MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
13 Joe Carnasciale 2262 Mark Moreland
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.028 9.677 105.73 -0.099 9.136 147.42
I/SMA Index: 9.43 (+/-): 0.247 H/SM Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.424
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Armstrong ) 0.145 8.924 -0.586 (B Darcy ) -0.041 9.341 -0.219
Qualified: #4 8.866 -0.644 #26 9.167 -0.393
5:03 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,859 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1466 Charlie Greco 1160 Al Ackerman
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.120 8.616 147.36 0.074 8.049 165.50
L/AA Index: 9.18 (+/-): -0.564 F/D Index: 8.51 (+/-): -0.461
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Sandhaus ) 0.045 8.672 -0.568 (D Eckel ) 0.018 8.004 -0.566
Qualified: #10 8.628 -0.612 #3 7.900 -0.670
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4 Kyle Cultrera 2106 Scotty Richardson
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.027 8.956 139.40 0.026 8.181 160.27
H/EA Index: 9.57 (+/-): -0.614 D/EA Index: 8.72 (+/-): -0.539
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Hopkins ) 0.052 9.069 -0.501 (R Schonberge) 0.023 8.367 -0.353
Qualified: #7 8.948 -0.622 #14 8.184 -0.536
Cultrera got the win and will race Greco in round three tomorrow.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
22 Lee Sharp 1471 Thomas Miller
E2 0.152 8.286 153.30 ****WINNER**** 0.071 7.580 168.11
D/SMA Index: 8.88 (+/-): -0.594 PSTA Index: 8.14 (+/-): -0.560
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Bamond ) 0.033 8.371 -0.549 (C Hill ) 0.065 7.636 -0.564
Qualified: #2 8.250 -0.670 #9 7.587 -0.613
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1262 Kevin Houghtaling 113 Ken Voight
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.054 8.947 117.34 -0.104 9.612 106.53
F/SM Index: 9.23 (+/-): -0.283 F/SM Index: 9.23 (+/-): 0.382
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Frech ) 0.082 8.654 -0.576 (C Miller ) 0.091 8.732 -0.498
Qualified: #6 8.607 -0.623 #13 8.662 -0.568
Houghtaling will race Miller in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1203 Dave Hughes 104 Frank Affronti
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.101 6.474 207.56 0.042 7.638 175.89
A/A Index: 7.11 (+/-): -0.636 B/EA Index: 8.19 (+/-): -0.552
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Wentzel ) -0.007 8.295 1.185 (F Aragona ) 0.022 7.684 -0.536
Qualified: #8 6.490 -0.620 #15 7.688 -0.532
Hughes will race Carnasciale in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
18 Steve Szupka 1890 Michael Hanratty
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.037 8.696 117.57 -0.111 8.207 120.61
G/EA Index: 8.73 (+/-): -0.034 K/A Index: 8.17 (+/-): 0.037
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Schonberge) 0.038 8.438 -0.292 (E Mannino ) 0.076 7.665 -0.545
Qualified: #12 8.144 -0.586 #5 7.570 -0.640
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1052 Arnie Martel Bye
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.009 14.431 58.54
E/AA Index: 8.29 (+/-): 6.141
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Ippolito ) 0.046 7.785 -0.515
Qualified: #1 7.580 -0.720 Bye
Martel had the bye and will race Steve Szupka in the next round tomorrow.
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