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Sat, 25 May 2013, 15:59 PM

Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, event at Maple Grove Raceway listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index:

Left Lane: Chip Ippolito Runs 7.573/176.10/-0.647, Now #1 PSTA Index: 8.22
Right Lane: Mark Hopkins Runs 7.712/176.63/-0.568, Now #2 D/A Index: 8.28

3:25 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 1,133 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Left Lane: Gary Guarriello Runs 7.215/184.04/-0.615, Now #2 C/ED Index: 7.83
Right Lane: Robert Fitzsimmons Runs 7.877/167.70/-0.433, Now #4 E/AA Index: 8.31

Left Lane: Walt Conway Runs 7.994/150.77/7.994, Now #6 B/ND Index: 0.00
Right Lane: Allyn Armstrong Runs 12.342/122.68/3.052, Now #5 L/A Index: 9.29

Armstrong's car launched like it was a Super gas car with a delay box.

Right Lane: Greg Mannix Runs 6.914/190.78/-0.556, Now #4 B/ED Index: 7.47

Left Lane: Tom Miller Runs 7.887/171.53/-0.333, Now #7 PSTA Index: 8.22
Right Lane: Mike Miscovsky Runs 6.997/189.87/-0.593, Now #3 C/DA Index: 7.59

Left Lane: Ken Voight Runs 8.702/152.52/-0.578, Now #4 G/SM Index: 9.28
Right Lane: Darrin Bauder Runs 7.438/185.36/-0.492, Now #7 C/A Index: 7.93

Left Lane: Kevin Gotie Runs 7.423/157.76/-0.417, Now #10 A/EA Index: 7.84
Right Lane: Michele Costa Runs 9.170/139.70/-0.440, Now #8 H/EA Index: 9.61

Costa is driving Frank Aragona's Bantam.

Left Lane: Michael Wentzel Runs 7.321/179.78/-0.519, Now #8 A/EA Index: 7.84
Right Lane: Calvin Hill Runs 8.147/164.93/-0.673, Now #1 D/EA Index: 8.82

Left Lane: Brian Darcy Runs 6.938/192.22/-0.492, Now #11 A/ND Index: 7.43
Right Lane: Richard Schonberger Runs 8.978/149.10/-0.552, Now #8 I/SM Index: 9.53

Left Lane: Ed Alessi Jr. No Time, Now #19 A/DA Index: 7.11
Right Lane: Don Eckel III Runs 6.990/190.86/-0.600, Now #4 C/DA Index: 7.59

Alessi did his burnout and his car broke at 330 feet. He had to be pushed back and out of the way.

Left Lane: Dave Hughes Runs 6.519/215.03/-0.591, Now #7 A/A Index: 7.11
Right Lane: Tom Stalba Runs 8.700/153.42/-0.640, Now #3 L/AA Index: 9.34

Left Lane: Anthony Niemczyk Runs 6.577/205.76/-0.663, Now #2 I/D Index: 7.24
Right Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 6.800/199.94/-0.590, Now #9 B/DA Index: 7.39

Left Lane: Scott Benham Runs 8.107/166.60/-0.643, Now #4 B/T Index: 8.75
Right Lane: Elio Mannino Runs 7.130/195.62/-0.440, Now #19 B/AA Index: 7.57

Left Lane: Michael Kaufman Runs 8.345/161.27/-0.245, Now #24 D/SMA Index: 8.59
Right Lane: Joe Carnasciale Runs 8.903/148.76/-0.767, Now #1 I/SMA Index: 9.67

Left Lane: A. Lincoln Morehead Runs 8.588/144.64/-0.232, Now #26 D/EA Index: 8.82
Right Lane: Donny Algieri Runs 8.313/162.47/-0.317, Now #24 F/ED Index: 8.63

Left Lane: Kyle Cultrera Runs 11.987/61.31/2.377, Now #28 H/EA Index: 9.61
Right Lane: Frank Aragona Runs 7.957/165.48/-0.673, Now #3 G/EA Index: 8.63

Left Lane: Al Ackerman Runs 14.663/98.29/6.063, Now #31 F/D Index: 8.60
Right Lane: Steve Szupka Runs 8.209/158.78/-0.551, Now #17 F/ED Index: 8.76

Left Lane: Jay Schonberger Runs 11.616/80.49/2.866, Now #30 I/A Index: 8.75

Schonberger had some problems backing up after his burnout. When he launched, the car seemed to bog down at about 330 feet and slowed.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink