Sun, 5 Apr 2009, 06:44 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Tenth annual NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7298 Scott Hedlund                           1 Dan Fletcher                 
E5                   0.084  7.895 170.39     ****WINNER****  0.030  8.175 163.87
       A/SM Index: 8.46 (+/-): -0.565            C/EA Index: 8.70 (+/-): -0.525
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M DePalma   ) 0.080  9.179  0.719                     0.035  8.452 -0.248
E3    (A Bowdish   ) 0.044  7.959 -0.601      (D Lambeck   ) 0.018  8.193 -0.517
E2    (D Carter    ) 0.038  9.018  0.458      (E Sigmon    ) 0.038  8.204 -0.586
E1    (D Giroux    ) 0.031  8.288 -0.272      (R Jones     ) 0.063  8.791  0.001
 Qualified:             #3  7.900 -0.660                        #5  8.172 -0.618

3:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.08 inches, adjusted altitude 3,346 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

This is Hedlund's first final round. this is Fletcher's 91st final round. He has 58 wins. He has 5 wins in Comp Eliminator, 2 of them this year.

Dan Fletcher continues his winning ways, and is looking to repeat as the Comp Eliminator champion! Dan Fletcher's MOV: 0.0145 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink