Sun, 04 Nov 2012, 19:40 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, Short Line Express Gambler Shootout at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 David Rampy                           717 Mike DePalma                 
E5                   0.064  7.394 168.87     ****WINNER****  0.037  9.132 141.27
        A/EA Index: 7.85 (+/-): -0.456            I/SM Index: 9.68 (+/-): -0.548
 Prior rounds:
E4    (A Ellis     ) 0.002  7.349 -0.531      (J Lane      ) 0.038 10.481  0.801
E3    (D Thomas    ) 0.006  7.391 -0.489      (B Fitzpatric) 3.043 15.965  6.285
E2    (A Strong    ) 0.080  7.380 -0.550                           No Time      
E1    (S Dunn      ) 0.020  7.455 -0.475      (S Graham    ) 0.091  9.173 -0.557
 Qualified:             #8  7.351 -0.579                        #1  9.040 -0.690

4:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 4,066 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

David Rampy has a 0.08 CIC penalty; Mike DePalma has a 0.05 CIC penalty.

DePalma gets a big starting line advantage and leads Rampy to the finish line and the win. Looks like Rampy dumped early.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink