Sun, 02 Oct 2016, 16:45 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1251 Joe Carnasciale                      1422 Allyn Armstrong              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  9.012 143.58                     0.011  9.051 133.45
       I/SMA Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.488             L/A Index: 9.37 (+/-): -0.319
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Hopkins   ) 0.026  9.019 -0.481      (D Hughes    ) 0.031  9.476  0.106
 Qualified:             #3  8.873 -0.707                       #13 11.258  1.888

4:38 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 1,981 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Carnasciale was first out of the gate and stayed out in front to move on to the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1160 Al Ackerman                          1049 Todd Logan                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.047  9.197 106.20                    -0.036  7.508 151.51
         F/D Index: 8.54 (+/-):  0.657            A/EA Index: 7.88 (+/-): -0.372
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Guarriello) 0.064  8.035 -0.505      (C Hill      ) 0.069  7.379 -0.531
 Qualified:             #2  7.932 -0.708                       #12  7.562 -0.348

Logan lit the red light so Ackerman will move on to the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1937 Lee Zane                             4254 Scott Benham                 
E2                   0.046  9.315 121.94     ****WINNER****  0.006  8.280 145.99
        H/EA Index: 9.56 (+/-): -0.245             B/T Index: 8.73 (+/-): -0.450
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Schonberge) 0.055 10.069  0.509      (R Schonberge) 0.024  8.225 -0.535
 Qualified:            #14 28.000 18.430                        #4  8.145 -0.655

Benham was better at the starting line and took the win. He'll race Ackerman in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                1471 Thomas Miller                
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.096  8.056 124.57
                                                  PSTA Index: 8.19 (+/-): -0.134
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (W Leopold   ) 0.048 10.378  2.188
 Qualified:                                                       #1  7.522 -0.738

Miller had a bye into a semi-final round race against Carnasciale.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink