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Thursday
Results for Qualifying Round 1GAINESVILLE, Fla. - GAINESVILLE - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index: Left Lane: Justin Lamb Runs 8.486/159.80/-0.534, Now #2 D/SMA Index: 9.02 Right Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 6.659/212.63/-0.711, Now #1 BB/AT Index: 7.373:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 778 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 1,780 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.From high atop the Taj Mahal - okay, it's really the top floor of the new Gainesville tower - we should have an excellent view to bring you the details behind the numbers at the Gatornationals.
It sounded like WWII oiut there, a pair of turbochargers popping and banging bunder Matusek's hood. The run was far from perfect, the car going way out toward the centerline and back to the groove in the first 330 feet.
Steve Matusek's incremental times: 60ft-1.064 sec., 330ft-2.869, 660ft-4.341/167.59mph, 1,000ft-5.600.
Right Lane: Douglas Stewart Runs 8.220/165.38/-0.500, Now #3 B/SMA Index: 8.72A prefect .500 under - there's no prize for that, however.Left Lane: Michael Iacono Runs 8.769/153.79/-0.391, Now #4 F/SM Index: 9.16 Right Lane: Dick Maris Runs 7.490/146.96/-0.050, Now #5 C/D Index: 7.54Maris slowed around half track, couldn't see why from here.Left Lane: Patrick Stewart Runs 10.136/105.14/2.496, Now #7 C/DA Index: 7.64 Right Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 7.480/179.78/-0.390, Now #5 C/ED Index: 7.87Stewart slowed early in the run.Left Lane: Pam Miskovsky Runs 7.128/188.91/-0.512, Now #3 C/DA Index: 7.64 Right Lane: Ray Bamond Runs 11.489/77.90/2.769, Now #9 B/SMA Index: 8.72Bamond's car was duck-waddling, rocking back and forth, before he shut it down.Left Lane: David Allen Runs 6.912/192.71/-0.648, Now #2 BB/AM Index: 7.56 Right Lane: Jenny Treadwell Runs 8.254/157.54/-0.636, Now #3 E/ED Index: 8.89Two nice runs...Left Lane: Mike Saye Runs 9.106/151.51/-0.174, Now #10 H/A Index: 9.28 Right Lane: Terry Smith Runs 7.619/163.67/-0.371, Now #9 D/ED Index: 7.99Saye was off-pace from the start, Smith was pedaling the car on the top end, the RPMs up and down several times.Left Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 7.968/136.57/-0.082, Now #12 DD/AT Index: 8.05 Right Lane: Anthony Bertozzi Runs 9.287/146.89/-0.453, Now #7 I/SMA Index: 9.74Bertozzi is in Arnie Martel's '08 Cobalt, the first time we've seen him in Comp Eliminator.Massel's car runs hot and cold - this run was cold, slowing past half track.
Left Lane: Lee Sharp Runs 7.797/176.14/-0.593, Now #4 B/EA Index: 8.39 Right Lane: Peter Biondo Runs 8.774/153.07/-0.496, Now #8 F/SMA Index: 9.27Left Lane: Steven Kent No Time, Now #19 E/A Index: 8.36 Right Lane: Russell Joly Runs 8.127/165.84/-0.513, Now #6 F/AA Index: 8.64Kent made it out of the water, then the engine went silent. After Joly ran, the starting line crew went to work with the mpops on the center of Kent's side of the launch pad, so it looks like he had a transmission leak.Left Lane: Glen Treadwell Runs 7.995/159.91/-0.665, Now #2 G/ED Index: 8.66 Right Lane: Bert Dawson Runs 8.156/163.22/-0.484, Now #11 F/AA Index: 8.64Nice pass by Treadwell to move into the second spot.Left Lane: Lee Zane Runs 8.973/146.99/-0.577, Now #6 L/AA Index: 9.55 Right Lane: Bill Yates Runs 6.651/204.88/-0.569, Now #7 A/ED Index: 7.22Nice speed for Yates.Left Lane: Gary Merrick Runs 7.334/180.14/-0.536, Now #8 C/ED Index: 7.87 Right Lane: Pat Williams Runs 12.843/86.15/5.523, Now #24 A/AP Index: 7.32Williams' 665 cubic inch engine was silent when the tree came down and he drove through after restarting the engine.Left Lane: George Supinski No Time, Now #25 C/SM Index: 8.80 Right Lane: Arnie Martel No Time, Now #27 I/SMA Index: 8.02Martel has three cars here - Anthony Bertozzi is driving one of the others and Peter Biondo the other. Not a bad driving crew.Neither driver gets a time because Martel's car made a high-speed lane change between half track and 1,000 feet after running 4.766/142.66 to the 660-foot mark, finishing ahead of Supinski in Supinski's lane.
Left Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 8.340/159.42/-0.620, Now #5 G/A Index: 8.96 Right Lane: Steve Ambrose Runs 7.963/161.92/-0.437, Now #17 J/AA Index: 8.40It looked like Ambrose was spinning the tires about 200 feet out.Left Lane: Frank Cervelli Runs 7.074/187.18/-0.566, Now #9 C/DA Index: 7.64 Right Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 10.840/77.80/3.520, Now #27 A/AP Index: 7.32They pushed Alexander back and sent the tractor out to broom and drag the right lane about where the haze of tire smoke came off Ambrose's rear tires, so it looks like something got under the tires.Alexander's altered went left immediately. He fought it, but crossed the stripe briefly and the run will be disqualified. He slowed and the run wouldn't get him in the field anyway.
Left Lane: Allen Stanfield Runs 9.032/149.30/-0.608, Now #6 H/A Index: 9.64 Right Lane: Frank Aragona Jr Runs 8.328/155.45/-0.592, Now #8 G/EA Index: 8.92Aragona went right down the groove and both drivers made good runs.Left Lane: Stephen Szupka Runs 8.245/160.14/-0.605, Now #7 F/ED Index: 8.85 Right Lane: Robert Bailey Runs 6.690/202.85/-0.530, Now #15 A/ED Index: 7.22Bailey had a good speed, probably won't be happy with the elapsed time. Nice run by Szupka.Left Lane: David Eaton Runs 6.833/201.07/-0.487, Now #21 A/AP Index: 7.32 Right Lane: Van Puckett Runs 8.105/164.87/-0.535, Now #14 F/AA Index: 8.64Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 8.183/165.31/-0.537, Now #14 A/EA Index: 8.72 Right Lane: Pat Ross Runs 8.107/166.58/-0.573, Now #11 F/A Index: 8.68Left Lane: R. Vierheller IIIRuns 7.493/174.12/-0.497, Now #22 D/ED Index: 7.99 Right Lane: Jeff Wright Runs 7.205/192.36/-0.445, Now #27 B/AA Index: 7.65Left Lane: Don Eberly Runs 7.792/175.96/-0.228, Now #33 C/EA Index: 8.02 Right Lane: Lonnie Johnson Runs 7.067/196.39/-0.583, Now #10 B/AA Index: 7.65Eberly's car was left of the groove and fishtailing for the first 400 feet.Left Lane: Donald Ksiezyk Runs 10.111/88.65/2.921, Now #40 A/AA Index: 7.19 Right Lane: Jim Kimbrough Runs 7.340/178.10/-0.530, Now #20 C/ED Index: 7.87Ksiezyk went to the left and had several close encounters with the wall, but never touched it.Left Lane: Jacklyn Gebhardt Runs 6.704/200.98/-0.516, Now #22 A/ED Index: 7.22 Right Lane: Grant Lewis Runs 8.817/147.10/-0.753, Now #1 F/SMA Index: 9.57Wow! We have a new #1, by a bunch.Right Lane: Peter Hanratty Runs 6.587/206.64/-0.593, Now #10 A/DA Index: 7.18Hanratty close out a quick round of qualifying, Jeff Wright is on the bump spot at -0.445. and 48 cars made qualifying attempts.
Thursday
Order for Qualifying Round 1GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Steve Matusek BB/AT 7.37 6.659 -0.711 2. Glen Treadwell G/ED 8.66 7.995 -0.665 3. David Allen BB/AM 7.56 6.912 -0.648 4. Jenny Treadwell E/ED 8.89 8.254 -0.636 5. Rodger Brogdon G/A 8.96 8.340 -0.620 6. Allen Stanfield H/SM 9.64 9.032 -0.608 7. Stephen Szupka F/ED 8.85 8.245 -0.605 8. Lee Sharp B/EA 8.39 7.797 -0.593 9. Pete Hanratty A/DA 7.18 6.587 -0.593 10. Frank Aragona G/EA 8.92 8.328 -0.592 11. Lonnie Johnson B/AA 7.65 7.067 -0.583 12. Lee Zane L/AA 9.55 8.973 -0.577 13. Pat Ross F/A 8.68 8.107 -0.573 14. Bill Yates A/ED 7.22 6.651 -0.569 15. Frank Cervelli C/DA 7.64 7.074 -0.566 16. David Rampy B/SMA 8.72 8.183 -0.537 17. Gary Merrick C/ED 7.87 7.334 -0.536 18. Van Puckett F/AA 8.64 8.105 -0.535 19. Justin Lamb D/SMA 9.02 8.486 -0.534 20. Robert Bailey A/ED 7.22 6.690 -0.530 21. Jim Kimbrough C/ED 7.87 7.340 -0.530 22. Jacklyn Gebhardt A/ED 7.22 6.704 -0.516 23. Russell Joly F/AA 8.64 8.127 -0.513 24. Pam Miskovsky C/DA 7.64 7.128 -0.512 25. Douglas Stewart B/SMA 8.72 8.220 -0.500 26. Ray Vierheller III D/ED 7.99 7.493 -0.497 27. Peter Biondo F/SMA 9.27 8.774 -0.496 28. David Eaton A/AP 7.32 6.833 -0.487 29. Bert Dawson F/AA 8.64 8.156 -0.484 30. Anthony Bertozzi I/SMA 9.74 9.287 -0.453 31. Grant Lewis F/SMA 9.27 8.817 -0.453 32. Steve Ambrose J/AA 8.40 7.963 -0.437 --------- Not Qualified --------- 33. Michael Iacono E/SM 9.16 8.769 -0.391 34. Greg Kamplain C/ED 7.87 7.480 -0.390 35. Terry Smith D/ED 7.99 7.619 -0.371 36. Don Eberly C/AA 8.02 7.792 -0.228 37. Mike Saye H/A 9.28 9.106 -0.174 38. Bruno Massel DD/AT 8.05 7.968 -0.082 39. Dick Maris C/D 7.54 7.490 -0.050 40. Patrick Stewart C/DA 7.64 10.136 2.496 41. Ray Bamond B/SMA 8.72 11.489 2.769 42. Donald Ksiezyk A/AA 7.19 10.111 2.921 43. Blake Alexander A/AP 7.32 10.840 3.520 44. Pat Williams A/AP 7.32 12.843 5.523 45. George Supinski C/SM 8.80 28.000 19.200 46. Arnie Martel C/AA 8.02 DQ 47. Jeff Wright B/AA 7.65 DQ
Saturday
Results for Qualifying Round 2GAINESVILLE, Fla. - GAINESVILLE - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed this round, amount over/under index this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time, speed & over/under Index, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Steve Ambrose No Time, Now #32 J/AA Index: 8.40 Prior Best: 7.963/161.92/-0.437, Was #32 Right Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 12.001/72.45/3.951, Now #38 DD/AT Index: 8.05 Prior Best: 7.968/136.57/-0.082, Was #383:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.60 inches, adjusted altitude 2,549 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.Steve Ambrose is on the bump spot at -0.437.
Massel's car was down on power early in the run and he coasted through. Ambrose will have to sweat this one out on the bubble, his car stationary after the tree came down.
Left Lane: Ray Bamond Runs 8.275/163.43/-0.445, Now #32 B/SMA Index: 8.72 Prior Best: 11.489/77.90/2.769, Was #41 Right Lane: Keith Roberts No Time, Now #46 L/AA Index: 9.55 No Prior Runoberts did not make a run Thursday and he had problems getting the car fired here, so he is out of luck.Left Lane: Bill Yates Runs 6.865/200.44/-0.355, Now #14 A/ED Index: 7.22 Prior Best: 6.651/204.88/-0.569, Was #14 Right Lane: Pam Miskovsky Runs 7.165/187.50/-0.475, Now #24 C/DA Index: 7.64 Prior Best: 7.128/188.91/-0.512, Was #24Yates was visibly affected by the crosswind once he cleared the stands.Left Lane: Pat Williams Runs 7.202/190.03/-0.118, Now #40 A/AP Index: 7.32 Prior Best: 12.843/86.16/5.523, Was #44 Right Lane: George Supinski Runs 8.311/163.97/-0.489, Now #28 C/SM Index: 8.80 Prior Best: 28.000/0.00/19.200, Was #45Supinski lost his first run when Arnie Martel swapped lanes in front of him Thursday. He made a nice run here to make the field.Left Lane: Jenny Treadwell Runs 8.457/139.41/-0.433, Now #4 E/ED Index: 8.89 Prior Best: 8.254/157.54/-0.636, Was #4 Right Lane: Michael Iacono Runs 9.567/122.67/0.407, Now #35 E/SM Index: 9.16 Prior Best: 8.769/153.79/-0.391, Was #33Iacono lost his run Thursday and misses the field here.Left Lane: Anthony Bertozzi Runs 9.325/145.50/-0.415, Now #31 I/SMA Index: 9.74 Prior Best: 9.287/146.89/-0.453, Was #31 Right Lane: Mike Saye Runs 9.027/150.03/-0.253, Now #38 H/A Index: 9.28 Prior Best: 9.106/151.51/-0.174, Was #39Saye won't be ion the ladder either and Bertozzi is very close to the bump spot.Left Lane: Lonnie Johnson Runs 7.203/188.73/-0.447, Now #11 B/AA Index: 7.65 Prior Best: 7.067/196.39/-0.583, Was #11 Right Lane: Lee Zane Runs 9.038/146.73/-0.512, Now #12 L/AA Index: 9.55 Prior Best: 8.973/146.99/-0.577, Was #12Left Lane: Peter Biondo Runs 8.807/153.21/-0.463, Now #27 F/SMA Index: 9.27 Prior Best: 8.774/153.07/-0.496, Was #27 Right Lane: Don Eberly No Time, Now #39 C/AA Index: 8.02 Prior Best: 7.792/175.96/-0.228, Was #39Eberly went left and crossed the centerline a couple times.Left Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.501/180.38/-0.519, Now #22 I/SMA Index: 8.02 No Prior Run Right Lane: R. Vierheller IIIRuns 7.525/173.87/-0.465, Now #27 D/ED Index: 7.99 Prior Best: 7.493/174.12/-0.497, Was #26Martel stays in his lane and makes the field. That bumps Grant Lewis. Now Anthony Bertozzi is on the bump spot at -0.453.Left Lane: Russell Joly Runs 8.177/164.25/-0.463, Now #24 F/AA Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.127/165.84/-0.513, Was #24 Right Lane: Steven Kent Runs 7.870/171.99/-0.490, Now #29 E/A Index: 8.36 No Prior RunKent broke on his first try, made a full pass here to bump Bertozzi.Left Lane: Douglas Stewart Runs 8.196/164.59/-0.524, Now #22 B/SMA Index: 8.72 Prior Best: 8.220/165.38/-0.500, Was #26 Right Lane: Glen Treadwell Runs 9.051/108.33/0.391, Now #2 G/ED Index: 8.66 Prior Best: 7.995/159.91/-0.665, Was #2Treadwell slowed as he came out from behind the stands.Left Lane: Blake Alexander Runs 8.143/118.78/0.823, Now #45 A/AP Index: 7.32 Prior Best: 10.840/77.80/3.520, Was #47 Right Lane: Justin Lamb Runs 8.486/157.85/-0.534, Now #19 D/SMA Index: 9.02 Prior Best: 8.486/159.80/-0.534, Was #19Left Lane: Dick Maris Runs 9.202/98.40/1.662, Now #44 C/D Index: 7.54 Prior Best: 7.490/146.96/-0.050, Was #44 Right Lane: Patrick Stewart Runs 8.419/111.57/0.779, Now #45 C/DA Index: 7.64 Prior Best: 10.136/105.14/2.496, Was #46Left Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 7.423/178.50/-0.447, Now #35 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.480/179.78/-0.390, Was #38 Right Lane: Jacklyn Gebhardt Runs 6.716/199.37/-0.504, Now #24 A/ED Index: 7.22 Prior Best: 6.704/200.98/-0.516, Was #24Left Lane: Van Puckett Runs 8.398/161.88/-0.242, Now #18 F/AA Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.105/164.87/-0.535, Was #18 Right Lane: David Eaton Runs 6.889/200.17/-0.431, Now #31 A/AP Index: 7.32 Prior Best: 6.833/201.07/-0.487, Was #31Left Lane: Pete Hanratty Runs 6.588/206.23/-0.592, Now #9 A/DA Index: 7.18 Prior Best: 6.587/206.64/-0.593, Was #9 Right Lane: Allen Stanfield Runs 9.159/146.10/-0.481, Now #6 H/A Index: 9.64 Prior Best: 9.032/149.30/-0.608, Was #6Wow, look at Hanratty's speed and his ET is within a thousandth of his run Thursday.Left Lane: Bert Dawson Runs 8.284/162.53/-0.356, Now #32 F/AA Index: 8.64 Prior Best: 8.156/163.22/-0.484, Was #32 Right Lane: Lee Sharp Runs 7.868/174.14/-0.522, Now #8 B/EA Index: 8.39 Prior Best: 7.797/176.14/-0.593, Was #8Dawson stays on the bubble.Left Lane: Terry Smith Runs 7.543/173.99/-0.447, Now #36 D/ED Index: 7.99 Prior Best: 7.619/163.67/-0.371, Was #39 Right Lane: David Allen Runs 7.229/192.63/-0.331, Now #3 BB/AM Index: 7.56 Prior Best: 6.912/192.71/-0.648, Was #3Left Lane: Pat Ross Runs 8.202/163.91/-0.478, Now #13 F/A Index: 8.68 Prior Best: 8.107/166.58/-0.573, Was #13 Right Lane: M. Johnson Jr. Runs 7.348/185.59/-0.302, Now #40 B/AA Index: 7.65 No Prior RunMoJo came up short on his only qualifying run.Left Lane: Jim Kimbrough Runs 7.402/176.93/-0.468, Now #21 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.340/178.10/-0.530, Was #21 Right Lane: Frank Cervelli Runs 7.236/180.79/-0.404, Now #15 C/DA Index: 7.64 Prior Best: 7.074/187.18/-0.566, Was #15Left Lane: Robert Bailey Runs 6.738/200.68/-0.482, Now #20 A/ED Index: 7.22 Prior Best: 6.690/202.85/-0.530, Was #20 Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 8.256/163.53/-0.464, Now #16 B/SMA Index: 8.72 Prior Best: 8.183/165.31/-0.537, Was #16Bailey made a very nice run under windy conditions.Left Lane: Grant Lewis Runs 8.759/152.66/-0.511, Now #27 F/SMA Index: 9.27 Prior Best: 8.817/147.10/-0.453, Was #34 Right Lane: Gary Merrick Runs 7.403/178.31/-0.467, Now #17 C/ED Index: 7.87 Prior Best: 7.334/180.14/-0.536, Was #17Lewis bumnped back in, putting Dawson on the outside. Now David Eaton is on the bump spot at -0.487.Left Lane: Steve Matusek Runs 6.788/201.16/-0.582, Now #1 BB/AT Index: 7.37 Prior Best: 6.659/212.63/-0.711, Was #1 Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 8.379/157.63/-0.581, Now #5 G/A Index: 8.96 Prior Best: 8.340/159.42/-0.620, Was #5Left Lane: Jeff Wright No Time, Now #50 B/AA Index: 7.65 No Prior Run Right Lane: Donald Ksiezyk Runs 7.060/188.65/-0.130, Now #43 A/AA Index: 7.19 Prior Best: 10.111/88.65/2.921, Was #48Wright's car died on the burnout and Ksiezyk closed out the round on a single run. He improved, but not enough to make the field.Left Lane: Frank Aragona Runs 9.094/110.68/0.174, Now #10 G/EA Index: 8.92 Prior Best: 8.328/155.45/-0.592, Was #10 Right Lane: Stephen Szupka Runs 9.858/94.51/1.008, Now #7 F/ED Index: 8.85 Prior Best: 8.245/160.14/-0.605, Was #74:11 p.m. Oops, after several minutes of what looked like track cleanup for the Pro Stock Motorcycle racers. there two pulled up to the water - they ARE the final pair of the round. And nothing changed. Steve Matusek is atop the list at -0.711 and David Eaton is on the bump spot at -0.487.
Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 2GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals: Psn Driver Class Index ET Ov/Un 1. Steve Matusek BB/AT 7.37 6.659 -0.711 2. Glen Treadwell G/ED 8.66 7.995 -0.665 3. David Allen BB/AM 7.56 6.912 -0.648 4. Jenny Treadwell E/ED 8.89 8.254 -0.636 5. Rodger Brogdon G/A 8.96 8.340 -0.620 6. Allen Stanfield H/SM 9.64 9.032 -0.608 7. Stephen Szupka F/ED 8.85 8.245 -0.605 8. Lee Sharp B/EA 8.39 7.797 -0.593 9. Pete Hanratty A/DA 7.18 6.587 -0.593 10. Frank Aragona G/EA 8.92 8.328 -0.592 11. Lonnie Johnson B/AA 7.65 7.067 -0.583 12. Lee Zane L/AA 9.55 8.973 -0.577 13. Pat Ross F/A 8.68 8.107 -0.573 14. Bill Yates A/ED 7.22 6.651 -0.569 15. Frank Cervelli C/DA 7.64 7.074 -0.566 16. David Rampy B/SMA 8.72 8.183 -0.537 17. Gary Merrick C/ED 7.87 7.334 -0.536 18. Van Puckett F/AA 8.64 8.105 -0.535 19. Justin Lamb D/SMA 9.02 8.486 -0.534 20. Robert Bailey A/ED 7.22 6.690 -0.530 21. Jim Kimbrough C/ED 7.87 7.340 -0.530 22. Douglas Stewart B/SMA 8.72 8.196 -0.524 23. Arnie Martel C/AA 8.02 7.501 -0.519 24. Jacklyn Gebhardt A/ED 7.22 6.704 -0.516 25. Russell Joly F/AA 8.64 8.127 -0.513 26. Pam Miskovsky C/DA 7.64 7.128 -0.512 27. Grant Lewis F/SMA 9.27 8.759 -0.511 28. Ray Vierheller III D/ED 7.99 7.493 -0.497 29. Peter Biondo F/SMA 9.27 8.774 -0.496 30. Steven Kent E/A 8.36 7.870 -0.490 31. George Supinski C/SM 8.80 8.311 -0.489 32. David Eaton A/AP 7.32 6.833 -0.487 --------- Not Qualified --------- 33. Bert Dawson F/AA 8.64 8.156 -0.484 34. Anthony Bertozzi I/SMA 9.74 9.287 -0.453 35. Greg Kamplain C/ED 7.87 7.423 -0.447 36. Terry Smith D/ED 7.99 7.543 -0.447 37. Ray Bamond B/SMA 8.72 8.275 -0.445 38. Steve Ambrose J/AA 8.40 7.963 -0.437 39. Michael Iacono E/SM 9.16 8.769 -0.391 40. Morris Johnson Jr. B/AA 7.65 7.348 -0.302 41. Mike Saye H/A 9.28 9.027 -0.253 42. Don Eberly C/AA 8.02 7.792 -0.228 43. Donald Ksiezyk A/AA 7.19 7.060 -0.130 44. Pat Williams A/AP 7.32 7.202 -0.118 45. Bruno Massel DD/AT 8.05 7.968 -0.082 46. Dick Maris C/D 7.54 7.490 -0.050 47. Patrick Stewart C/DA 7.64 8.419 0.779 48. Blake Alexander A/AP 7.32 8.143 0.823 49. Jeff Wright B/AA 7.65 DQ
Saturday
Results for Elimination Round 1GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Grant Lewis F/SMA 9.27 0.122 9.041 -0.229 (L) Lonnie Johnson B/AA 7.65 0.094 DQ-Centerline8:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,389 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.The wind is still blowing, but now it's more of a tailwind than a crosswind.
Johnson was aimed at the 330-foot marker when he launched and he never lifted until after he hit the reflector. Easy win for Lewis on the DQ.
(W) Rodger Brogdon G/A 8.96 0.185 8.437 -0.523 (L) Jim Kimbrough C/ED 7.87 0.183 7.391 -0.479Both were pretty late on the tree, Kimbrough unable to run Brogdon down. Rodger Brogdon's MOV: 0.0427 seconds (approximately 11 feet).(W) Jenny Treadwell E/ED 8.89 0.005 8.382 -0.508 (L) Robert Bailey A/ED 7.22 0.014 6.746 -0.474Two excellent lights here, and Treadwell had the muscle to hold Bailey off on the top end. Jenny Treadwell's MOV: 0.0433 seconds (approximately 13 feet).(W) Douglas Stewart B/SMA 8.72 0.098 8.178 -0.542 (L) Allen Stanfield H/SM 9.64 0.050 9.224 -0.416Douglas Stewart's MOV: 0.0787 seconds (approximately 17 feet).This is a little scary from this vantage point, you can see the drivers move toward the centerline on the top end to judge the finish line.
Stewart took a small CIC penalty to make up for Stanfield's styarting line advantage.
(W) Van Puckett F/AA 8.64 0.061 8.778 0.138 (L) Glen Treadwell G/ED 8.66 -0.017(R)14.312 5.652The senior member of the Treadwell team was a little too eager and went red.(W) Pete Hanratty A/DA 7.18 0.079 6.602 -0.578 (L) Russell Joly F/AA 8.64 0.001 8.184 -0.456Joly had an almost-perfect light, but Hanratty paid a big CIC penalty to go around him. Pete Hanratty's MOV: 0.0441 seconds (approximately 10 feet).(W) Bill Yates A/ED 7.22 0.050 9.701 2.481 (L) Steven Kent E/A 8.36 -0.220(R) 9.425 1.065Yates races Stewart in round two.(W) George Supinski C/SM 8.80 0.050 10.036 1.236 (L) Frank Cervelli C/DA 7.64 -0.259(R) 7.979 0.339(W) Frank Aragona G/EA 8.92 0.001 8.463 -0.457 (L) Pam Miskovsky C/DA 7.64 0.132 7.177 -0.463Aragona was almost perfect on the tree, Miskovsky was not. Aragona races Puckett in roiund two.(W) Lee Sharp B/EA 8.39 0.009 7.893 -0.497 (L) Bert Dawson F/AA 8.64 0.102 8.236 -0.404Dawson was in as first alternate, for Jacquelyn Gebhardt. He was supposed to leave first, but he most of it back at the tree. Sharp had a great light and an easy win.(W) Lee Zane L/AA 9.55 0.043 9.940 0.390 (L) Ray Vierheller III D/ED 7.99 -0.033(R) 7.687 -0.303Zane faces Jenny Treadwell in round two.(W) Stephen Szupka F/ED 8.85 0.042 8.409 -0.441 (L) Arnie Martel C/AA 8.02 0.075 7.557 -0.463Szupka had the better light and enough under the hood to hold Martel off on the top end. Stephen Szupka's MOV: 0.0118 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He races Supinski in round two.(W) Peter Biondo F/SMA 9.27 0.059 8.998 -0.272 (L) Pat Ross F/A 8.68 -0.071(R) 8.370 -0.310Biondo races Brogdon in round two.(W) Gary Merrick C/ED 7.87 0.155 7.398 -0.472 (L) Steve Matusek BB/AT 7.37 0.190 6.913 -0.457Gary Merrick's MOV: 0.0502 seconds (approximately 15 feet). He races Hanratty in round two.(W) David Eaton A/AP 7.32 0.093 7.014 -0.306 (L) David Rampy B/SMA 8.72 0.254 8.418 -0.302Rampy was uncharacteristically late and Eaton just eased on by for the win. Eaton races Sharp in round two.(W) Justin Lamb D/SMA 9.02 0.051 8.519 -0.501 (L) David Allen BB/AM 7.56 0.078 7.037 -0.523Justin Lamb's MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 19 inches).Lamb races Lewis next round.
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Results for Elimination Round 2GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Lee Zane L/AA 9.55 0.008 9.011 -0.539 (L) Jenny Treadwell E/ED 8.89 0.135 8.263 -0.627Zane with a great light and the win by about nine feet.(W) Stephen Szupka F/ED 8.85 0.085 8.870 0.020 (L) George Supinski C/SM 8.80 -0.078(R)15.367 6.567Supinski is too quick on the tree.(W) Frank Aragona G/EA 8.92 0.041 8.428 -0.492 (L) Van Puckett F/AA 8.64 0.035 8.174 -0.466Frank Aragona's MOV: 0.0203 seconds (approximately 5 feet).(W) Douglas Stewart B/SMA 8.68 0.045 8.175 -0.505 (L) Bill Yates A/ED 7.22 -0.010(R) 7.608 0.388Yate was too quick on the tree, turning on the red light. Stewart will face Aragona in the next round.(W) Pete Hanratty A/DA 7.11 0.066 7.041 -0.069 (L) Gary Merrick C/ED 7.87 0.507 7.418 -0.452Merrick with a big wheel stand right off the starting line.(W) Rodger Brogdon G/A 8.94 0.097 8.961 0.021 (L) Peter Biondo F/SMA 9.27 0.010 17.029 7.759Biondo with a huge wheel stand and headed toward the wall before he clicked it off. Brogdon will face Hanratty in the next round.(W) Lee Sharp B/EA 8.39 0.089 7.697 -0.693 (L) David Eaton A/AP 7.32 0.066 6.924 -0.396Sharp took a big hit for the win. Sharp will face Zane in the next round.(W) Justin Lamb D/SMA 9.02 0.024 8.647 -0.373 (L) Grant Lewis F/SMA 9.27 0.009 10.463 1.193Lewis with a great light, but then has problems...Lamb with the win and he face Szupka in the next round.
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Results for Elimination Round 3GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Frank Aragona G/EA 8.92 0.012 8.379 -0.541 (L) Douglas Stewart B/SMA 8.68 0.177 8.218 -0.4622:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.85 inches, adjusted altitude 1,919 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.Douglas Stewart has a 0.04 CIC penalty; Frank Aragona has no CIC penalty.
Aragona sawed the tree down, Stewart was late, and Aragona took a small CIC hit to ensure the victory.
(W) Lee Zane L/AA 9.52 0.056 8.976 -0.544 (L) Lee Sharp B/EA 8.20 0.012 7.727 -0.473Lee Zane has a 0.03 CIC penalty; Lee Sharp has a 0.19 CIC penalty. Sharp had a great light, but could not run Zane down. Zane added to his CIC burden, but is in the semifinals against Aragona.(W) Rodger Brogdon G/A 8.94 0.010 8.935 -0.005 (L) Pete Hanratty A/DA 7.11 -0.044(R) 8.484 1.374Pete Hanratty has a 0.07 CIC penalty; Rodger Brogdon has a 0.02 CIC penalty.Hanratty went red and Brogdon lifted before 1,000 feet to save the rest of his index.
(W) Justin Lamb D/SMA 9.02 0.048 8.433 -0.587 (L) Stephen Szupka F/ED 8.85 0.022 8.294 -0.556Szupka is in Aragona's dragster, by the way. Neither driver has a CIC penalty.Two good lights, but Lamb spent 0.08 in CIC to get the win and Szupka could not hold him off. Justin Lamb's MOV: 0.0057 seconds (approximately 16 inches). Lamb faces Brogdon in the semifinals.
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Results for Elimination Round 4GAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Lee Zane L/AA 9.48 0.034 11.461 1.981 (L) Frank Aragona G/EA 8.88 -0.059(R)11.642 2.7624:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,025 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.Frank Aragona has a 0.04 CIC penalty; Lee Zane has a 0.07 CIC penalty.
Aragona went way red and both drivers lifted when they spotted the win light on Zane's scoreboard.
(W) Rodger Brogdon G/A 8.94 0.156 8.942 0.002 (L) Justin Lamb D/SMA 8.94 -9.999(R)NT-Broke Before StagingThe starting line crew gatrhered around Lamb's car, took a look underneath, then pushed him back, giving Brogdon a free pass to the finals against Zane.
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Results for Final RoundGAINESVILLE, Fla. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals: W/L Driver Class Index RT ET Ov/Un (W) Rodger Brogdon G/A 8.94 0.048 8.368 -0.572 (L) Lee Zane L/AA 9.48 0.023 8.984 -0.4965:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.84 inches, adjusted altitude 2,032 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.Lee Zane has a 0.07 CIC penalty; Rodger Brogdon has a 0.02 CIC penalty.
Zane had the better light, but Brogdon managed to run him down without taking a permanent index adjustment to get his third win in five final rounds. Rodger Brogdon's MOV: 0.0517 seconds (approximately 11 feet).
