Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 07:42 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 5 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
    4 Craig Bourgeois                      2885 David Rampy                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.047 178.95                     0.007  7.327 171.47
       B/ND Index: 7.67 (+/-): -0.623            A/EA Index: 7.89 (+/-): -0.563
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Biondo    ) 0.049  7.686  0.016      (D Billingsle) 0.024  7.393 -0.507
E3    (N on File   ) 0.031  7.202 -0.468      (J Coan      ) 0.032  7.385 -0.515
E2    (A Bowdish   ) 0.026  7.199 -0.471      (F Allen     ) 0.045  7.501 -0.399
E1    (F Aragona Jr) 0.016  7.169 -0.501      (J Taylor    ) 0.032  7.453 -0.447
 Qualified:             #1  7.000 -0.670                        #6  7.333 -0.567

6:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,777 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Both drivers do their job on the line but Bourgeois had too much power for Rampy.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink