Fri, 19 Oct 2012, 17:43 PM Extreme Pro Stock Belt Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Extreme Pro Stock Belt at the American Drag Racing League, Pro Stock Battle for the Belt:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6157 Todd Hoerner                            3 Pete Berner                  
E1                   0.058  4.109 177.44     ****WINNER****  0.038  4.071 177.09
 Qualified:             #4 5                                    #5 4            

4:37 p.m. Berner won this matchup at both ends of the track. Pete Berner's MOV: 0.0584 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  197 John Pluchino                           8 Brian Gahm                   
E1                   0.035 10.699  39.62     ****WINNER****  0.090  4.115 176.90
 Qualified:             #6 3                                    #3 6            

Pluchino got very sideways on the launch and this race was over.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   18 David Schorr                            7 Richie Stevens Jr            
E1                   0.085  4.221 170.19     ****WINNER****  0.067  4.091 176.42
 Qualified:             #7 2                                    #2 7            

Stevens had the better light, but Schorr had a much stronger launch and led briefly, but his car got out of the groove and Stevens took the lead back for good. Stevens races Gahm in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  531 John Deflorian Jr.                      1 Cary Goforth                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.054  4.046 178.64                     0.065  4.071 177.58
 Qualified:             #8 1                                    #1 8            

DeFlorian turned the wick up again, leaving first and pulling away from Goforth all the way to the stripe. John Deflorian Jr.'s MOV: 0.0368 seconds (approximately 10 feet). He races Berner in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink