Sat, 11 Sep 2021, 11:15 AM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1498 Santo Volpe                          1086 Mark Hopkins                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.060  7.381 168.24                     0.055  7.809 170.43
        A/EA Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.519             D/A Index: 8.30 (+/-): -0.491
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Ream      ) 0.050  7.398 -0.512                     0.119  8.974  0.674
E1    (D Barton    ) 0.060  7.580 -0.330      (T Martino   ) 0.071 13.592  5.292
 Qualified:             #9  7.382 -0.528                        #2  7.653 -0.647

Hopkins with a slight starting line advantage, but Volpe chases him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Frank Aragona                        1057 Calvin Hill                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  7.476 162.18                     0.048  8.338 145.25
        J/AA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.434             I/A Index: 8.74 (+/-): -0.402
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Miller    ) 0.015  7.405 -0.595      (P Ross Sr.  ) 0.016  8.233 -0.577
E1                   -0.011  7.883 -0.117      (A Ackerman  ) 0.084  8.324 -0.486
 Qualified:             #1  7.314 -0.686                        #8  8.269 -0.541

Aragona with a great light and the win. He will have a bye in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1034 Chip Ippolito                              Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.065  8.142 132.71     
        PSTA Index: 8.20 (+/-): -0.058    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Carnascial) 0.013  8.190 -0.010   
E1    (C Piston    ) 0.101  7.695 -0.505   
 Qualified:             #7  7.637 -0.563                     Bye

Ippolito with the bye and he face Volpe in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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