Sun, 12 Oct 2008, 02:08 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1484 Allen Stanfield                         1 Frank Aragona Jr.            
E4   ****WINNER****  0.037  8.795 137.69                     0.012  8.318 154.94
       G/SM Index: 9.33 (+/-): -0.535            G/EA Index: 8.81 (+/-): -0.492
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Ackerman  ) 0.132  8.823 -0.537      (R Brogdon   ) 0.003  8.560 -0.250
E2    (F Cervelli  ) 0.059  8.860 -0.520      (R Schonberge) 0.048  8.304 -0.566
E1    (P Ross      ) 0.050  9.420  0.040      (D Nase Jr   ) 0.041  8.370 -0.510
 Qualified:             #8  8.678 -0.702                       #14  8.209 -0.671

1:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 30.25 inches, adjusted altitude 1,286 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Allen Stanfield has a 0.05 CIC penalty; Frank Aragona Jr. has a 0.07 CIC penalty.

Aragona had a great light, but Stanfield drove by on the top end for the win. Allen Stanfield's MOV: 0.0183 seconds (approximately 4 feet) and an additional 0.03 CIC penalty.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   16 Arnie Martel                         213A Anthony Bertozzi             
E4   ****WINNER****  0.015  7.703 165.97                     0.017  7.741 170.71
       B/SR Index: 8.43 (+/-): -0.727            B/SR Index: 8.43 (+/-): -0.689
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Szupka    ) 0.053  7.809 -0.471      (P Biondo    ) 0.020  7.770 -0.520
E2    (T Smith     ) 0.033  7.779 -0.591      (G Wisecarver) 0.026  7.786 -0.534
E1    (P Miskovsky ) 0.027  7.863 -0.567      (F Affronti  ) 0.027  7.818 -0.612
 Qualified:             #5  7.726 -0.704                        #7  7.727 -0.703

This is a plain, old-fashioned grudge match because these two teams just don't like each other. It was dead-even at the start and all-out to the stripe, Martel getting the light. Arnie Martel's MOV: 0.0406 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Bye, bye B/SR Index.

IUt will be Martel against Stanfield in the finals and Martel will have a huge CIC penalty on his shoulders.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink