Sat, 31 Mar 2012, 19:30 PM Pro Extreme Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Extreme at the American Drag Racing League, ADRL Carsafe Dragpalooza VIII:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   91 Dan Millen                           1101 Quain Stott                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.215  3.727 203.49
 Qualified:             #9  3.747 202.33                        #8  3.736 201.73

5:31 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.79 inches, adjusted altitude 2,419 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Millen broke on the burnout, leaving some oil on the track. Stott made his best run of the weekend, looking for lane choice next round.

We'll be down for a few minutes for a cleanup.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Jason Scruggs                         217 Tim Tindle                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047  3.679 206.13                    -0.042  3.776 204.76
 Qualified:            #10  3.758 179.90                        #7  3.735 200.05

Tindle went red. As it turned out, that was the only way he could hope to get to the stripe first because Scruggs was on time and blisteringly quick.

Jason Scruggs' incremental times: 60ft-0.918 sec., 330ft-2.472.
Tim Tindle's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.561.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  463 Brandon Pesz                          277 Terry Leggett                
E1                   0.024  3.801 200.95     ****WINNER****  0.039  3.730 205.16
 Qualified:            #11  3.776 200.29                        #6  3.726 204.76

Pesz was away first, but Leggett was not very far behind and took charge after the 60-foot marker, pulling away to win by a car length.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Mick Snyder                          4607 Todd Martin                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  3.740 205.07                     0.119  3.872 195.82
 Qualified:             #5  3.714 203.92                       #12  3.791 200.11

Snyder had a great light, Martin was late. It was not close.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2695 Bubba Stanton                           2 Joey Martin                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  3.710 205.19                     0.045  3.794 198.44
 Qualified:             #4  3.711 206.10                       #13  3.808 199.02

Stanton had a great light and a great run, beating Martin's good light and good run. Both drivers made their best run of the event and Stanton's is a career-best (by a thousandth). He has lane choice against Snyder in the quarterfinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Todd Tutterow                         488 Gaylen Smith                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  3.751 202.73                     0.063  3.826 202.64
 Qualified:             #3  3.694 203.98                       #14  3.816 201.10

Tutterow had a better light and a quicker run, making him hard to beat. He races Leggett in the quarterfinals, Leggett has lane choice.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2377 Von Smith                            1382 Tommy D'Aprile               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.077  3.741 204.82                     0.029  3.810 201.55
 Qualified:             #2  3.685 205.91                       #15  3.820 200.35

D'Aprile left first, led past the 330-foot marker, but Smith ran him down. Von Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.073), 330 ft(-0.008). MOV: 0.0214 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He races Scruggs next round, Scruggs has lane choice.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Alex Hossler                          167 Mike Recchia                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  3.708 204.73                     0.073  3.792 203.61
 Qualified:             #1  3.658 206.26                       #16  3.831 201.97

Great run by Hossler to win handily. Recchia made his best run of the event, but it wasn't enough. Hossler carded the second-best Et of the rounhd (Scruggs was quickest) and will have lane choice against Stott in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink