Sun, 12 Sep 2021, 14:20 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1498 Santo Volpe                          1034 Chip Ippolito                
E4                   0.052  7.419 178.17     ****WINNER****  0.027  7.589 176.47
        A/EA Index: 7.89 (+/-): -0.471            PSTA Index: 8.20 (+/-): -0.611
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Hopkins   ) 0.060  7.381 -0.519                     0.065  8.142 -0.058
E2    (L Ream      ) 0.050  7.398 -0.512      (J Carnascial) 0.013  8.190 -0.010
E1    (D Barton    ) 0.060  7.580 -0.330      (C Piston    ) 0.101  7.695 -0.505
 Qualified:             #9  7.382 -0.528                        #7  7.637 -0.563

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,372 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Ippolito with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Frank Aragona                              Bye
E4   ****WINNER**** -0.014  7.962 128.71     
        J/AA Index: 7.91 (+/-):  0.052    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Hill      ) 0.005  7.476 -0.434   
E2    (T Miller    ) 0.015  7.405 -0.595   
E1                   -0.011  7.883 -0.117   
 Qualified:             #1  7.314 -0.686                     Bye

Aragona with the bye into the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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