Sun, 21 Sep 2008, 06:08 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2885 David Rampy                          4254 Scott Benham                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.021  7.409 150.46                    -0.009  9.698 105.05
       A/EA Index: 7.86 (+/-): -0.451            E/SM Index: 9.08 (+/-):  0.618
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Self      ) 0.018  7.367 -0.493      (M Trumble   ) 0.045  8.988 -0.092
E3    (B Miller    ) 0.028  7.354 -0.516      (S Cashio    ) 0.049  8.663 -0.417
E2    (S Dodd      ) 0.041  7.387 -0.483      (K Mawhee    ) 0.056  8.595 -0.485
E1    (D Warren    ) 0.033  7.483 -0.387      (D Cook Jr   ) 0.159  8.574 -0.566
 Qualified:             #3  7.262 -0.608                        #8  8.562 -0.578

Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,603 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Benham was just a little too quick on the tree and Rampy wins his 58th Competition Eliminator wins, including here in 1999 and 2001. Rampy and his sponsor Boo Weekley have great days as Weekley won his match in the Rider Cup and Rampy here.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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