Sat, 31 Mar 2012, 23:21 PM Pro Extreme Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 4 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
 2377 Von Smith                               7 Alex Hossler                 
E4                         No Time           ****WINNER****  6.891 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T TUTTEROW  ) -0.015  3.655 208.26      (B STANTON   ) 0.021  3.676 207.05
E2    (J SCRUGGS   ) 0.000  3.659 207.98      (Q STOTT     ) 0.024  3.690 206.35
E1    (T D'APRILE  ) 0.077  3.741 204.82      (M RECCHIA   ) 0.048  3.708 204.73
 Qualified:             #2  3.685 205.91                        #1  3.658 206.26

10:11 p.m. This is it, the last final round of the event. Smith ran low ET of the event in the semifinals, but Hossler was not far back.

More strange things happened here, Smith's car unable to stop after the burnout. Hossler had to wait for Smith's car to be removed from the far end of the track before he could stage the car and take his victory lap. Because of the long delay, Hossler staged the car, took the green, and shut the car off. The decision was made to finish this way because Hossler's car was overheating and Smith's car was still not clear on the top end.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink