Sat, 29 Jul 2006, 08:19 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA, Second annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   36 Bo Butner                              34 Brian Browell                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.029  7.383 186.28                     0.053  7.430 180.09
      AA/SM Index: 7.75 (+/-): -0.367             D/D Index: 7.81 (+/-): -0.380
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Massel    ) 0.075  7.241 -0.659                     9.728 11.540  3.730
E3    (S Ambrose   ) 0.111  7.803 -0.097      (L Zane      ) 0.003  7.306 -0.514
E2    (G Kamplain  ) 0.061  7.697 -0.203      (D Spencer   ) 0.007  7.370 -0.450
E1                   0.008  8.181  0.281      (R Hope      ) 0.009  7.563 -0.257
 Qualified:             #1  7.180 -0.720                        #6  7.296 -0.524

8:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.25 inches, adjusted altitude 2,761 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

This is it, the final pair of cars of the event. Bo Butner has a 0.15 CIC penalty; Brian Browell has a 0.01 CIC penalty. Butner had the better light and Browell lost a tenth from his earlier pace, so Butner was able to get the win without paying any additional index penalties. Bo Butner's MOV: 0.0115 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink