Sat, 14 Sep 2013, 18:36 PM
Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual
Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
17 Al Ackerman 3002 Pat Ross
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.004 10.252 88.41 No Time
F/D Index: 8.59 (+/-): 1.662 E/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): 91.719
Qualified: #8 7.968 -0.622 #24 7.793 -0.487
6:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.35 inches,
adjusted altitude 25,545 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.Ross doesn't make the call to the line giving Ackerman
the win. Ackerman gets about 400 feet out and backs off the throttle.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
277 Larry Pritchett 2262 Mark Moreland
E1 ****WINNER**** 2.246 No Time No Time
B/SM Index: 8.60 (+/-): 91.399 F/SM Index: 9.26 (+/-): 90.739
Qualified: #15 8.007 -0.593 #31 9.186 -0.074
Moreland doesn't make the call and gives Pritchett the win. Pritchett takes the tree and backs off the
line.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
357 Rick Brown 2347 Tony Terry
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.024 8.809 115.65 No Time
B/TA Index: 8.79 (+/-): 0.019 E/AA Index: 8.31 (+/-): 91.689
Qualified: #10 8.170 -0.620 #26 7.850 -0.460
Terry doesn't show giving the win to Brown. Brown backs off the throttle early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
21 Glen Treadwell 1127 William Scott
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.156 8.944 112.02 -0.028 6.981 190.94
E/EA Index: 8.94 (+/-): 0.004 B/DA Index: 7.39 (+/-): -0.409
Qualified: #9 8.320 -0.620 #25 6.923 -0.467
Scott leaves too early and fouls giving the win to Treadwell.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
104 Frank Affronti 2229 Lonnie Johnson
E1 0.140 7.740 171.40 ****WINNER**** 0.069 7.060 193.79
B/EA Index: 8.30 (+/-): -0.560 B/AA Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.510
Qualified: #5 7.656 -0.644 #21 7.048 -0.522
Affronti is a little late off the line and can't hold off Johnson.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
13 Steve Szupka 2211 Van Puckett
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.061 8.684 117.99 -0.017 8.611 126.35
G/EA Index: 8.74 (+/-): -0.056 G/AA Index: 8.85 (+/-): -0.239
Qualified: #32 8.822 0.082 #16 8.260 -0.590
Puckett leaves too early and gives the win to Szupka.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
33 Chuck Haubiel 5 Arnie Martel
E1 -0.013 8.326 149.36 ****WINNER**** 0.067 8.586 118.84
C/SM Index: 8.76 (+/-): -0.434 B/EA Index: 8.30 (+/-): 0.286
Qualified: #18 8.193 -0.567 #2 7.628 -0.672
Haubiel turns on the red light and gives the win to Martel.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1251 Joe Carnasciale 34 Brian Browell
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.046 9.948 103.76 -0.004 7.558 140.28
I/SMA Index: 9.62 (+/-): 0.328 D/D Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.232
Qualified: #4 8.971 -0.649 #20 7.227 -0.563
Browell just misses the tree and gives the win to Carnasciale.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
25 Lee Sharp 24 David Rampy
E1 0.030 8.358 160.06 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.270 163.53
D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.582 A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.570
Qualified: #22 8.420 -0.520 #6 7.209 -0.631
David Rampy's MOV: 0.0059 seconds (approximately 17 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3 Frank Aragona 106 Vinny Barone
E1 0.121 8.082 162.29 ****WINNER**** 0.049 8.273 161.69
F/ED Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.548 D/EA Index: 8.80 (+/-): -0.527
Qualified: #17 8.053 -0.577 #1 8.105 -0.695
Aragona is late off the line and can't run down Barone.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3308 John Frech 1995 Rob Carpenter
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.076 8.108 142.42 0.002 8.798 153.35
F/D Index: 8.59 (+/-): -0.482 D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.142
Qualified: #12 7.985 -0.605 #28 8.719 -0.221
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2788 Anthony Mangrum 361 Bo Butner
E1 -0.057 6.731 208.04 ****WINNER**** 0.057 8.567 161.57
A/A Index: 7.11 (+/-): -0.379 E/SM Index: 9.00 (+/-): -0.433
Qualified: #27 6.740 -0.370 #11 8.381 -0.619
Mangrum fouls on the line and gives the win to Butner.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2126 Michael Hardee 368 Fred Allen
E1 0.094 10.169 94.32 ****WINNER**** 0.055 8.198 133.92
D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): 1.229 B/SR Index: 8.38 (+/-): -0.182
Qualified: #23 8.424 -0.516 #7 7.755 -0.625
Hardee has problems late in the run and backs off the throttle.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2895 Alan Rose 199K Kyle Cultrera
E1 0.174 7.184 191.62 ****WINNER**** 0.042 9.229 123.35
B/AA Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.386 H/EA Index: 9.61 (+/-): -0.381
Qualified: #29 7.391 -0.179 #13 9.008 -0.602
Rose is late off the line and can't run down Cultrera.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
15 Calvin Hill 7004 Art Hodges
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.041 8.391 152.74 0.129 8.846 111.98
D/EA Index: 8.80 (+/-): -0.409 C/A Index: 7.89 (+/-): 0.956
Qualified: #14 8.203 -0.597 #30 7.728 -0.162
Hodges gets out of the groove, makes a move to the left, then has to back off the throttle before talking out a
timing block.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
213A Anthony Bertozzi 1262 Kevin Houghtaling
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 7.855 156.17 0.062 8.767 145.52
B/SR Index: 8.38 (+/-): -0.525 H/A Index: 9.26 (+/-): -0.493
Qualified: #19 7.816 -0.564 #3 8.606 -0.654
Bertozzi gets the advantage off the line and drives around Houghtaling for the win.
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