Sun, 28 Jul 2013, 09:58 AM X-Treme Pro Stock Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BUDDS CREEK, Md. - Results of round 1 eliminations in X-Treme Pro Stock at the 2013 X-Treme Drag Racing League, Mayhem at the Creek:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  352 Matt Bertsch                            1 Cary Goforth                 
E1                   0.109  4.102 176.21     ****WINNER****  0.033  4.119 176.47
 Qualified:             #3  4.092 177.14                        #4  4.100 176.77

9:42 a.m. On a holeshot, Goforth held off a quicker opponent to get the win.

Cary Goforth's incremental margins: 60ft(0.052), 330 ft(0.057). MOV: 0.0596 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1594 Kevin Bealko                          151 Dean Goforth                 
E1                   0.101  4.106 174.80     ****WINNER****  0.085  4.066 177.95
 Qualified:             #2  4.074 177.00                        #5  4.129 174.91

Goforth left first and made his quickest pass of the weekend to put Bealko in the trailer.

Dean Goforth's incremental margins: 60ft(0.005), 330 ft(0.035). MOV: 0.0565 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

He will have lane choice against his son in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  431 Lester Cooper                         531 John Deflorian Jr.           
E1                   0.015 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.098  4.075 177.65
 Qualified:             #6  4.175 172.98                        #1  4.049 178.05

Cooper's car made a snap turn to the right when he dumped the clutch, there was water under one of the rear tires. He tried to get it straightened out and the car spun around, lightly tagging the wall.

Cooper get a bye to the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink