Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 21 Jun 2008, 02:48 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations
By Jim Samuel



ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3002 Pat Ross                             1411 George Supinski              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.150  8.254 141.68                    -0.012  9.298 108.44
        F/A Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.376            C/SM Index: 8.78 (+/-):  0.518
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Bollman   ) 0.090  8.130 -0.550      (C Miller    ) 0.202  8.277 -0.523
 Qualified:             #8  8.047 -0.633                       #16  8.218 -0.582
2:36 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,206 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.



 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1780 Gerry Russo                           115 David Strouse III            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  8.338 156.55                     0.069  7.146 192.06
      C/SMA Index: 8.84 (+/-): -0.502             B/A Index: 7.65 (+/-): -0.504
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Ekroth    ) 0.012  8.336 -0.524      (L Johnson   ) 0.074  7.154 -0.496
 Qualified:            #14  8.277 -0.583                       #22  7.122 -0.528


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3308 John Frech                              1 Frank Aragona                
E2                   0.102  8.312 151.63     ****WINNER****  0.071  8.400 137.74
        F/D Index: 8.69 (+/-): -0.378            G/EA Index: 8.89 (+/-): -0.490
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Greco     ) 0.023  8.341 -0.349      (D Civiello  ) 0.187  8.505 -0.385
 Qualified:            #21  8.158 -0.532                       #13  8.294 -0.596


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 143Y Doug Doll Jr.                        2885 David Rampy                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  8.314 157.91                     0.045  7.350 159.74
       F/ED Index: 8.83 (+/-): -0.516            A/EA Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.550
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Mannino   ) 0.114  8.768 -0.062      (J Caliendo  ) 0.017  7.417 -0.483
 Qualified:            #17  8.256 -0.574                        #9  7.274 -0.626
Doll will race Aragona in the third round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   14 Stephen Szupka                         17 Al Ackerman                  
E2                   0.047  8.260 158.78     ****WINNER****  0.053  8.133 164.77
       F/ED Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.510             F/D Index: 8.65 (+/-): -0.517
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hopkins   ) 0.068  8.265 -0.565      (K Roberts   ) 0.098  8.146 -0.544
 Qualified:            #12  8.230 -0.600                        #4  8.034 -0.656
Ackerman will race Ross in the fifth round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1759 Ray Bamond                           1985 Don Eckel III                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  8.338 162.45                     0.019  7.174 191.62
      C/SMA Index: 8.80 (+/-): -0.462             C/D Index: 7.51 (+/-): -0.336
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Schonberge) 0.099  8.296 -0.564      (B Darcy     ) 0.056  7.010 -0.500
 Qualified:            #26  8.360 -0.500                       #18  6.958 -0.552
Bamond will race Russo next time out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Sal Biondo                           213A Anthony Bertozzi             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  8.221 157.43                     0.047  7.950 159.99
       I/AA Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.569            B/SR Index: 8.52 (+/-): -0.570
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Hewell    ) 0.056  8.664 -0.126      (F Affronti  ) 0.011  8.213 -0.307
 Qualified:            #15  8.207 -0.583                        #7  7.886 -0.634


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1155 Tom Stalba                             16 Arnie Martel                 
E2                   0.104  8.455 153.81     ****WINNER****  0.067  8.085 149.58
      C/SMA Index: 8.86 (+/-): -0.405            B/SR Index: 8.47 (+/-): -0.385
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Griffin   ) 0.027  8.468 -0.392      (K Voight    ) 0.058  7.964 -0.556
 Qualified:            #27  8.360 -0.500                        #3  7.860 -0.660
Martel got the win and will race Biondo in the next round.

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