Sun, 16 Nov 2008, 05:58 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 44th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
178 Dan Fletcher 2000 Lee Sharp
E4 ****WINNER**** 0.048 8.099 162.53 0.026 8.412 161.15
C/EA Index: 8.60 (+/-): -0.501 D/SMA Index: 8.87 (+/-): -0.458
Prior rounds:
E3 (J Mihovetz ) 0.031 8.130 -0.470 (E Sigmon ) 0.078 8.414 -0.456
E2 (S Matusek ) 0.036 8.121 -0.479 (G Lewis ) 0.010 8.369 -0.531
E1 (P Byron ) 0.036 8.097 -0.563 (K Rizzoli ) 0.025 8.400 -0.600
Qualified: #9 8.055 -0.605 #11 8.401 -0.599
2:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent,
barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,937 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.Dan Fletcher
has a 0.06 CIC penalty; Lee Sharp has a 0.13 CIC penalty. Winner to the final. Fletcher is still in
the running for a double win this weekend. Sharp gets the better light and then loses on the top
end by five feet.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5250 Todd Patterson 3335 David Connolly
E4 0.062 7.659 175.05 ****WINNER**** 0.027 8.006 162.82
D/A Index: 8.18 (+/-): -0.521 F/AA Index: 8.53 (+/-): -0.524
Prior rounds:
E3 (J Gebhardt ) 0.017 7.694 -0.486 (S Gray ) 0.046 8.549 0.019
E2 (D Lambeck ) 0.107 7.679 -0.631 (S Hedlund ) 0.030 8.028 -0.572
E1 (A Ellis ) 0.048 8.064 -0.246 (P Adams ) 0.020 8.100 -0.500
Qualified: #4 7.685 -0.625 #6 7.985 -0.615
Todd Patterson has a 0.13 CIC penalty; David Connolly has a 0.07 CIC penalty. Connolly gets a
starting line advantage and holds off Patterson for the ticket to the finals.2:53 p.m.
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