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Mon, 1 Sep 2008, 02:46 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5212 Doug Engels                          7910 Frank Cervelli               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.010  7.393 167.49                     0.029  7.132 187.03
       D/ED Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.537            C/DA Index: 7.56 (+/-): -0.428
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Riemenapp ) 0.003  7.425 -0.505      (B Butner    ) 0.032  7.053 -0.577
E3    (R Brown     ) 0.008  7.422 -0.568      (P Miskovsky ) 0.005  7.185 -0.445
E2    (B Plourd    ) 0.053  7.607 -0.383      (S Gray      ) 0.071  7.563 -0.067
E1    (M Farrell   ) 0.014  7.633 -0.357      (J Plant     ) 0.111  7.294 -0.336
 Qualified:            #11  7.363 -0.627                       #13  7.013 -0.617

2:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 3,405 feet, track temperature 125 degrees.

We're setting the Comp final round now. This was just a good ol' dragrace! Both cut great lights and Engels has to use .04 of CIC to take the win. Who will Engel race.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4441 Adam Hickey                             4 Craig Bourgeois              
E5   ****WINNER****  0.020  8.254 162.49                     0.058  6.961 184.85
      C/SMA Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.516            B/ND Index: 7.51 (+/-): -0.549
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Eaton     ) 0.062  8.269 -0.581      (D Fletcher  ) 0.013  7.006 -0.504
E3    (M Trumble   ) 0.035  8.342 -0.518      (L Pritchett ) 0.077  7.005 -0.535
E2    (T Patterson ) 0.025  8.826 -0.034      (B Browell   ) 0.028  7.033 -0.567
E1    (M Johnson   ) 0.061  8.542 -0.318      (R Bamond    ) 0.001  7.173 -0.427
 Qualified:            #18  8.260 -0.600                       #20  7.011 -0.589

...And it's going to be Hickey by .005! Adam Hickey's MOV: 0.0059 seconds (approximately 19 inches). Engels and Hickey? Pick 'em.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink