Sun, 14 Sep 2008, 02:10 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations
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By Jason Murray
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CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 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
17 Al Ackerman 213A Anthony Bertozzi
E3 0.072 8.055 165.48 ****WINNER**** 0.051 7.403 178.66
F/D Index: 8.65 (+/-): -0.595 D/ED Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.587
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Hardee ) 0.026 9.115 0.465 (S Matusek ) 0.040 7.535 -0.455
E1 (T Smith ) 0.025 8.171 -0.479 (V Puckett ) 0.039 7.627 -0.363
Qualified: #13 8.108 -0.542 #9 7.422 -0.568
Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.23
inches, adjusted altitude 3,602 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.Neither driver has a CIC
penalty coming into this round of eliminations, Bertozzi will take his first CIC of the weekend.
This was a great race. Anthony Bertozzi's MOV: 0.0139 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
357 Rick Brown 1136 Peter Biondo
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.062 8.367 158.28 0.037 9.204 147.17
B/TA Index: 8.88 (+/-): -0.513 I/SMA Index: 9.66 (+/-): -0.456
Prior rounds:
E2 (G Wisecarver) 0.046 8.438 -0.442 (F Aragona Jr) 0.057 9.462 -0.198
E1 (B Yates ) 0.003 8.467 -0.413 (P Ross ) 0.039 9.156 -0.584
Qualified: #7 8.308 -0.572 #3 9.108 -0.632
Rick Brown has no CIC penalty; Peter Biondo has a 0.08 CIC penalty. The winner of the pair
will take on Bertozzi in the next round. Biondo leaves first but doesn't have enough car to hold
off Brown as the truck is able to run him down. Rick Brown's MOV: 0.0323 seconds (approximately 7
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
353 Bruno Massel 16 Arnie Martel
E3 0.140 7.329 186.74 ****WINNER**** 0.040 7.828 169.34
DD/AT Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.571 B/SR Index: 8.35 (+/-): -0.522
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Vierheller) 0.085 7.392 -0.548 (L Johnson ) 0.037 7.872 -0.478
E1 (M Costa ) 0.021 8.208 0.268 (D Rampy ) 0.057 7.847 -0.593
Qualified: #2 7.233 -0.707 #6 7.863 -0.577
Bruno Massel has a 0.04 CIC penalty; Arnie Martel has a 0.09 CIC penalty. Martel has the
advantage on the line and he keeps at the finish line. Massel was just dead late and it cost him
the round win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2000 Lee Sharp 23 Larry Pritchett
E3 0.076 8.560 159.25 ****WINNER**** 0.035 7.976 161.59
D/SMA Index: 9.00 (+/-): -0.440 A/SM Index: 8.41 (+/-): -0.434
Prior rounds:
E2 (A Stanfield ) 0.127 8.530 -0.470 (F Cervelli ) 0.044 7.924 -0.486
E1 (J Wright ) 0.162 8.872 -0.128 (B Browell ) 0.130 7.902 -0.528
Qualified: #16 8.468 -0.532 #20 7.908 -0.522
Good race here as Pritchett gets the edge off the start, Sharp is really trying to run him down
before the finish but it won't happen. Pritchett will face Martel in the semi-finals. Larry
Pritchett's MOV: 0.0359 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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