Sun, 2 Nov 2008, 05:40 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  178 Dan Fletcher                         2780 Grant Lewis                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.032  8.171 164.39                     0.024  9.154 146.64
       F/AA Index: 8.69 (+/-): -0.519           H/SMA Index: 9.66 (+/-): -0.506
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Carter    ) 0.024  8.184 -0.546      (S Kalkowski ) 0.148  9.153 -0.577
E2    (T Mettler   ) 0.012  8.223 -0.547      (A Freese    ) 0.012  9.950  0.220
E1    (D Beckley   ) 0.081  8.456 -0.314      (B Huhtala   ) 0.004  9.752  0.022
 Qualified:            #15  8.182 -0.588                       #25  9.204 -0.526

2:30 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 27.77 inches, adjusted altitude 4,047 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Fletcher wins a close one. Dan Fletcher's MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 529Y Steve Holloway                       4097 Pete Carbery                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.070  6.749 202.85                     0.159  7.258 173.36
       A/AA Index: 7.29 (+/-): -0.541             B/A Index: 7.65 (+/-): -0.392
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Ficco     ) 0.045  6.858 -0.432      (T Patterson ) 0.030  7.144 -0.516
E2    (J Edwards   ) 0.037  7.099 -0.191      (P Biondo    ) 0.084  7.158 -0.612
E1    (S Graham    ) 0.014  6.926 -0.364      (M Stewart   ) 0.027  7.988  0.218
 Qualified:            #14  6.699 -0.591                       #16  7.201 -0.569

Holloway moved to the right of the groove on the hit and he stayed there for most of this pass. Steve Holloway's MOV: 0.2384 seconds (approximately 61 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink