Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 20:48 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Frank Aragona                              Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.064 13.744   NS       
        J/AA Index: 8.18 (+/-):  5.564    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Dupps     ) 0.015  7.673 -0.557   
E2    (J Tanksley  ) 0.020  7.725 -0.585   
E1    (G Coccaro   ) 0.112  7.880 -0.430   
 Qualified:            #21  7.741 -0.569                     Bye

8:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,133 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Aragona takes the tree and backs out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Troy Galbraith                        224 Brad Plourd                  
E4                   0.003  6.761 178.26     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.375 196.67
        B/DA Index: 7.30 (+/-): -0.539           AA/AM Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.625
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Kamplain  ) 0.051  6.973 -0.327                     -0.045 17.522 10.522
E2    (B Browell   ) -0.036  7.109 -0.191      (J Coan      ) 0.031  6.494 -0.546
E1    (B Moscini   ) 0.059  7.175 -0.125      (T Gusso     ) 0.039  6.570 -0.470
 Qualified:            #18  6.725 -0.575                        #1  6.260 -0.780

Great three light for Galbraith, but Plourd blast way into the CIC zone for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  358 David Billingsley                    1937 Lee Zane                     
E4   ****WINNER****  0.057  8.642 123.60                     0.008 No Time      
        I/AA Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.018            F/DA Index: 8.67 (+/-): 91.329
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Chamness  ) 0.035  8.350 -0.310      (D Engels    ) 0.038  8.166 -0.574
E2    (C Williams  ) 0.058  8.286 -0.374      (T Smith     ) 0.000  8.840  0.100
E1    (J Kimbrough ) 0.045  8.156 -0.504      (R Skillman  ) 0.067  8.837  0.097
 Qualified:            #12  8.066 -0.594                        #9  8.131 -0.609

Winner will face number one qualifier, Plourd, in the next round.

Zane takes the green with an 0.008 light and then tops on the track at the 60 foot lights.

Evans lifts takes the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4487 Sean Dodd                            3363 Ronnie Bohn                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.014  9.132 104.91                    -0.088  9.284  90.33
        C/EA Index: 8.66 (+/-):  0.472            J/DA Index: 8.28 (+/-):  1.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Granier   ) 0.057  8.156 -0.544      (J Treadwell ) 0.062  8.193 -0.087
E2    (D Rampy     ) 0.003  8.440 -0.260      (R Schonberge) 0.043  7.780 -0.550
E1    (B Seibenick ) 0.086  8.650 -0.050      (J Frech     ) 0.129  7.833 -0.497
 Qualified:            #23  8.137 -0.563                       #20  7.761 -0.569

Winner faces Aragona in round five.

Bohn goes red and gives the easy win to Dodd.

8:45 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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