Wed, 11 Feb 2009, 02:32 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7474 Justin Lamb                             1 Dan Fletcher                 
E4                  -0.001  9.227 117.78     ****WINNER****  0.032  8.459 118.11
      G/SMA Index: 9.27 (+/-): -0.043            C/EA Index: 8.66 (+/-): -0.201
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Edwards   ) 0.033  8.925 -0.345      (D Carter    ) 0.019  8.716  0.056
E2    (L Sharp     ) 0.046  8.765 -0.595      (R Wilson    ) 0.067  8.588 -0.072
E1    (B Huhtala   ) 0.040  8.917 -0.443      (A Hodges    ) 0.077  8.498 -0.162
 Qualified:            #23  9.009 -0.351                        #9  8.087 -0.573

11:26 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 1,566 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

We're into the semi finals of Comp and Lambeck will have a bye to the final. But here lamb goes -.001 red to send Fletcher to another Comp final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Doug Lambeck                               Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.013  8.542 127.56     
      D/SMA Index: 8.93 (+/-): -0.388     
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Patterson ) 0.030  8.802 -0.128   
E2    (E Sigmon    ) 0.059  8.422 -0.548   
E1    (T Mettler   ) 0.033  8.716 -0.254   
 Qualified:            #13  8.418 -0.552                     Bye

Lambeck shuts off way early and still runs -.388 to go to the final against Fletcher.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink