Sat, 14 Sep 2019, 15:45 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, 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1262 Kevin Houghtaling                    105K Elio Mannino                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.047  8.194 164.45                     0.033  7.298 176.42
         F/A Index: 8.64 (+/-): -0.446            B/AA Index: 7.62 (+/-): -0.322
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Affronti  ) 0.039  8.194 -0.446      (T Logan     ) 0.190  7.687  0.067
 Qualified:            #20  8.141 -0.499                        #5  6.937 -0.683

3:34 p.m. - Mannino was quicker off the starting line but Houghtaling drove by him for the win. Kevin Houghtaling's MOV: 0.1102 seconds (approximately 29 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3002 Pat Ross                               16 Christopher Piston           
E2                   0.038  8.107 167.41     ****WINNER****  0.054  8.117 150.66
         F/A Index: 8.64 (+/-): -0.533            F/DA Index: 8.74 (+/-): -0.623
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Doll Jr   ) 0.116  8.994  0.354      (C Ippolito  ) 0.004  9.694  0.954
 Qualified:             #8  7.980 -0.660                        #3  8.041 -0.699

Ross was quicker out of the gate but Piston drove away from him on the track for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Frank Aragona                        1422 Allyn Armstrong              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.076  8.261 116.25                    -0.009 12.668  69.46
        J/AA Index: 8.18 (+/-):  0.081             L/A Index: 9.32 (+/-):  3.348
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.003  8.365  0.185      (J Carnascial) 0.026  8.818 -0.532
 Qualified:             #1  7.440 -0.740                       #17  8.788 -0.562

Armstrong's red light gave the win to Aragona.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   14 Jay Schonberger                      1086 Mark Hopkins                 
E2                   0.061  8.225 163.28     ****WINNER****  0.048  7.699 171.55
         I/A Index: 8.76 (+/-): -0.535             D/A Index: 8.23 (+/-): -0.531
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Alexandra ) 0.020  9.061  0.301      (C Hill      ) 0.010  7.724 -0.576
 Qualified:             #9  8.139 -0.621                        #4  7.616 -0.684

Hopkins took his quicker start and used it to take the win. Mark Hopkins' MOV: 0.0094 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He'll race Aragona in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  186 Tom Martino                                Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.050  9.003 103.27     
        C/SM Index: 8.85 (+/-):  0.153    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Miller    ) 0.013 12.899  4.049   
 Qualified:             #2  8.134 -0.716                     Bye

Martino had a bye for the win and will race Houghtaling in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  597 David Kramer                           15 Richard Schonberger          
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.014  8.528 154.40                           No Time      
       FS/SM Index: 8.47 (+/-):  0.058            I/SM Index: 9.56 (+/-): 90.439
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Daniels   ) 0.094  8.007 -0.463      (R Proctor   ) 0.030 14.468  4.908
 Qualified:            #16  7.907 -0.563                       #11  8.948 -0.612

Schonberger hurt his engine in a bye run in the first round and did not answer the call. Kramer had a single run and will race Piston in the third round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink