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Sat, 14 Sep 2019, 10:57 AM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3002 Pat Ross                               11 Doug Doll                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.116  8.994 102.60                    -0.162 11.953  84.75
         F/A Index: 8.64 (+/-):  0.354            A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-):  4.043
 Qualified:             #8  7.980 -0.660                       #18  7.379 -0.531

10:37 a.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.71 inches, adjusted altitude 1,575 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Doll left the starting line too soon and gave the win to Ross.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  597 David Kramer                           24 Randy Daniels                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.094  8.007 167.32                     0.024  8.744 142.94
       FS/SM Index: 8.47 (+/-): -0.463            E/SM Index: 9.08 (+/-): -0.336
 Qualified:            #16  7.907 -0.563                        #6  8.404 -0.676

Daniels was quicker at the tree. Kramer drove by him and took the win. David Kramer's MOV: 0.0572 seconds (approximately 12 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1251 Joe Carnasciale                      1422 Allyn Armstrong              
E1                   0.059  9.072 135.25     ****WINNER****  0.026  8.818 140.50
        I/SM Index: 9.52 (+/-): -0.448             L/A Index: 9.35 (+/-): -0.532
 Qualified:             #7  8.855 -0.665                       #17  8.788 -0.562

Armstrong was quicker off the starting line and took the win. Allyn Armstrong's MOV: 0.1174 seconds (approximately 23 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   17 Todd Logan                           105K Elio Mannino                 
E1                  -0.007  9.246  89.07     ****WINNER****  0.190  7.687 125.95
        A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-):  1.336            B/AA Index: 7.62 (+/-):  0.067
 Qualified:            #15  7.321 -0.589                        #5  6.937 -0.683

Logan lit the red light and gave the win to Mannino.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1034 Chip Ippolito                          16 Christopher Piston           
E1                  -0.001  8.444 119.35     ****WINNER****  0.004  9.694  78.92
        PSTA Index: 8.20 (+/-):  0.244            F/DA Index: 8.74 (+/-):  0.954
 Qualified:            #13  7.599 -0.601                        #3  8.041 -0.699

Ippolito's red light at the start gave the win to Piston. He'll race Ross next time out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1262 Kevin Houghtaling                     104 Frank Affronti               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  8.194 161.81                     0.245  7.326 184.83
         F/A Index: 8.64 (+/-): -0.446            C/AA Index: 7.94 (+/-): -0.614
 Qualified:            #20  8.141 -0.499                       #10  7.328 -0.612

Houghtaling was quicker at the tree and took the win. He'll race Mannino in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1471 Thomas Miller                         186 Tom Martino                  
E1                  -0.018  9.544  97.64     ****WINNER****  0.013 12.899  67.85
        C/AA Index: 7.90 (+/-):  1.644            C/SM Index: 8.85 (+/-):  4.049
 Qualified:            #12  7.291 -0.609                        #2  8.134 -0.716

Miller lit the red light and gave the win to Martino. He'll have a bye in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1057 Calvin Hill                          1086 Mark Hopkins                 
E1                   0.005  8.247 162.92     ****WINNER****  0.010  7.724 166.17
         I/A Index: 8.81 (+/-): -0.563             D/A Index: 8.30 (+/-): -0.576
 Qualified:            #14  8.210 -0.600                        #4  7.616 -0.684

Hill was quicker out of the gate but Hopkins drove by him to take the win. Mark Hopkins' MOV: 0.0088 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Frank Aragona                              Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003  8.365 110.26     
        J/AA Index: 8.18 (+/-):  0.185    
 Qualified:             #1  7.440 -0.740                     Bye

Aragona had a bye into a second round race against Armstrong.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   14 Jay Schonberger                      318J Jesse Alexandra              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  9.061 113.09                           No Time      
         I/A Index: 8.76 (+/-):  0.301           FS/SM Index: 8.47 (+/-): 91.529
 Qualified:             #9  8.139 -0.621                       #19  7.955 -0.515

Alexandra did not answer the call so Schonberger had a solo run into the next round. He'll race Hopkins in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   15 Richard Schonberger                  1931 Ronald Proctor               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030 14.468  60.28                           No Time      
        I/SM Index: 9.56 (+/-):  4.908            C/DA Index: 7.60 (+/-): 92.399
 Qualified:            #11  8.948 -0.612                       #21  7.102 -0.498

Proctor did not answer the call. Schonberger had a single run for the win but his car starting trailing smoke and slowed at 600 feet. Schonberger is set to race Kramer in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink