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Sun, 11 Jul 2010, 06:24 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Alan Ellis                             76 Dean Carter                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.076  6.615 206.39                     0.019  7.064 185.56
       A/AA Index: 7.10 (+/-): -0.485            B/ND Index: 7.49 (+/-): -0.426
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Huhtala   ) 0.035  6.591 -0.559      (C Schuck    ) 0.072  6.987 -0.533
E2    (R Jones     ) 0.071 10.109  2.959      (J Lamb      ) 0.001  7.012 -0.518
E1    (D Myers     ) 0.043  6.789 -0.361      (F Nelson    ) 0.069  7.374 -0.156
 Qualified:             #8  6.571 -0.579                        #9  6.970 -0.560

3:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,650 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.
These two finish right next to each other in the 2009 Division 7 Comp Eliminator Top Ten.
Good Comp light for Carter, but Ellis catches him just nine inches before the finish line.

Alan Ellis' incremental margins MOV: 0.0029 seconds (approximately 9 inches).Alan Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.795, 660ft-4.253/170.77 mph, 1,000ft-5.528.
Dean Carter's incremental times: 60ft-1.042 sec., 330ft-2.879, 660ft-4.464/154.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.858.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  211 Glen Treadwell                             Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  6.760 No Time           
       F/EA Index: 8.47 (+/-): 91.529     
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Lambeck   ) 0.059  7.968 -0.552   
E2    (A Strong    ) 0.058  8.019 -0.511   
E1    (R Hadford   ) 0.042  8.050 -0.480   
 Qualified:             #4  7.891 -0.639                     Bye

Bye Run to the finals. He takes the green light and backs out to save the parts.

3:18 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink