Sun, 23 May 2010, 05:16 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dan Bennett

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  500 Lou Ficco Jr.                           8 David Rampy                  
E5                   0.065  7.327 185.43     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.321 178.78
       B/AP Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.513            A/EA Index: 7.86 (+/-): -0.539
 Prior rounds:
E4    (A Martel    ) 0.072  7.336 -0.514      (M Harris    ) 0.026  7.355 -0.505
E3    (B Massel    ) -0.028  8.666  0.816      (S Vincent   ) 0.021  7.513 -0.347
E2    (C Sallee    ) 0.080  7.341 -0.529      (C Smiley    ) 0.027  7.426 -0.434
E1    (R Hass      ) 0.077  7.365 -0.515      (M Johnson   ) 0.025  7.468 -0.392
 Qualified:             #5  7.301 -0.579                        #4  7.268 -0.592

4:10 p.m.

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 28.68 inches, adjusted altitude 4,274 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Ficco has been really hot lately, but I can't think of a tougher racer to bet against in a final than David Rampy. The pair has never met in competition until this round. Ficco won the Winternations this year.

Rampy has 72 wins, seven of them here which is his most at any racetrack.

And, once again, Rampy demonstrates why he's one of the most respected drag racers in the world.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink