Sun, 27 Jun 2010, 07:24 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Brian Browell                          15 Al Ackerman                  
E5                   0.035  7.236 181.76     ****WINNER****  0.018  8.027 166.21
        D/D Index: 7.77 (+/-): -0.534             F/D Index: 8.56 (+/-): -0.533
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Volpe     ) 0.004  7.278 -0.492      (D Rampy     ) 0.011  8.053 -0.547
E3    (R Bailey    ) 0.013  7.264 -0.516      (N Panagiotar) 0.052  8.188 -0.412
E2    (G Butcher   ) 0.029  7.272 -0.518      (S Ambrose   ) 0.025  8.362 -0.238
E1    (L Pritchett ) 0.025  7.656 -0.134      (J Greenheck ) 0.085  8.148 -0.452
 Qualified:             #9  7.236 -0.554                       #10  8.051 -0.549

7:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 3,709 feet.

Browell has three national event wins. All of them at Atlanta, with the last one in 2002. Two engines, ten cylinders.

As we start phase two of the finals, Ackerman gets the mini-hole shot win with a respectable 0.018 RT and a -0.533 to 0.534 finish.

Al Ackerman's MOV: 0.0165 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink