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Sat, 28 Jun 2008, 07:00 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  357 Rick Brown                           3015 Bill Yates                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.034  8.506 137.83                    -0.005  7.650 116.22
       B/TA Index: 8.93 (+/-): -0.424            A/ED Index: 7.22 (+/-):  0.430
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Doll Jr   ) 0.016  8.459 -0.471      (B Massel    ) 0.014  7.187 -0.033
 Qualified:             #9  8.387 -0.543                       #17  6.743 -0.477

6:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 28.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,886 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.
Eight pairs of cars and it's Miller time! Oops, Bud is the official beer, scratch that.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   18 Charlie Greco                           5 Jason Coan                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  7.807 165.17                     0.006  8.480 149.98
       D/AA Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.473            G/EA Index: 8.89 (+/-): -0.410
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Farrell   ) 0.057  7.793 -0.487      (G Kamplain  ) 0.043  8.388 -0.502
 Qualified:            #12  7.780 -0.500                        #4  8.316 -0.574

Charlie Greco's MOV: 0.0654 seconds (approximately 14 feet) after an almost dead-even start, great lights in both lanes.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3002 Pat Ross                               23 Larry Pritchett              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  8.227 163.28                    -0.001  8.227 165.74
        F/A Index: 8.68 (+/-): -0.453            B/SM Index: 8.68 (+/-): -0.453
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Ambrose   ) 0.059  8.340 -0.340      (R Kelly     ) 0.040  8.367 -0.313
 Qualified:            #23  8.232 -0.448                       #15  8.198 -0.482

Pritchett missed by a "lousy thou" and Ross gets to play on Sunday.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                     2885 David Rampy                  
E2                   0.037  8.052 161.25     ****WINNER****  0.033  7.451 163.16
       B/SR Index: 8.48 (+/-): -0.428            A/EA Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.449
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Smith     ) 0.073  8.060 -0.420      (S Chamness  ) 0.030  7.599 -0.301
 Qualified:            #13  7.987 -0.493                        #5  7.335 -0.565

This pair features a couple of pretty fair country racers...but Rampy had the muscle to run Bertozzi down and wheel-race him on the other end. David Rampy's MOV: 0.0251 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He races Brown in the quarterfinals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   31 Robert Bailey                         351 Larry Morgan                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.000  6.721 201.61                     0.055  7.140 177.49
       A/ED Index: 7.22 (+/-): -0.499             B/A Index: 7.65 (+/-): -0.510
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Merrick   ) 0.064  6.748 -0.472      (T Schmidt   ) 0.045  7.143 -0.507
 Qualified:            #14  6.735 -0.485                        #6  7.087 -0.563

Bailey strapped a perfect light on Morgan and held him off for the win. Robert Bailey's MOV: 0.0445 seconds (approximately 12 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Craig Bourgeois                         8 Sal Biondo                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.055  7.096 172.28                     0.026  8.298 160.38
       B/ND Index: 7.63 (+/-): -0.534            I/AA Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.492
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Johnson   ) 0.042  7.128 -0.522      (A Ackerman  ) 0.033  8.364 -0.426
 Qualified:             #2  7.045 -0.605                       #26  8.354 -0.436

Another pairing featuring two "right fair country racers."
Biondo spanked Bourgeois on the tree and the Cajun had to dip minto the CIC pool again to get the win. Craig Bourgeois' MOV: 0.0138 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He races ailey in the quarters.
Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 28.77 inches, adjusted altitude 3,740 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  452 Steven Kent                            16 Arnie Martel                 
E2                   0.035  7.940 171.42     ****WINNER****  0.005  7.995 157.74
        E/A Index: 8.36 (+/-): -0.420            B/SR Index: 8.48 (+/-): -0.485
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Cervelli  ) 0.028  7.907 -0.453      (R Vierheller) 0.037  8.014 -0.466
 Qualified:            #27  7.926 -0.434                        #3  7.899 -0.581

Martel cut the tree down and held kent off for the win. He races Ross next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Frank Aragona                        1136 Peter Biondo                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.082  9.096 109.34                    -0.002  7.911 169.87
       G/EA Index: 8.89 (+/-):  0.206            B/EA Index: 8.34 (+/-): -0.429
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Browell   ) 0.027  8.625 -0.265      (S Szupka    ) 0.004  7.905 -0.435
 Qualified:            #24  8.445 -0.445                       #32  7.948 -0.392

This is it, the last pair of cars for the day. Peter went red and Aragona got a free pass to the quarterfinals to face Greco.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink