Sun, 25 Mar 2012, 19:33 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6660 Adam Bowdish                          514 Clint Sallee                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.094  8.733 131.34                    -0.015  7.536 132.80
       B/SMA Index: 8.73 (+/-):  0.003             B/D Index: 7.32 (+/-):  0.216
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Lamb      ) 0.006  8.230 -0.510      (B Huhtala   ) 0.035  6.811 -0.509
E3    (J Lee       ) 0.047  9.095  0.355      (B Moscini   ) 0.078  6.850 -0.470
E2    (E Sigmon    ) 0.010  8.237 -0.503                           No Time      
E1    (B Marshall  ) 0.085  8.564 -0.176      (J Edwards   ) 0.017  6.879 -0.441
 Qualified:             #5  8.159 -0.581                        #2  6.693 -0.627

4:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 27.13 inches, adjusted altitude 4,918 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Adam Bowdish has a 0.01 CIC penalty; Clint Sallee has no CIC penalty. Number two vs. number five qualifiers.

Sallee is too quick on the lights and gives the Championship away by -0.015. Bowdish's light wasn't too good, so this has to hurt twice as much.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink