Thu, 10 Jun 2010, 03:40 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index:

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Left Lane: Tom Ekroth Runs 7.523/180.12/-0.447, Now #1 C/A Index: 7.97
Right Lane: Todd Fontana Runs 8.075/118.79/1.025, Now #2 A/PM Index: 7.05

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Left Lane: Ed Alessi Jr. Runs 8.569/155.94/-0.401, Now #2 D/SMA Index: 8.97
Right Lane: Lee Zane No Time, Now #4 L/AA Index: 9.55

Zane was shut off as he was leaking something on the starting line.

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted altitude 2,608 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

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Left Lane: John Caliendo Jr No Time, Now #6 D/AA Index: 8.20
Right Lane: Michele Costa Runs 12.123/73.69/2.483, Now #4 G/D Index: 9.64

Costa with problems early and shut off. Caliendo with problems in the burnout box and shuts off.

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Left Lane: Walt Conway Runs 11.356/66.31/3.826, Now #6 B/ND Index: 7.53
Right Lane: David Allen Runs 6.857/202.52/-0.583, Now #1 BB/AM Index: 7.44

Conway with problems early and clicked it off. Allen with a nice clean pass. David Allen's incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-2.911, 660ft-4.432/163.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.744.

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Left Lane: Ken Voight Runs 8.836/151.75/-0.444, Now #4 G/SM Index: 9.28
Right Lane: Brian Darcy Runs 6.922/191.16/-0.498, Now #2 A/ND Index: 7.42

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Left Lane: Ronnie Boyd Runs 7.128/190.97/-0.062, Now #7 A/ED Index: 7.19
Right Lane: Don Eckel III Runs 6.902/195.17/-0.508, Now #2 C/D Index: 7.41

Boyd with tire shake and wheelstand on the launch...Eckel III with a nice pass.

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Left Lane: Allen Stanfield Runs 8.704/152.04/-0.546, Now #2 F/SM Index: 9.25
Right Lane: Dave Hughes Runs 6.575/213.67/-0.535, Now #3 A/A Index: 7.11

Stanfield with a nice pass...Hughes is out of the groove early but stays with it.

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Left Lane: Joe Carnasciale Runs 9.145/148.71/-0.525, Now #5 I/SM Index: 9.67
Right Lane: Vinny Barone Runs 7.751/171.21/-0.649, Now #1 A/SR Index: 8.40

Barone goes to the number one spot...Vinny Barone's incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-3.143, 660ft-4.904/138.70 mph, 1,000ft-6.440.

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Left Lane: Dave Yediny Runs 8.864/140.07/-0.576, Now #3 L/A Index: 9.44
Right Lane: Mark Hopkins Runs 7.867/172.85/-0.393, Now #12 D/A Index: 8.26

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Left Lane: Al Ackerman Runs 8.120/149.27/-0.480, Now #9 F/D Index: 8.60
Right Lane: Calvin Hill Runs 12.628/85.77/3.868, Now #18 I/AA Index: 8.76

Hill was late leaving the starting line and then had problems and clicked it off early.

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Left Lane: Erich Bollman Runs 7.806/173.83/-0.554, Now #4 D/A Index: 8.36
Right Lane: Tony Terry Runs 8.485/159.55/-0.425, Now #13 G/AA Index: 8.91

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Left Lane: Gerry Russo Runs 8.311/164.03/-0.389, Now #17 C/SMA Index: 8.70
Right Lane: Anthony Bertozzi Runs 7.371/179.16/-0.569, Now #4 D/ED Index: 7.94

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Left Lane: Michael Hardee Runs 8.303/160.37/-0.487, Now #11 D/SM Index: 8.79
Right Lane: Richard Schonberger Runs 8.294/161.67/-0.406, Now #16 I/A Index: 8.70

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Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.233/175.55/-0.607, Now #2 A/EA Index: 7.84
Right Lane: Sal Biondo Runs 8.183/164.17/-0.577, Now #4 I/AA Index: 8.76

This was a good drag race as Rampy goes to the number two spot and Biondo goes to the number four spot. David Rampy's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.924, 660ft-4.564/148.62 mph, 1,000ft-5.993.
Sal Biondo's incremental times: 60ft-1.117 sec., 330ft-3.313, 660ft-5.185/130.90 mph, 1,000ft-6.808.

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Left Lane: Frank Affronti Runs 7.696/176.42/-0.564, Now #7 D/A Index: 8.26
Right Lane: Justin Lamb Runs 8.535/154.28/-0.555, Now #8 G/SMA Index: 9.09

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Left Lane: Frank Aragona Jr. Runs 8.110/162.25/-0.680, Now #1 F/ED Index: 8.79
Right Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.623/177.93/-0.557, Now #9 D/AA Index: 8.18

Aragona Jr. with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Frank Aragona Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.126 sec., 330ft-3.257, 660ft-5.104/131.60 mph, 1,000ft-6.725.

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Right Lane: Steve Szupka Runs 8.272/145.44/-0.548, Now #12 G/EA Index: 8.82

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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