Sun, 16 Jul 2006, 07:23 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Dean Carter                          5037 Richard Freeman              
E5   ****WINNER****  0.072  7.412 179.21                     0.071 10.365  84.73
       A/ND Index: 7.99 (+/-): -0.578            B/AA Index: 8.14 (+/-):  2.225
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Ficco Jr  ) 0.002  7.484 -0.526      (T Snyder    ) 0.035  7.633 -0.507
E3    (B Kent      ) 0.034  7.501 -0.519      (C Sallee    ) 0.063  7.635 -0.585
E2    (R Schadle   ) 0.072  7.594 -0.426      (D Winget    ) -0.048  8.699  0.479
E1    (K Smith     ) 0.085  7.641 -0.379      (G Lockman   ) 0.016  7.746 -0.474
 Qualified:             #7  7.398 -0.622                        #6  7.598 -0.622

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 24.83 inches,adjusted altitude 8,041 feet, track temperature 134 degrees.

They leave together and then Freeman had problems and Carter drives away for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink