Sat, 03 Aug 2013, 21:09 PM Pro Extreme Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Extreme at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, ADRL Memphis Drags IV:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1382 Tommy D'Aprile                        463 Brandon Pesz                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  3.633 207.72                     0.039  3.644 208.71
 Qualified:             #9  3.657 206.35                        #8  3.646 210.21

7:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 83 percent, barometer 29.71 inches, adjusted altitude 2,304 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

D'Aprile gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Pesz starts to make up ground but D'Aprile hangs on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2007 Joey Martin                            48 Brandon Snider               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  3.626 215.55                     0.025  3.650 207.46
 Qualified:             #3  3.626 216.27                       #14  3.730 199.79

Martin makes an impressive pass here, equalling his run from last night and backing up the 216.27 for a record. Snider was off the line first but Martin drove around him before they reached the sixty foot mark and pulled away for the win.

Joey Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.903 sec., 330ft-2.429.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4607 Todd Martin                            38 Neal Wantye                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.589  3.609 210.11                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #5  3.635 208.84                       #12  3.681 205.04

Wantye pre-staged but never went into the staging beams and timed out. Martin went right down the groove with a career best pass to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  167 Mike Recchia                         2695 Bubba Stanton                
E1                   0.007  3.663 208.49     ****WINNER****  0.015  3.631 208.88
 Qualified:            #10  3.667 208.17                        #7  3.642 208.97

Recchia gets a slight advantage off the line but Stanton drove around him quickly and extended his lead all the way through the run to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Alex Hossler                         1963 Gene Hector                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  3.592 210.93                    -0.006  3.793 171.58
 Qualified:             #1  3.599 211.13                       #16  3.767 196.44

Hector leaves just a tick too soon and turns on the red light. he gets about 500 feet out and pops the burst panel. Hossler goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend to take the win and earns lane choice over D'Aprile in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2377 Von Smith                               5 Tim Tindle                   
E1                  -0.004  3.619 210.14     ****WINNER****  0.000  3.700 196.96
 Qualified:             #4  3.628 210.67                       #13  3.702 202.21

Smith just misses the tree and gives the win to Tindle. Tindle gets a perfect light and goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Tindle will give up lane choice to Martin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1130 John Stanley                           10 Frankie Taylor               
E1                  -0.112  3.722 202.06     ****WINNER**** -0.016  3.628 204.88
 Qualified:            #15  3.757 200.56                        #2  3.603 209.07

Stanley leaves way to soon and turns on the red light. Taylor goes right down the groove and will have lane choice over Stanton in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jason Scruggs                           1 Mick Snyder                  
E1                   0.020  3.928 150.15     ****WINNER****  0.028  3.656 207.30
 Qualified:             #6  3.639 209.65                       #11  3.674 206.89

Scruggs gets out of the gate first, starts pulling away, then has something go wrong about 400 feet and the car noses over. Snyder goes around him quickly and pulls away for the win.

Mick Snyder's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.022), 330 ft(-0.026). MOV: 0.2642 seconds (approximately 58 feet).

Jason Scruggs' incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.446.
Mick Snyder's incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.464.

Joey Martin will have lane choice over Snyder in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink