Sun, 10 Feb 2008, 07:50 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Jim Cowan                             178 Dan Fletcher                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.068  8.188 148.67                     0.025  9.196 109.60
       I/AA Index: 8.74 (+/-): -0.552            C/EA Index: 8.62 (+/-):  0.576
 Prior rounds:
E4    (A Bowdish   ) 0.089  8.239 -0.561      (D Lambeck   ) 0.031  8.116 -0.564
E3    (J Mihovetz  ) 0.016  8.306 -0.494      (S McClay    ) 0.030  8.582 -0.098
E2    (R Jones     ) 0.088  8.302 -0.498      (D Carter    ) 0.028  8.180 -0.500
E1    (B Fitzgerald) 0.001  8.889  0.089      (B Miller    ) 0.045  8.173 -0.547
 Qualified:             #8  8.170 -0.630                        #5  8.072 -0.648

4:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,931 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Fletcher has never won in Comp, but has 50 National Event wins in other classes. Cowan hasn't won in Comp either and was the 2005 Winternationals runner-up. He is already a winner today, as the slick I/AA Cobalt was picked as the Best Engineered car.Fletcher looks to have the big advantage with a much better RT, but his Cobalt breaks and gives Cowan his first Competition Eliminator win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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