Mon, 3 Sep 2007, 05:04 PM Super Comp Final, Round 8 Eliminations

By Dan Bennett

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 8 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Ron Erks                             3302 Pat Fitzpatrick              
E8                   0.022  8.892 177.74     ****WINNER****  0.020  8.901 153.47
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.008             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E7    (K Mostowich ) 0.014  8.875 -0.025                     0.005  8.938  0.038
E6                   0.014  8.869 -0.031      (K Kleinewebe) 0.012  8.933  0.033
E5    (J Bargo     ) 0.008  8.906  0.006      (A Castillo  ) 0.007  8.884 -0.016
E4    (J Cheney    ) 0.020  8.916  0.016      (R Haas      ) 0.024  8.858 -0.042
E3    (T Bayer     ) 0.023  8.902  0.002      (D Goins     ) 0.034  8.893 -0.007
E2    (S Johnson   ) 0.032  8.998  0.098      (B Seemann   ) 0.048  8.907  0.007
E1    (B Sharpe    ) 0.007  8.966  0.066      (J Keen      ) 0.082  8.861 -0.039
 Qualified:            #32  8.966  0.066                       #66  8.861 -0.039

Fitzpatrick is in the race of his life, lining up against the current NHRA SC Champion at the biggest race of the year. This is Pat's first-ever national event final.

Equal lights!

And the guy from Peoria pulls it off!

How big is winning your first NHRA race? How big is it when it's Indy?

Way to go, Pat!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink