Sun, 25 Feb 2007, 04:26 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Tom Mettler                          7828 Wayne Ramay
E4                   0.094  7.504 179.97     ****WINNER****  0.046  7.115 187.63
        PST Index: 7.95 (+/-): -0.446            A/ND Index: 7.52 (+/-): -0.405
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Carter    ) 0.024  7.450 -0.620      (D Beckley   ) 0.046  7.096 -0.424
E2    (M DePalma   ) 0.137  7.744 -0.326      (D Fletcher  ) 0.023  7.013 -0.507
E1    (D Howerton  ) 0.100  7.757 -0.313      (B Morse     ) 0.056  7.064 -0.456
 Qualified:            #12  7.463 -0.607                       #22  6.962 -0.558

2:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,005 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Ramay turns the better light into a trip to the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Alan Ellis                            500 Lou Ficco Jr.
E4   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.871 164.73                     0.005  7.557 144.41
       A/AA Index: 7.31 (+/-): -0.439            B/AA Index: 7.62 (+/-): -0.063
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Bryan Morr) 0.020  6.815 -0.495      (E Sigmon    ) 0.098  7.114 -0.616
E2    (J Edwards   ) 0.043  6.917 -0.393      (T Brown     ) 0.060  7.274 -0.456
E1    (B Fitzgerald) 0.047  6.805 -0.525      (S Kent      ) 0.041 14.101  6.371
 Qualified:            #13  6.726 -0.604                        #7  7.096 -0.634

Ficco caught the light but Ellis had the performance. He will face Ramay in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink