Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 08:04 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7009 Ross Wilson                             1 Dan Fletcher                 
E5                  -0.017  8.731 125.79     ****WINNER****  0.019  8.463 122.39
      C/SMA Index: 8.84 (+/-): -0.109            B/EA Index: 8.44 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Hedlund   ) 0.018  8.349 -0.491      (D Giroux    ) 0.026  8.482  0.042
E3    (M De Palma  ) 0.041  8.359 -0.481      (J Lamb      ) 0.012  7.937 -0.523
E2    (C Sallee    ) 0.015  8.332 -0.608      (J Caro      ) 0.031  8.413 -0.047
E1    (B Butner III) 0.029  8.583 -0.357      (W Hatcher   ) 0.021  7.952 -0.528
 Qualified:            #12  8.310 -0.630                        #7  7.834 -0.646

5:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 27.89 inches, adjusted altitude 4,136 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Fletcher has 63 national event wins, seven this year. He has won three times at this event and is the defending champ.

Wilson leaves the line too soon and gives Fletcher his 64th win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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