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Mon, 6 Oct 2008, 12:54 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA, Third annual NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7009 Ross Wilson                           717 Mike DePalma                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.046  8.312 164.71                     0.008  7.961 170.21
      C/SMA Index: 8.86 (+/-): -0.548            A/SM Index: 8.43 (+/-): -0.469
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Brown     )       No Time            (D Fletcher  ) 0.025  7.949 -0.481
E1    (A Ellis     ) 0.135  8.611 -0.249      (M Maggio    ) 0.140  7.980 -0.450
 Qualified:             #3  8.311 -0.549                        #9  7.929 -0.501

9:46 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.80 inches, adjusted altitude 2,608 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

Great light for DePalma, but Wilson stays out front for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Jim Cowan                               2 Dean Carter                  
E3                   0.104  8.244 159.72     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.986 188.38
       I/AA Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.546            A/ND Index: 7.46 (+/-): -0.474
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.045  9.921  1.131      (T Mettler   ) 0.025  6.971 -0.489
E1    (A Freese    ) 0.013  8.823  0.033      (E Sigmon    ) 0.043  7.047 -0.413
 Qualified:             #1  8.185 -0.605                        #8  6.959 -0.501

Cowan is uncharacteristically late and Carter catches him at the lights. Dean Carter's MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 16 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Doug Lambeck                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.015  8.823 120.56     
      D/SMA Index: 8.99 (+/-): -0.167     
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Edwards   ) 0.018  8.487 -0.513   
E1    (B Moscini   ) 0.076  8.565 -0.435   
 Qualified:             #6  8.468 -0.532                     Bye

Bye run for Lambeck.

9:49 a.m. He will face Carter and Wilson will have the Bye Run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink