Sun, 03 Mar 2013, 20:00 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  500 Lou Ficco Jr.                        7098 Tom Mettler                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.104  6.970 187.55                     0.084  7.412 182.45
        B/AA Index: 7.53 (+/-): -0.560             PST Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.518
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Hogan     ) 0.089  7.028 -0.542      (J Lane      ) 0.032  7.428 -0.562
E2    (D Carter    ) 0.043  7.063 -0.507      (B Kent      ) 0.034  7.728 -0.262
E1    (J Mozeris   ) 0.086  7.102 -0.468      (D Giroux    ) 0.015  7.621 -0.369
 Qualified:             #3  7.006 -0.564                        #2  7.424 -0.566

5:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.66 inches, adjusted altitude 2,685 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Lou Ficco Jr. has a 0.04 CIC penalty; Tom Mettler has a 0.06 CIC penalty.

Lou Ficco Jr. is late off the line and runs down Mettler for the win. MOV: 0.0224 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink