Fri, 3 Nov 2006, 07:53 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Top Gun Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  750 Jim Cowan                              62 Dave Barcelon
E3   ****WINNER****  0.128  8.405 157.98                     0.013  8.617 156.73
       D/EA Index: 9.14 (+/-): -0.735             G/A Index: 9.21 (+/-): -0.593
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Moscini   ) 0.089  8.859 -0.481      (J Zink      ) 0.129  9.606  0.186
E1    (A Ellis     ) 0.025  9.122 -0.218      (D Lambeck   ) 0.037  9.310 -0.110
 Qualified:             #1  8.716 -0.624                        #4  8.917 -0.503

3:24 p.m. Barcelon drove a great race, but still did not get the win light, Cowan coming by like a runaway freight train. Jim Cowan's MOV: 0.0271 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Since this is being run at Las Vegas, a factored track, that's probably not enough to earn any permanent penalty. Note: The original report had the wrong index for Cowan - it was 9.14, not 9.08.