Sun, 23 Jul 2006, 07:31 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

KENT, Wash. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  710 Doug Lambeck                         6180 Jirka Kaplan
E5                  -0.008  8.722 136.18     ****WINNER****  0.217  7.688 117.36
      D/SMA Index: 9.08 (+/-): -0.358           BB/AM Index: 7.65 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E4    (A Bowdish   ) 0.069  8.572 -0.518                     0.038  7.544 -0.106
E3    (G Treadwell ) 0.036  8.622 -0.468      (K Justice   ) 0.057  8.110  0.460
E2    (B Perkin    ) 0.068  8.661 -0.429      (G Anderson  ) -0.013  8.141  0.491
E1    (B Kokotailo ) 0.085  8.747 -0.343      (B Marshall  ) 0.060  7.439 -0.211
 Qualified:             #6  8.532 -0.558                       #11  7.154 -0.496

Lambeck goes read by eight thou, Kaplan lifted early, and started to celebrate. It's Kaplan's first national event Wally let the party begin!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink