Mon, 6 Oct 2008, 01:44 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
   74 Doug Lambeck                            2 Dean Carter                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.036  8.614 133.18                    -0.003  6.938 187.81
      D/SMA Index: 8.99 (+/-): -0.376            A/ND Index: 7.46 (+/-): -0.522
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.015  8.823 -0.167      (J Cowan     ) 0.027  6.986 -0.474
E2    (J Edwards   ) 0.018  8.487 -0.513      (T Mettler   ) 0.025  6.971 -0.489
E1    (B Moscini   ) 0.076  8.565 -0.435      (E Sigmon    ) 0.043  7.047 -0.413
 Qualified:             #6  8.468 -0.532                        #8  6.959 -0.501

10:38 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 28.80 inches, adjusted altitude 2,483 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Winner goes to the final to face Wilson.

Front engined dragster vs. late model door car. Carter just misses the green by -0.003 to give the free pass to the finals to Lambeck.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7009 Ross Wilson                                Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.052  8.897 121.00     
      C/SMA Index: 8.82 (+/-):  0.077     
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M De Palma  ) 0.046  8.312 -0.548   
E1    (A Ellis     ) 0.135  8.611 -0.249   
 Qualified:             #3  8.311 -0.549                     Bye

Wilson goes on to the finals. He lifts early to save the parts

10:40 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink