Sat, 31 Mar 2012, 20:51 PM Pro Extreme Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Extreme at the American Drag Racing League, ADRL Carsafe Dragpalooza VIII:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Todd Tutterow                         277 Terry Leggett                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  3.753 203.74                     0.034  3.746 204.14
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G SMITH     ) 0.026  3.751 202.73      (B PESZ      ) 0.039  3.730 205.16
 Qualified:             #3  3.694 203.98                        #6  3.726 204.76

7:33 p.m. This was close at the start and close at the finish, Tutterow getting the win on a holeshot. Todd Tutterow's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.027), 330 ft(-0.003). MOV: 0.0035 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2695 Bubba Stanton                           3 Mick Snyder                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  5.315  91.76                    -0.007  3.705 206.07
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J MARTIN    ) 0.020  3.710 205.19      (T MARTIN    ) 0.013  3.740 205.07
 Qualified:             #4  3.711 206.10                        #5  3.714 203.92

Snyder went red, Stanton launched and shook, then shut it down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Alex Hossler                         1101 Quain Stott                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  3.690 206.35                     0.069  4.173 141.56
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M RECCHIA   ) 0.048  3.708 204.73      (D MILLEN    ) 0.215  3.727 203.49
 Qualified:             #1  3.658 206.26                        #8  3.736 201.73

In one lane you have a high-dollar team, tuned by "the man" Frank Manzo. In the other you have a low-dollar team, in a sixteen-year-old race car, tuned by himself.

This time it was no contest, Hossler away first and straight down ther groove for the win while Stott was struggling to find traction in the right lane. Hossler will have lane choice againsst Stanton in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Jason Scruggs                        2377 Von Smith                    
E2                   0.046  3.653 207.37     ****WINNER****  0.000  3.659 207.98
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T TINDLE    ) 0.047  3.679 206.13      (T D'APRILE  ) 0.077  3.741 204.82
 Qualified:            #10  3.758 179.90                        #2  3.685 205.91

This was stunning! Smith had a huge holeshot, with a perfect light (or a bad red light) to steal the win from a quicker Scruggs. Von Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.017), 330 ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0402 seconds (approximately 12 feet). Scruggs ran low ET of the event and lost. Smith will have lane choice against Tutterow in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink