Sun, 14 Feb 2010, 08:14 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Dean Carter                           500 Lou Ficco Jr.                
E5                  -0.117  7.258 155.60     ****WINNER****  0.056  8.624 114.87
       B/ND Index: 7.47 (+/-): -0.212            B/AP Index: 7.82 (+/-):  0.804
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Mettler   ) 0.040  6.969 -0.551      (D Fletcher  ) 0.005  9.252  1.432
E3    (D Lambeck   ) 0.000  7.017 -0.513      (A Bowdish   ) 0.008  7.316 -0.534
E2    (A Ellis     ) 0.046  7.068 -0.462      (S Holloway  ) 0.023  7.623 -0.227
E1    (S Graham    ) 0.006  7.082 -0.448      (E Sigmon    ) 0.029  7.344 -0.536
 Qualified:            #16  6.961 -0.569                        #3  7.151 -0.729

5:10 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,845 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

This is a repeat of the 2006 final round with Ficco taking the win over Carter. Carter won here in 2004.

Dean Carter has a 0.06 CIC penalty; Lou Ficco Jr. has a 0.06 CIC penalty.

Carter is way too early and throws away a great change to start the 2010 season with a win.

Both cars lift and coast on down.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink