ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 44th Toyota NHRA Summernationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1107 Mike Miscovsky 19 Anthony Niemczyk
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.109 7.060 187.94 0.257 7.001 184.88
C/DA Index: 7.58 (+/-): -0.520 I/D Index: 7.24 (+/-): -0.239
Qualified: #23 7.114 -0.466 #7 6.669 -0.571
3:19 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 93 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,927 feet, track temperature 129 degrees.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3002 Pat Ross 15 Calvin Hill
E1 0.074 8.052 167.55 ****WINNER**** 0.009 8.266 161.96
F/A Index: 8.54 (+/-): -0.488 D/EA Index: 8.81 (+/-): -0.544
Qualified: #18 8.053 -0.487 #2 8.194 -0.616
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
112 Erich Bollman 1055 Carl Miller
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.109 8.167 129.73 -0.032 8.236 163.71
D/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.113 F/A Index: 8.54 (+/-): -0.304
Qualified: #11 7.732 -0.548 #27 8.305 -0.235
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1063 Michael Kaufman 104 Frank Affronti
E1 0.069 8.502 159.08 ****WINNER**** 0.016 7.798 165.94
D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.438 B/EA Index: 8.30 (+/-): -0.502
Qualified: #19 8.462 -0.478 #3 7.701 -0.599
Affronti will race Bollman in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
213A Anthony Bertozzi 1571 Michele Costa
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.059 7.879 157.01 0.015 8.394 153.25
B/SR Index: 8.38 (+/-): -0.501 G/EA Index: 8.76 (+/-): -0.366
Qualified: #9 7.823 -0.557 #25 8.370 -0.390
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1251 Joe Carnasciale 1422 Allyn Armstrong
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.069 9.234 142.79 0.097 8.878 151.20
I/SMA Index: 9.67 (+/-): -0.436 L/A Index: 9.29 (+/-): -0.412
Qualified: #5 9.095 -0.575 #21 8.818 -0.472
Carnasciale's car bounced around a bit at the start but he got the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
A179 Donny Algieri 1034 Chip Ippolito
E1 0.140 8.390 157.59 ****WINNER**** 0.083 7.981 157.71
F/ED Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.240 PSTA Index: 8.22 (+/-): -0.239
Qualified: #28 8.434 -0.196 #12 7.692 -0.528
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1086 Mark Hopkins 3 Frank Aragona
E1 0.076 7.894 172.41 ****WINNER**** 0.100 8.158 160.79
D/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.386 F/ED Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.472
Qualified: #24 7.862 -0.418 #8 8.060 -0.570
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
13 Steve Szupka 1985 Don Eckel III
E1 0.026 8.410 153.14 ****WINNER**** 0.016 7.110 184.22
G/EA Index: 8.76 (+/-): -0.350 C/DA Index: 7.58 (+/-): -0.470
Qualified: #32 8.843 0.083 #16 7.086 -0.494
Eckel will race Aragona in the second round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4254 Scott Benham 1963 Ed Alessi Jr.
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.049 10.310 91.91 -0.025 6.952 194.35
B/T Index: 8.75 (+/-): 1.560 A/DA Index: 7.11 (+/-): -0.158
Qualified: #15 8.232 -0.518 #31 7.078 -0.032
Benham will race Miscovsky in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1203 Dave Hughes 6 Sal Biondo
E1 0.027 6.620 212.29 ****WINNER**** 0.022 8.301 148.14
A/A Index: 7.11 (+/-): -0.490 D/EA Index: 8.81 (+/-): -0.509
Qualified: #17 6.623 -0.487 #1 8.150 -0.660
Biondo and Bertozzi will race in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
X169 Chris Wentzel 1155 Tom Stalba
E1 0.045 7.471 177.37 ****WINNER**** 0.048 8.833 145.93
A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.369 L/AA Index: 9.34 (+/-): -0.507
Qualified: #20 7.363 -0.477 #4 8.763 -0.577
Stalba will race Ippolito in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1867 Richard Schonberger 5 Arnie Martel
E1 0.102 9.097 146.64 ****WINNER**** 0.082 7.841 148.35
I/SM Index: 9.53 (+/-): -0.433 B/EA Index: 8.30 (+/-): -0.459
Qualified: #22 9.059 -0.471 #6 7.726 -0.574
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
368 Fred Allen 199K Kyle Cultrera
E1 0.064 8.604 155.51 ****WINNER**** 0.014 9.140 136.44
C/SR Index: 8.99 (+/-): -0.386 H/EA Index: 9.61 (+/-): -0.470
Qualified: #14 8.471 -0.519 #30 9.574 -0.036
Cultrera will race Martel next time.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1995 Rob Carpenter 151 Darrin Bauder
E1 No Time No Time
F/SMA Index: 9.18 (+/-): 90.819 C/A Index: 7.93 (+/-): 92.069
Qualified: #29 9.058 -0.122 #13 7.411 -0.519
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
24 David Rampy 105K Elio Mannino
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.021 7.446 140.74 No Time
A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.394 B/AA Index: 7.57 (+/-): 92.429
Qualified: #10 7.285 -0.555 #26 7.325 -0.245
Mannino did not answer the call. Rampy will race Calvin Hill in the second round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1995 Rob Carpenter 151 Darrin Bauder
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.061 7.954 131.55
F/SMA Index: 9.18 (+/-): 90.819 C/A Index: 7.93 (+/-): 0.024
Qualified: #29 9.058 -0.122 #13 7.411 -0.519
Carpenter was a no show. Bauder will race Carnasciale in the second round of eliminations.
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