Sun, 28 Oct 2007, 07:58 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Jeff Taylor                             1 Bo Butner                    
E5                  -0.420  9.251 116.45     ****WINNER****  0.020  7.436 145.38
       E/SM Index: 9.27 (+/-): -0.019            CC/A Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.134
 Prior rounds:
E4    (V Deceglie  ) 0.029  9.119 -0.151      (S Biondo    ) 0.009  7.065 -0.565
E3    (J Gebhardt  ) 0.020  8.769 -0.551      (L Zane      ) 0.026  7.129 -0.571
E2    (L Ficco     ) 0.037  9.336  0.016      (D Rampy     ) 0.073  8.424  0.724
E1    (J Edwards   ) 0.048  9.401  0.081      (S Dodd      ) 0.069  8.278  0.578
 Qualified:            #10  8.687 -0.633                        #5  7.062 -0.638

4:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 29.72 inches, adjusted altitude 2,294 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Butner has 6 wins in this class, Taylor has 38. Butner won the championship last year, Taylor the year before. These two are teammates.

Taylor leaves almost before the tree is activated and gives Butner the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink