Sat, 13 Apr 2013, 19:52 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, event at Virginia Motorsports Park:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 199K Kyle Cultrera                          13 Steve Szupka                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029  9.009 136.25                     0.026  8.051 163.12
        H/EA Index: 9.62 (+/-): -0.611            F/ED Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.579
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.007  9.202  2.202      (A Mangrum   ) 0.088  8.638  0.008
E1    (A Lincoln Mo) 0.038 12.244  2.624      (W Scott     ) 0.059  8.627 -0.003
 Qualified:            #14  9.063 -0.557                        #5  7.953 -0.677

7:45 p.m. Szupka was a little quicker out of the gate buy Cultrera got the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3002 Pat Ross                             213A Anthony Bertozzi             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.068  7.937 169.49                     0.039  7.847 146.21
         F/A Index: 8.54 (+/-): -0.603            B/SR Index: 8.31 (+/-): -0.463
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Aragona   ) 0.081  8.032 -0.528      (A Niemczyk  ) 0.011  7.804 -0.576
E1    (M Moreland  ) 0.132  8.180 -0.380      (L Cooperman ) 0.043  8.646  0.266
 Qualified:            #10  7.974 -0.586                        #7  7.726 -0.654

Ross went way under to get the win and move on to the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1262 Kevin Houghtaling                      15 Calvin Hill                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.099  8.741 135.88                     0.135  8.314 156.37
        F/SM Index: 9.28 (+/-): -0.539            D/EA Index: 8.74 (+/-): -0.426
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Kaufman   ) 0.071  9.274 -0.006      (D Bauder    ) 0.057 10.577  1.837
E1    (M Miscovsky ) 0.063  8.813 -0.467      (K Voight    ) 0.060  8.236 -0.584
 Qualified:             #3  8.575 -0.705                        #6  8.155 -0.665

Houghtaling will race Cultrera in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                1155 Tom Stalba                   
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.038  9.344 107.42
                                                  L/AA Index: 9.34 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2                                                          0.059  9.362  0.022
E1                                           (J Carnascial) 0.046  9.011 -0.329
 Qualified:                                                      #15  8.795 -0.545

This is the third solo run Stalba has made in the three rounds of competition. He'll race Ross in the final round.