Mon, 20 Apr 2009, 09:44 AM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Arnie Martel                           18 Pat Ross                     
E5                   0.092  7.989 168.56     ****WINNER****  0.048  8.068 166.60
       F/AA Index: 8.48 (+/-): -0.491             F/A Index: 8.58 (+/-): -0.512
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Butner    ) 0.035  7.978 -0.512      (D Mitchell  ) 0.011  8.142 -0.438
E3    (G Lewis     ) 0.035  8.011 -0.479      (T Patterson ) 0.041  8.085 -0.495
E2    (G Treadwell ) 0.028  7.985 -0.575      (M Saye      ) 0.069  8.077 -0.543
E1    (B Alexander ) 0.082  9.029  0.469      (S Szupka    ) 0.011  8.716  0.096
 Qualified:            #16  7.918 -0.642                       #20  7.998 -0.622

9:39 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,011 feet, track temperature 70 degrees.

This is Ross's first national event final round. Arnie Martel has a 0.08 CIC penalty; Pat Ross has a 0.04 CIC penalty.

Ross won this on on the tree, with a nice holeshot. Pat Ross' MOV: 0.0652 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink