Sun, 1 Oct 2006, 02:11 PM Pro FWD Round 1 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

ENGLISHOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro FWD at the NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Drag Racing Series, Fifth Annual NHRA Sport Compact Fallnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  750 Ed Bergenholtz                          2 Marty Ladwig
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  7.530 189.39                     0.097 12.072  84.64
 Qualified:             #5  7.902 147.36                        #2  7.636 186.59

1:56 p.m. That's a huge win for Ed and the rest of his team, and a new career best for Ed and the 2nd quickest run every in Pro Front Wheel Drive. Wow. Ladwig started to smoke right off the line and was never a factor.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 141G Christian Rado                        401 Brian Jimenez
E1                   0.040  7.901 172.61     ****WINNER****  0.139  7.762 180.81
 Qualified:             #4  7.895 173.54                        #3  7.721 183.34

The winner will take on Ed Bergenholtz in the next round...

Jimenez needed at least 1100 feet to get past Rado, he trailed all the way till the stripe. Brian Jimenez's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.130), 330 ft(-0.134), 660ft(-0.078), 1,000ft(-0.016). MOV: 0.0404 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  780 Ron Townsend                           44 Gary Gardella
E1   ****WINNER****  0.208  7.796 190.00                     0.084 10.787 108.55
 Qualified:             #6  8.366 182.38                        #1  7.565 185.82

The winner is going to the final round, they will have a bye in round two.

Tire smoke is the deciding factor!!! Ron was late off the line, but launched past when Gardella found traction very hard to find with the big slicks on his Cobalt. Ron has a chance to double up and collect two Wallys in one weekend!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink