Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 06:52 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  358 David Billingsley                    2885 David Rampy                  
E4                   0.013  7.412 182.77     ****WINNER****  0.024  7.393 174.08
       A/EA Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.488            A/EA Index: 7.90 (+/-): -0.507
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Brown     ) 0.036  7.414 -0.456      (J Coan      ) 0.032  7.385 -0.515
E2    (D Fletcher  ) 0.038  7.370 -0.530      (F Allen     ) 0.045  7.501 -0.399
E1    (B Massel    ) 0.069  7.548 -0.352      (J Taylor    ) 0.032  7.453 -0.447
 Qualified:            #20  7.446 -0.454                        #6  7.333 -0.567

5:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.11 inches, adjusted altitude 3,878 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Billingsley is a little quicker out of the gate but Rampy drives around him just before the finish-line to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Craig Bourgeois                         8 Sal Biondo                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.049  7.686 124.58                    -0.021  8.773 122.19
       B/ND Index: 7.67 (+/-):  0.016            I/AA Index: 8.76 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (N on File   ) 0.031  7.202 -0.468      (P Biondo    ) 0.031  8.276 -0.484
E2    (A Bowdish   ) 0.026  7.199 -0.471      (B Browell   ) 0.035  8.524 -0.236
E1    (F Aragona Jr) 0.016  7.169 -0.501      (C Greco     ) 0.010  8.254 -0.536
 Qualified:             #1  7.000 -0.670                       #33  8.445 -0.345

Biondo leaves a bit too early, Bourgeois backs off at the 1000-foot mark.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink