Sat, 05 Oct 2013, 10:36 AM Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6 Sal Biondo 140X Brian Darcy
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 8.383 130.76 0.219 7.514 156.35
D/EA Index: 8.80 (+/-): -0.417 A/ND Index: 7.43 (+/-): 0.084
Qualified: #18 8.266 -0.534 #2 6.830 -0.600
Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.52
inches, adjusted altitude 2,423 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.Biondo with a big starting
line advantage and Darcy with problems so he clicked it off early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
368 Fred Allen 2229 Lonnie Johnson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.026 7.918 152.14 0.161 7.087 192.71
B/SR Index: 8.38 (+/-): -0.462 B/AA Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.483
Qualified: #6 7.797 -0.583 #22 7.093 -0.477
Allen with the big starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
112 Erich Bollman 1985 Don Eckel III
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.035 7.728 166.62 0.007 7.070 188.15
D/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.552 C/DA Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.490
Qualified: #8 7.708 -0.572 #24 7.091 -0.469
Eckel III gets the starting line advantage, but Bollman chases him down to take the win by
0.0343 seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1422 Allyn Armstrong 1155 Tom Stalba
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.058 8.960 128.40 0.922 24.208 42.93
L/A Index: 9.29 (+/-): -0.330 L/AA Index: 9.31 (+/-): 14.898
Qualified: #25 8.827 -0.463 #9 8.755 -0.555
Armstrong with the big starting line advantage as Stalba has problems right at the
hit.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
104 Frank Affronti 1203 Dave Hughes
E1 -0.500 24.255 47.61 ****WINNER**** -0.126 8.576 111.25
B/EA Index: 8.28 (+/-): 15.975 A/A Index: 7.11 (+/-): 1.466
Qualified: #17 7.746 -0.534 #1 6.510 -0.600
Affronti with problems and goes red...Hughes gets the win and will face Armstrong in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
19 Anthony Niemczyk X169 Chris Wentzel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.031 6.741 176.95 0.050 7.381 177.11
I/D Index: 7.24 (+/-): -0.499 A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.459
Qualified: #10 6.688 -0.552 #26 7.384 -0.456
Niemczyk with the win will face Biondo in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1867 Richard Schonberger 2617 Russell Joly
E1 0.074 9.927 126.42 ****WINNER**** 0.023 7.731 152.88
I/SM Index: 9.51 (+/-): 0.417 C/AA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.179
Qualified: #31 9.141 -0.369 #15 7.369 -0.541
Jolly gets the starting line advantage and the win as Schonberger has problems.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1251 Joe Carnasciale 1090 Gary Guarriello
E1 0.053 9.327 137.86 ****WINNER**** 0.008 7.379 168.37
I/SMA Index: 9.62 (+/-): -0.293 C/ED Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.451
Qualified: #4 9.029 -0.591 #20 7.321 -0.509
Guarriello with a great light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1086 Mark Hopkins 105K Elio Mannino
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.058 7.856 173.29 0.312 7.075 194.72
D/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.424 B/AA Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.495
Qualified: #27 7.856 -0.424 #11 7.019 -0.551
Hopkins with a big starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
13 Steve Szupka 1571 Michele Costa
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.078 8.713 115.99 -0.008 8.913 105.07
G/EA Index: 8.74 (+/-): -0.027 G/EA Index: 8.74 (+/-): 0.173
Qualified: #12 8.190 -0.550 #28 8.325 -0.415
Heads-up! Costa is just little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Szupka will
face Guarriello in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
17 Al Ackerman 1063 Michael Kaufman
E1 0.110 8.086 147.10 ****WINNER**** 0.028 8.489 157.95
F/D Index: 8.59 (+/-): -0.504 D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.451
Qualified: #7 8.014 -0.576 #23 8.465 -0.475
Kaufman with the starting line advantage and takes the win by 0.0295 seconds (approximately 6
feet). He will face Jolly in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3002 Pat Ross 1223 Sean Gaffney
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.024 7.816 158.61 0.014 8.567 155.42
E/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.464 D/SMA Index: 8.94 (+/-): -0.373
Qualified: #13 7.730 -0.550 #29 8.542 -0.398
Gaffney with the starting line advantage, but Ross chases him down for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
A179 Donny Algieri 15 Calvin Hill
E1 0.067 8.205 159.29 ****WINNER**** 0.025 8.354 140.18
F/ED Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.425 D/EA Index: 8.80 (+/-): -0.446
Qualified: #32 8.272 -0.358 #16 8.262 -0.538
Hill with the starting line advatage and the win. He will face Bollman in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
199K Kyle Cultrera 1034 Chip Ippolito
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.044 9.700 104.24 -0.039 8.716 107.05
H/EA Index: 9.61 (+/-): 0.090 PSTA Index: 8.22 (+/-): 0.496
Qualified: #14 9.063 -0.547 #30 7.826 -0.394
Ippolito turns on the red light and Cultrera with the win. He will face Allen in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1414 Kevin Robb 7004 Art Hodges
E1 -0.007 19.441 36.99 ****WINNER**** 0.108 8.756 103.67
B/SR Index: 8.38 (+/-): 11.061 C/A Index: 7.89 (+/-): 0.866
Qualified: #5 7.795 -0.585 #33 7.559 -0.331
Hodges is in as an alternate for Bauder. Robb goes red and Hodges with the easy win. He will
face
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3 Frank Aragona 5 Arnie Martel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.030 8.117 162.16 0.097 7.706 174.19
F/ED Index: 8.63 (+/-): -0.513 B/EA Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.574
Qualified: #19 8.103 -0.527 #3 7.681 -0.599
Aragona with the starting line advantage and the win. This was a close one...Frank Aragona's
MOV: 0.0064 seconds (approximately 20 inches). Aragona will face Hopkins in the next
round.
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