Sun, 20 Sep 2015, 15:44 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   26 Lee Sharp                               7 Frank Aragona                
E3                   0.033 10.477  86.92     ****WINNER****  0.072  8.248 139.89
       D/SMA Index: 8.88 (+/-):  1.597            F/ED Index: 8.61 (+/-): -0.362
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.046 21.371 12.491      (A Hodges    ) 0.033  8.615  0.005
E1    (B Massel    ) 0.004 15.168  6.288      (L Johnson   ) 0.034  8.129 -0.481
 Qualified:            #12  8.397 -0.483                        #9  8.115 -0.495

3:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 3,519 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Sharp gets about 60 feet out, loses traction and has to pedal. Aragona drove around and went on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   15 Joe Carnasciale                       211 Glen Treadwell               
E3                   0.027  9.049 148.84     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.761 165.13
       I/SMA Index: 9.46 (+/-): -0.411            J/DA Index: 8.23 (+/-): -0.469
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Holt      ) 0.017  8.965 -0.495      (R Daniels   ) 0.023  7.721 -0.539
E1    (A Mangrum   ) 0.011  8.957 -0.523      (M Moreland  ) 0.014  7.860 -0.400
 Qualified:             #5  8.931 -0.549                        #7  7.723 -0.537

Treadwell gets the advantage off the line and goes around Carnasciale for the win without further damage to his index.

He will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2112 Jenny Treadwell                      2211 Van Puckett                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021  8.447 155.52                     0.097  8.311 161.81
        E/ED Index: 8.85 (+/-): -0.403            G/AA Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.459
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Kimbrough ) 0.507  8.787 -0.063      (A Ackerman  ) 0.029  8.264 -0.546
E1    (J Frech     ) 0.054  8.968  0.118      (L Zane      ) 0.080  8.358 -0.452
 Qualified:            #11  8.365 -0.485                        #8  8.302 -0.508

Treadwell gets a big advantage off the line and holds on for the win. She will take on Aragona in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink