Sat, 13 Sep 2008, 06:44 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations
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By Jason Murray
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CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series,
Inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1 Frank Aragona Jr. 1136 Peter Biondo
E2 0.061 9.345 109.34 ****WINNER**** 0.057 9.462 116.70
G/EA Index: 8.88 (+/-): 0.465 I/SMA Index: 9.66 (+/-): -0.198
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Hemmingson) 0.029 8.874 -0.006 (P Ross ) 0.039 9.156 -0.584
Qualified: #11 8.323 -0.557 #3 9.108 -0.632
Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.30
inches, adjusted altitude 3,485 feet, track temperature 116 degrees. 6:28 p.m. Peter Biondo has
a 0.08 CIC penalty. Biondo has a little advantage off the line, and he never looks back, Aragona
lifts early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
357 Rick Brown 199 Gary Wisecarver
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.046 8.438 149.88 0.038 9.169 146.40
B/TA Index: 8.88 (+/-): -0.442 H/SM Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.391
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Yates ) 0.003 8.467 -0.413 (S Szupka ) 0.051 9.197 -0.363
Qualified: #7 8.308 -0.572 #34 9.131 -0.429
No CIC hits here. Wisecarver was out on Brown, but the truck comes from behind and takes the
round win. Rick Brown's MOV: 0.0438 seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
213A Anthony Bertozzi 5450 Steve Matusek
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.040 7.535 154.90 0.050 6.929 198.44
D/ED Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.455 BB/AT Index: 7.22 (+/-): -0.291
Prior rounds:
E1 (V Puckett ) 0.039 7.627 -0.363 (R Schonberge) 0.102 6.716 -0.654
Qualified: #9 7.422 -0.568 #1 6.498 -0.872
Anthony Bertozzi has no CIC penalty; Steve Matusek has a 0.15 CIC penalty. Bertozzi gets the
light and stays out in front, Bertozzi will go into Sunday with no CIC.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7910 Frank Cervelli 23 Larry Pritchett
E2 0.159 7.070 187.29 ****WINNER**** 0.044 7.924 171.27
C/DA Index: 7.63 (+/-): -0.560 A/SM Index: 8.41 (+/-): -0.486
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Kimbrough ) 0.016 7.156 -0.474 (B Browell ) 0.130 7.902 -0.528
Qualified: #12 7.074 -0.556 #20 7.908 -0.522
Cervelli is late and its costs him. Pritchett was good on the tree, and he goes into Sunday
with no CIC.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2229 Lonnie Johnson 16 Arnie Martel
E2 0.063 7.242 190.86 ****WINNER**** 0.037 7.872 162.37
B/AA Index: 7.64 (+/-): -0.398 B/SR Index: 8.35 (+/-): -0.478
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Crimmins ) 0.009 7.239 -0.401 (D Rampy ) 0.057 7.847 -0.593
Qualified: #30 7.186 -0.454 #6 7.863 -0.577
Lonnie Johnson has no CIC penalty; Arnie Martel has a 0.09 CIC penalty. Martel is solid in
this round of Comp, and he will go into Sunday.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
373 Ray Vierheller III 353 Bruno Massel
E2 0.045 7.464 175.62 ****WINNER**** 0.085 7.392 174.55
D/ED Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.486 DD/AT Index: 7.94 (+/-): -0.548
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Doll Jr ) 0.106 7.449 -0.541 (M Costa ) 0.021 8.208 0.268
Qualified: #10 7.425 -0.565 #2 7.233 -0.707
Ray Vierheller III has a 0.04 CIC penalty; Bruno Massel has no CIC penalty. Vierheller gets
the jump off the line, but Massel has the power to drive around the dragster, and Massel will take
a CIC into tomorrow.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2126 Michael Hardee 17 Al Ackerman
E2 -0.030 8.609 154.09 ****WINNER**** 0.026 9.115 107.11
E/SM Index: 9.06 (+/-): -0.451 F/D Index: 8.65 (+/-): 0.465
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Treadwell ) 0.026 8.551 -0.589 (T Smith ) 0.025 8.171 -0.479
Qualified: #21 8.620 -0.520 #13 8.108 -0.542
Hardee is red. Ackerman moves into tomorrow with no CIC.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2000 Lee Sharp 1484 Allen Stanfield
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.127 8.530 152.23 0.117 8.944 150.75
D/SMA Index: 9.00 (+/-): -0.470 G/SM Index: 9.38 (+/-): -0.436
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Wright ) 0.162 8.872 -0.128 (T Terry ) 0.036 8.926 -0.454
Qualified: #16 8.468 -0.532 #24 8.882 -0.498
Stanfield is better off the line but Sharp has the horsepower to charge around him at the top
end. Sharp vs Pritchett, Massel vs Martel, Brown vs Biondo, Ackerman vs Bertozzi.
Timing data courtesy of
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