Sun, 5 Jun 2011, 04:08 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2885 David Rampy                          213A Anthony Bertozzi             
E5   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.653 137.95                     2.019 30.777  45.08
       A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.187            B/SR Index: 8.27 (+/-): 22.507
 Prior rounds:
E4    (A Ackerman  ) 0.058  7.777 -0.063      (S Szupka    ) 0.022  7.821 -0.449
E3    (C Greco     ) 0.007  8.195  0.355                     0.042  8.557  0.287
E2    (D Hughes    ) 0.050  7.423 -0.417      (A Martel    ) 0.011  7.768 -0.572
E1    (C Miller    ) 0.081  7.862  0.022      (S Benham    ) 0.033  7.935 -0.405
 Qualified:            #12  7.190 -0.650                       #15  7.732 -0.608

4:04 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.92 inches, adjusted altitude 1,689 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

This was Rampy's 99th final round in Comp Eliminator. He won here in 2007. Bertozzi had eight national event wins, none in Comp. When the light turned green, Rampy took off while Bertozzi's car barely moved. This was Rampy's 77th national event win. His 76th win came just a few minutes earlier in Super Stock when he won that class. This was the fourth time Rampy has doubled up in national event wins.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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