Mon, 31 Jul 2006, 01:47 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  710 Doug Lambeck                            7 Glen Treadwell               
E4                   0.020  8.543 151.94     ****WINNER****  0.051  8.158 157.32
      D/SMA Index: 9.01 (+/-): -0.467            F/EA Index: 8.67 (+/-): -0.512
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Lane      ) 0.024  8.769 -0.241      (V Deceglie  ) 0.028  8.167 -0.613
E2    (J Cowan     ) 0.024  8.510 -0.580                     0.062  8.608 -0.172
E1    (A Bresch    ) 0.045  8.746 -0.344      (A Ellis     ) 0.027  8.835  0.055
 Qualified:            #11  8.531 -0.559                        #2  8.042 -0.738

3:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 1,426 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Lambeck has the better light but Treadwell comes around him for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6996 Rob Harrison                           71 Dean Carter                  
E4                   0.068  8.072 141.15     ****WINNER****  0.101  6.973 188.54
        J/A Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.418            A/ND Index: 7.43 (+/-): -0.457
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Zink      ) 0.081  8.850  0.360      (J Warter    ) 0.000  6.922 -0.548
E2    (B Fitzgerald) 0.057 13.292  4.802      (D Barcelon  ) 0.046  6.970 -0.570
E1    (J Lion      ) 0.161 11.093  2.603      (B Moscini   ) 0.078  7.280 -0.260
 Qualified:             #5  7.850 -0.640                       #14  6.988 -0.552

Now this was close. Carter was a taste late and he's forced to go around Harrison. Dean Carter's MOV: 0.0064 seconds (approximately 16 inches). That sets the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink