Sat, 17 May 2003, 08:39 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations |
By Larry Sullivan |
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 34th annual K&N Filters SuperNationals presented by Pep Boys:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
3651 Charlie Westcott Jr 1780 Gerry Russo
E2 0.031 9.092 -0.308 ****WINNER**** 0.031 8.834 -0.556
F/SM Index: 9.40 E/SMA Index: 9.39
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Schonberge) 0.081 8.893 -0.657 (J Mahoney ) 0.108 9.004 -0.386
Qualified: #5 8.802 -0.748 #13 8.751 -0.639
7:06 PM Gerry Russo's MOV: 0.2484 seconds (approximately 46 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
1465 Val Smeland 1144 Billy Griffin
E2 -0.500 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.058 8.665 -0.105
B/AA Index: 7.70 F/AA Index: 8.77
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Yannetti ) 0.045 7.198 -0.612 (D Bartucci ) 0.224 8.262 -0.618
Qualified: #27 7.321 -0.489 #4 8.126 -0.754
Smeland broke at the line, rolling forward and drawing a very early red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
1262 Kevin Houghtaling 1041 George Vignogna
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.013 8.933 -0.617 0.073 8.600 -0.210
F/SM Index: 9.55 B/SMA Index: 8.81
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Hope ) -0.017 16.419 6.869 (T Logan ) 0.041 9.355 0.545
Qualified: #8 8.848 -0.702 #31 8.668 -0.142
Houghtaling won in round one despite his red light, Hope crossing the outer boundary line
for a DQ. Here he drew a CIC penalty for the weekend and a permanent -.01 for his class
index.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
3002 Patrick Ross Sr 1981 Stephen Szupka
E2 -0.017 8.375 -0.365 ****WINNER**** 0.036 7.684 -0.186
F/A Index: 8.74 C/ED Index: 7.87
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Miller ) 0.016 8.232 -0.638 (J Aloisio ) 0.117 7.361 -0.649
Qualified: #6 8.132 -0.738 #14 7.382 -0.628
Both took huge CICs in round one. It didn't matter, Ross leaving a bit early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
130 Bob Rossi 19 Michele Costa
E2 0.216 11.933 4.653 ****WINNER**** 0.133 9.771 0.121
A/A Index: 7.28 G/D Index: 9.65
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Hanratty ) 0.190 16.496 9.216 0.068 9.149 -0.681
Qualified: #9 6.582 -0.698 #1 8.985 -0.845
Rossi slowed before half track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
12 Frank Aragona Jr. 170 Douglas Harris
E2 0.028 8.140 -0.510 ****WINNER**** 0.026 8.338 -0.592
G/ED Index: 8.65 B/TA Index: 8.93
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Allen ) 0.067 8.144 -0.656 (J Carnascial) 0.114 8.426 -0.694
Qualified: #10 8.110 -0.690 #2 8.327 -0.793
Harris went so far under in the first round that he may have a negative index next
week...but he won again with yet another dip into the CIC pool.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
1422 Allyn Armstrong 7406 Vinnie Deceglie
E2 -0.009 16.441 6.761 ****WINNER**** 0.222 10.649 3.369
L/A Index: 9.68 A/A Index: 7.28
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Horrocks ) 0.110 9.174 -0.696 (T Ekroth ) 0.045 7.275 -0.005
Qualified: #3 9.082 -0.788 #11 6.625 -0.655
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
1160 Al Ackerman 1985 Don Eckel
E2 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.030 8.350 0.740
F/D Index: 8.78 C/D Index: 7.61
Prior rounds:
E1 (E Bollman ) -0.028 9.160 0.380 (K Nowling ) 0.110 7.273 -0.337
Qualified: #7 8.078 -0.702 #15 6.989 -0.621
Ackerman was a no-show.In round three it's Costa vs Russo, Deceglie vs Eckel, Harris vs
Szupka, and Griffin vs Houghtaling.
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