Sat, 18 Sep 2010, 11:30 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Auto Club Famoso Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Dean Carter                             3 Mike DePalma                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.003  7.461 148.56                     0.049 13.445  64.71
       B/ND Index: 7.53 (+/-): -0.069             C/T Index: 8.73 (+/-):  4.715
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Neff      ) 0.099  7.054 -0.476                           No Time      
E3                   -0.003  7.132 -0.398      (B Huhtala   ) 0.028  8.222 -0.548
E2    (B Fitzpatric) 0.060  7.071 -0.459      (S Mc Clay   ) 0.071  8.276 -0.494
E1    (P Byron     ) 0.039  7.166 -0.364      (D Lambeck   ) 0.067  8.348 -0.422
 Qualified:             #6  6.993 -0.537                        #2  8.166 -0.604

8:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 28.72 inches, adjusted altitude 2,949 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Dean Carter has no CIC penalty; Mike DePalma has a 0.04 CIC penalty. Final round. Number two vs.number six qualifiers.

Carter cuts a physic 0.003 light, but De Palma slows right after the 330 mark.

That's a double up for Carter. He is both the LODRS 7-1 and 7-5 Comp. Champion.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink