Sat, 20 Jul 2013, 18:56 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

EPPING, N.H. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, event at New England Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                1251 Joe Carnasciale              
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.071  9.484 111.71
                                                 I/SMA Index: 9.66 (+/-): -0.176
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (C Ippolito  ) 0.007  9.160 -0.510
 Qualified:                                                       #1  9.036 -0.634

6:42 p.m. - Carnasciale lifted at 1,000 feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Frank Aragona                         104 Frank Affronti               
E2                   0.045  8.164 162.37     ****WINNER****  0.027  7.804 168.56
        F/ED Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.466            B/EA Index: 8.30 (+/-): -0.496
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Cultrera  ) 0.007  8.387 -0.243      (A Armstrong ) 0.016  7.859 -0.441
 Qualified:            #12  8.225 -0.405                        #7  7.823 -0.477

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1633 A. Lincoln Morehead                    19 Anthony Niemczyk             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  8.219 155.26                     0.002  6.709 201.22
        D/EA Index: 8.80 (+/-): -0.581             I/D Index: 7.24 (+/-): -0.531
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Guarriello) 0.029  8.357 -0.443      (D Eckel     ) 0.062  6.745 -0.495
 Qualified:             #2  8.204 -0.596                        #6  6.687 -0.553

Both drivers had the same reactions times and both were close on the track until Niemczyk's car began to drop back and trail smoke. Morehead got the win and will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   15 Calvin Hill                          1155 Tom Stalba                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  8.283 156.50                     0.033  8.845 148.87
        D/EA Index: 8.80 (+/-): -0.517            L/AA Index: 9.31 (+/-): -0.465
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Christophe) 1.046 16.710  7.910      (E Alessi    ) 0.060  8.997 -0.313
 Qualified:             #5  8.230 -0.570                        #9  8.852 -0.458

Hill will race Affronti in the next round. The winner of that race will have a bye in the semi-final round of eliminations.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   13 Steve Szupka                           17 Al Ackerman                  
E2                   0.032  8.216 156.53     ****WINNER****  0.039  8.048 165.36
        G/EA Index: 8.73 (+/-): -0.514             F/D Index: 8.59 (+/-): -0.542
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Miskovsky ) 0.062  8.226 -0.534      (K Gotie     ) 0.059  8.854  0.264
 Qualified:             #4  8.189 -0.571                        #8  8.122 -0.468

Ackerman will race Carnasciale in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink