Mon, 1 Sep 2008, 04:40 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 6 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4441 Adam Hickey                          5212 Doug Engels                  
E6                   0.044  8.295 158.73     ****WINNER****  0.001  7.394 172.59
      C/SMA Index: 8.76 (+/-): -0.465            D/ED Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.506
 Prior rounds:
E5    (C Bourgeois ) 0.020  8.254 -0.516      (F Cervelli  ) 0.010  7.393 -0.537
E4    (D Eaton     ) 0.062  8.269 -0.581      (B Riemenapp ) 0.003  7.425 -0.505
E3    (M Trumble   ) 0.035  8.342 -0.518      (R Brown     ) 0.008  7.422 -0.568
E2    (T Patterson ) 0.025  8.826 -0.034      (B Plourd    ) 0.053  7.607 -0.383
E1    (M Johnson   ) 0.061  8.542 -0.318      (M Farrell   ) 0.014  7.633 -0.357
 Qualified:            #18  8.260 -0.600                       #11  7.363 -0.627

4:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,393 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Engels last final round appearance was at Chicago in 2003. He's been to 14 finals and won 4. This is Hickey's first final but his uncle Jules won several sportsman events in the 70s and 80s. Engels throws out a light that ought not to be allowed in Comp and he passes Hickey well before the stripe.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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