Sun, 19 Apr 2009, 07:00 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA, Fourth annual NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7771 Ed Sigmon                             610 John Edwards                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019  5.484 121.84                     0.139  4.755 144.97
       C/SR Index: 5.78 (+/-): -0.296            C/AA Index: 5.08 (+/-): -0.325
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Wilson    ) 0.031  5.494 -0.286      (A Ellis     ) 0.084  4.777 -0.303
E1    (J Cowan     ) 0.020  5.491 -0.289                     -0.061  9.843  4.763
 Qualified:             #8  8.634 -0.486                        #1  7.386 -0.604

3:48 p.m. We're about to set the final for Comp. It's Sigmon going to his first final in awhile.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Mike DePalma                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.073  5.436 109.15     
        I/A Index: 5.52 (+/-): -0.084     
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Carter    ) 0.024  5.436 -0.084   
E1    (S Graham    ) 0.112  5.453 -0.067   
 Qualified:             #5  8.147 -0.553                     Bye

DePalma gets the single to the final to face Sigmon.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink