, Now #15
      E/ED Index: 8.85            Prior Best: 8.384/156.97/-0.466, Was #16
     Right Lane: Keith Roberts    Runs 7.390/178.14/-0.480, Now #16
      C/ED Index: 7.87            Prior Best: 7.674/174.57/-0.196, Was #24
Treadwell with a move in the right direction. Roberts with a nice pass to get in the top half of the show.
      Left Lane: Pat Williams     Runs 6.922/200.92/-0.298, Now #23
      A/AP Index: 7.22            Prior Best: 7.014/197.59/-0.206, Was #24
     Right Lane: Art Hodges       Runs 14.554/58.27/7.504, Now #26
      A/PM Index: 7.05            Prior Best: 6.886/195.82/-0.164, Was #26
Hodges with a lot of tire shake and clicks it off. Williams with a nice pass.
      Left Lane: David Allen      Runs 6.701/209.26/-0.749, Now #1
      BB/AM Index: 7.45           Prior Best: 6.883/200.53/-0.567, Was #5
     Right Lane: Grant Lewis      Runs 8.568/155.35/-0.652, Now #3
      H/AA Index: 9.22            Prior Best: 8.678/153.54/-0.542, Was #8
Allen goes to the number one spot with a great pass. David Allen's incremental times: 60ft-1.049 sec., 330ft-2.857, 660ft-4.347/165.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.624. Lewis with a real nice pass going to the number three spot. Grant Lewis' incremental times: 60ft-1.177 sec., 330ft-3.483, 660ft-5.438/121.26 mph, 1,000ft-7.124.
      Left Lane: Steve Ambrose    Runs 7.710/168.51/-0.690, Now #2
      J/AA Index: 8.40            Prior Best: 7.969/151.15/-0.431, Was #20
     Right Lane: Van Puckett      Runs 8.337/161.34/-0.573, Now #8
      G/AA Index: 8.91            Prior Best: 8.404/160.08/-0.506, Was #13
Ambrose with a great pass to go to the number two spot. Steve Ambrose's incremental times: 60ft-1.084 sec., 330ft-3.102, 660ft-4.850/139.73 mph, 1,000ft-6.386. Puckett improves.
      Left Lane: Allen Stanfield  Runs 8.610/158.59/-0.720, Now #2
      G/SM Index: 9.33            Prior Best: 30.362/50.01/21.032, Was #28
     Right Lane: Arnie Martel     Runs 7.879/170.75/-0.611, Now #6
      C/SR Index: 8.49            Prior Best: 7.946/169.25/-0.544, Was #10
Stanfield rockets into the number tow spot. Allen Stanfield's incremental times: 60ft-1.213 sec., 330ft-3.530, 660ft-5.484/125.47 mph, 1,000ft-7.178. Martel with a real nice pass... Arnie Martel's incremental times: 60ft-1.079 sec., 330ft-3.207, 660ft-5.011/136.52 mph, 1,000ft-6.564.
      Left Lane: Lonnie Johnson   Runs 7.150/192.58/-0.470, Now #20
      B/AA Index: 7.62            Prior Best: 7.154/191.67/-0.466, Was #20
     Right Lane: Brian Browell    Runs 7.106/181.08/-0.704, Now #3
      D/D Index: 7.81             Prior Best: 7.229/181.96/-0.581, Was #8
Johnson improves, but stays in the number 20 spot. Browell with a great pass and goes to the number three spot...Brian Browell's incremental times: 60ft-1.024 sec., 330ft-2.883, 660ft-4.485/152.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.892.
      Left Lane: David Eaton      Runs 10.907/86.81/3.687, Now #15
      A/AP Index: 7.22            Prior Best: 6.709/202.82/-0.511, Was #15
     Right Lane: Mark Perkinson   Runs 7.149/195.48/-0.471, Now #20
      B/AA Index: 7.62            Prior Best: 7.201/192.06/-0.419, Was #22
No help here for Eaton. Perkinson moves up the ladder a couple spots.
      Left Lane: Don Eberly       Runs 7.682/137.55/-0.278, Now #25
      C/AA Index: 7.96            No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Robert Bailey    Runs 6.477/208.01/-0.723, Now #2
      A/ED Index: 7.20            Prior Best: 6.599/205.38/-0.601, Was #8
Eberly gets down the track and into the show...Don Eberly's incremental times: 60ft-1.048 sec., 330ft-3.042, 660ft-4.727/146.05 mph, 1,000ft-6.193. Bailey with a great pass to go to the number two spots... Robert Bailey's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.710, 660ft-4.153/170.30 mph, 1,000ft-5.405.
      Left Lane: Glen Treadwell   Runs 7.853/169.06/-0.657, Now #6
      G/ED Index: 8.51            Prior Best: 7.971/165.99/-0.539, Was #13
     Right Lane: Jim Kimbrough    Runs 6.956/192.49/-0.614, Now #9
      C/DA Index: 7.57            Prior Best: 7.019/190.19/-0.551, Was #11
Treadwell makes a move in the right direction. Kimbrough moves up the ladder a couple spots.
      Left Lane: Dan Fletcher     Runs 7.627/175.52/-0.713, Now #4
      B/EA Index: 8.34            Prior Best: 7.834/157.06/-0.506, Was #16
     Right Lane: Bruno Massel     No Time, Now #19
      DD/AT Index: 7.79           Prior Best: 7.311/187.73/-0.479, Was #19
Massel breaks on the burnout...Fletcher with a good looking pass to go to the number four spot. Dan Fletcher's incremental times: 60ft-1.048 sec., 330ft-3.105, 660ft-4.841/143.11 mph, 1,000ft-6.348.
      Left Lane: David Rampy      Runs 7.239/183.00/-0.621, Now #11
      A/EA Index: 7.86            Prior Best: 7.677/175.23/-0.183, Was #27
     Right Lane: Steve Szupka     Runs 8.118/160.33/-0.712, Now #5
      G/EA Index: 8.83            Prior Best: 8.250/156.84/-0.580, Was #12
Szupka with a little wiggle right off the starting line, but still blast on through the 1320 to go to the number five spot. Steve Szupka's incremental times: 60ft-1.120 sec., 330ft-3.248, 660ft-5.097/131.73 mph, 1,000ft-6.724. Rampy with a great pass to go to the number 11 spot...David Rampy's incremental times: 60ft-1.026 sec., 330ft-2.948, 660ft-4.589/149.51 mph, 1,000ft-6.016.

That wraps up qualifying and round one will be up around 2:15 pm today.

       

Saturday

Order for Qualifying Round 2
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals:
 Psn  Driver                   Class Index     ET   Ov/Un
   1. Frank Aragona Jr.         F/ED  8.79  8.020  -0.770
   2. David Allen              BB/AM  7.45  6.701  -0.749
   3. Robert Bailey             A/ED  7.20  6.477  -0.723
   4. Allen Stanfield           G/SM  9.33  8.610  -0.720
   5. Dan Fletcher              B/EA  8.34  7.627  -0.713
   6. Steve Szupka              G/EA  8.83  8.118  -0.712
   7. Brian Browell              D/D  7.81  7.106  -0.704
   8. Steve Ambrose             J/AA  8.40  7.710  -0.690
   9. Glen Treadwell            G/ED  8.51  7.853  -0.657
  10. Grant Lewis              F/SMA  9.22  8.568  -0.652
  11. David Rampy               A/EA  7.86  7.239  -0.621
  12. Jim Kimbrough             C/DA  7.57  6.956  -0.614
  13. Arnie Martel              F/AA  8.49  7.879  -0.611
  14. Van Puckett               G/AA  8.91  8.337  -0.573
  15. Jim Greenheck             C/AA  7.96  7.418  -0.542
  16. Dennis Mitchell            E/A  8.36  7.831  -0.529
  17. David Eaton               A/AP  7.22  6.709  -0.511
  18. Jenny Treadwell           E/ED  8.85  8.350  -0.500
  19. Keith Roberts             C/ED  7.87  7.390  -0.480
  20. Bruno Massel             DD/AT  7.79  7.311  -0.479
  21. Mark Perkinson            B/AA  7.62  7.149  -0.471
  22. Lonnie Johnson            B/AA  7.62  7.150  -0.470
  23. Ray Bamond               C/SMA  8.76  8.325  -0.435
  24. Peter Biondo              C/SR  9.09  8.748  -0.342
  25. Pat Williams              A/AP  7.22  6.922  -0.298
  26. Don Eberly                C/AA  7.96  7.682  -0.278
  27. Ray Goodman               A/EA  7.86  7.616  -0.244
  28. Art Hodges                A/PM  7.05  6.886  -0.164
  29. Rick Hord                 BB/A  7.96  8.120   0.160

Saturday

Results for Elimination Round 1
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals:
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Jim Greenheck           C/AA   7.96  -0.040    7.476 -0.484
 (L) Rick Hord               BB/A   7.96  -9.999(R)NT-No Show
2:52 p.m. Hord is a no-show, so Greenheck will likely go out about 1000 feet and click it early, just enough to get some good data for the next round.

He made a big move to the right off the line, then lifted at the top end.

 (W) Frank Aragona Jr.       F/ED   8.79  0.045     9.091  0.301
     was unopposed
Due to the 29 car field, this is a first round scheduled bye run for Aragona's dragster. Like Hord, he clicked things off early.
 (W) Mark Perkinson          B/AA   7.62  0.046    16.354  8.734
 (L) Brian Browell            D/D   7.81  -0.019(R) 8.970  1.160
Ouch! Perkinson broke just off the line, but Browell had lit up the big red light. So Perkinson will advance to the next round.
 (W) Grant Lewis            F/SMA   9.22  0.078     9.563  0.343
 (L) Peter Biondo            C/SR   9.09  0.043    12.142  3.052
Biondo grabbed a couple of gears, then the powerplant went silent.
 (W) Steve Szupka            G/EA   8.83  0.019     8.231 -0.599
 (L) Bruno Massel           DD/AT   7.79  0.066     7.246 -0.544
Bruno left last and goes home first. Szupka used up some CIC to keep the turbo Cobalt at bay. Steve Szupka's MOV: 0.1024 seconds (approximately 25 feet).
 (W) Jenny Treadwell         E/ED   8.85  0.087     8.301 -0.549
 (L) Allen Stanfield         G/SM   9.33  0.099     8.836 -0.494
Stanfield left a few drips of something on the track, don't know if that was why he slowed from his qualifying effort. We're down for a second to clean up a couple of spots on the line.
 (W) Jim Kimbrough           C/DA   7.57  0.074     6.987 -0.583
 (L) Don Eberly              C/AA   7.96  0.054     7.411 -0.549
Updated Weather:

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 1,604 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Kimbrough's dragster made just a couple of wiggles, then drove past Eberly for a four foot win.

 (W) Van Puckett             G/AA   8.91  0.072     8.733 -0.177
 (L) Art Hodges              A/PM   7.05  -0.088(R)11.129  4.079
Hodges watched Puckett go, then left a bit too soon and lit up the red light...
 (W) Glen Treadwell          G/ED   8.51  0.074     8.109 -0.401
 (L) Ray Bamond             C/SMA   8.76  0.031     8.453 -0.307
Bamond had his hands full of screaming yellow Cobalt when his Super Modified made a hard move toward the centerline off the starting line. He drove through it, but Treadwell had already pulled ahead.
 (W) Steve Ambrose           J/AA   8.40  0.072     8.257 -0.143
 (L) Lonnie Johnson          B/AA   7.62           NT-No Show
Johnson was a no-show...
 (W) David Eaton             A/AP   7.22  0.005     6.671 -0.549
 (L) Robert Bailey           A/ED   7.20  0.107     6.717 -0.483
Two monster cars (thanks for the word monster Bob Frey) and almost heads up, just .02 seconds difference in the index.

It's hard to lose in Comp with a .005 light - Nice job for Eaton!

 (W) Dan Fletcher            B/EA   8.34  0.053     7.782 -0.558
 (L) Keith Roberts           C/ED   7.87  0.070     7.383 -0.487
Dan Fletcher's MOV: 0.0881 seconds (approximately 23 feet).
 (W) David Rampy             A/EA   7.86  0.034     7.620 -0.240
 (L) Pat Williams            A/AP   7.22  -9.999(R)NT-Broke Before Staging
Williams got pushed back, so Rampy has a single into the next round.
 (W) Arnie Martel            F/AA   8.49  0.042     8.117 -0.373
 (L) Ray Goodman             A/EA   7.86  0.079    18.354 10.494
There were quite few "Mississippi's" counted out there, neither driver wanted to stage. Martel finally bumped in. Goodman may been looking for a break - he left the line very slowly, his hope for a red light didn't happen.
 (W) Dennis Mitchell          E/A   8.36  0.018     7.785 -0.575
 (L) David Allen            BB/AM   7.45  0.131     6.836 -0.614
Allen had to pedal his Blown Pontiac, not an easy thing to do after blazing the tires at the hit. It was too little too late for Allen, so we end the first round with another upset in Comp. 3:20 p.m.

       

Sunday

Results for Elimination Round 2
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals:
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Dennis Mitchell          E/A   8.29  0.036    10.610  2.320
     was unopposed
Mitchell took an easy Sunday stroll into the next round.
 (W) Glen Treadwell          G/ED   8.51  0.009     7.898 -0.612
 (L) Frank Aragona Jr.       F/ED   8.79  0.002     8.255 -0.535
Big CIC hit for Treadwell, Glen Treadwell's MOV: 0.0708 seconds (approximately 15 feet).
 (W) Arnie Martel            F/AA   8.49  0.038     7.947 -0.543
 (L) Steve Szupka            G/EA   8.74  0.008     8.269 -0.471
2:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 1,417 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Track temp has gone up 10 degrees in the last hour... Martel will race Mitchell in the next round.

 (W) Van Puckett             G/AA   8.91  0.019     8.328 -0.582
 (L) Mark Perkinson          B/AA   7.62  0.015     7.075 -0.545
Wow two GREAT lights in Comp! Great drag race, Puckett had a fender on Perkinson at the stripe.
 (W) Jim Greenheck           C/AA   7.96  0.022     7.418 -0.542
 (L) Steve Ambrose           J/AA   8.40  0.035     7.848 -0.552
That was --->><<--- Close! 9 inch victory for Greenheck.
 (W) Jim Kimbrough           C/DA   7.49  0.019     7.004 -0.486
 (L) Dan Fletcher            B/EA   8.29  0.035     7.789 -0.501
The winner will face Glenn Treadwell in the next round. This drag was even closer at the stripe, just three inches this time around.
 (W) David Rampy             A/EA   7.86  0.048     7.308 -0.552
 (L) Jenny Treadwell         E/ED   8.81  0.046     8.286 -0.524
Rampy will race Greenheck in the next round.
 (W) Grant Lewis            F/SMA   9.22  0.042     8.602 -0.618
 (L) David Eaton             A/AP   7.18  0.018     6.672 -0.508
The winner will face Perkinson B/AA in the next round. Lewis got the big head start, then held off Eaton's Bantam. 2:27 p.m. Grant Lewis' MOV: 0.0868 seconds (approximately 26 feet).

       

Sunday

Results for Elimination Round 3
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals:
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Jim Greenheck           C/AA   7.92  0.020     7.442 -0.478
 (L) David Rampy             A/EA   7.81  0.018     7.334 -0.476
Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.51 inches, adjusted altitude 1,401 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

This was a great drag race, just a couple of thousandths advantage for Rampy at the start, Greenheck had the power to hold Rampy off at the top end. It was just 7 TEN THOUSANDTHS of a second at the stripe, they had lots of time to look at the other lane on their way down track.

 (W) Van Puckett             G/AA   8.83  0.097     8.321 -0.509
 (L) Grant Lewis            F/SMA   9.11  0.055     8.652 -0.458
Van Puckett's MOV: 0.0091 seconds (approximately 2 feet).
 (W) Glen Treadwell          G/ED   8.40  0.024     8.645  0.245
 (L) Jim Kimbrough           C/DA   7.49  -0.006(R) 7.798  0.308
The winner will face Puckett in the semi final round. That was a little different, Kimbrough red lighted, then both took it easy the rest of the way. Don't know if Treadwell saw his win light come on or broke...
 (W) Arnie Martel            F/AA   8.45  0.066     7.974 -0.476
 (L) Dennis Mitchell          E/A   8.29  0.091     7.797 -0.493
Martel will face Greenheck's C/AA in the semi finals. 4:22 p.m.

       

Sunday

Results for Elimination Round 4
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals:
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Glen Treadwell          G/ED   8.40  0.027     7.892 -0.508
 (L) Van Puckett             G/AA   8.83  0.044     8.339 -0.491
Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.51 inches, adjusted altitude 1,401 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Treadwell slapped the throttle a couple of times at the top end. Glen Treadwell's MOV: 0.0341 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 (W) Arnie Martel            F/AA   8.45  0.031     9.860  1.410
 (L) Jim Greenheck           C/AA   7.92  0.114    14.430  6.510
Greenheck was all over the lane off the starting line and had to lift. 5:34 p.m.

       

Sunday

Results for Final Round 
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA Gatornationals:
 W/L  Driver               Class  Index    RT        ET   Ov/Un
 
 (W) Arnie Martel            F/AA   8.45  0.022     7.891 -0.559
 (L) Glen Treadwell          G/ED   8.40  0.041     7.857 -0.543
Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.51 inches, adjusted altitude 1,401 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

Martel with the starting line advantage and takes the win by 0.0357 seconds (approximately 8 feet).