Sun, 06 Oct 2013, 13:51 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3002 Pat Ross                             2617 Russell Joly                 
E4                  -0.008  7.931 146.15     ****WINNER****  0.052  7.565 148.71
         E/A Index: 8.28 (+/-): -0.349            C/AA Index: 7.86 (+/-): -0.295
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Armstrong ) -0.002  8.289  0.009      (M Hopkins   ) -0.057  7.878  0.018
E2    (A Hodges    ) 0.149  7.780 -0.500      (M Kaufman   ) 0.066  7.358 -0.552
E1    (S Gaffney   ) 0.024  7.816 -0.464      (R Schonberge) 0.023  7.731 -0.179
 Qualified:            #13  7.730 -0.550                       #15  7.369 -0.541

1:47 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 2,860 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

A red light by Ross means Joly will be in the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  368 Fred Allen                             15 Calvin Hill                  
E4                   0.062  7.823 168.09     ****WINNER****  0.061  8.257 162.57
        B/SR Index: 8.30 (+/-): -0.477            D/EA Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.513
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Niemczyk  ) 0.013  9.069  0.769      (S Szupka    ) 0.079 11.142  2.372
E2    (K Cultrera  ) 0.036  7.795 -0.585      (E Bollman   ) 0.031  8.269 -0.531
E1    (L Johnson   ) 0.026  7.918 -0.462      (D Algeri    ) 0.025  8.354 -0.446
 Qualified:             #6  7.797 -0.583                       #16  8.262 -0.538

Hill was a thousandth quicker at the start and stayed out in front for the win. He'll race Joly in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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