Sun, 07 Apr 2013, 17:57 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   64 Brandon Huhtala                      7009 Ross Wilson                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.031  7.459 183.32                     0.065  8.451 158.39
         C/A Index: 7.94 (+/-): -0.481            C/SM Index: 8.89 (+/-): -0.439
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Sallee    ) 0.013  7.475 -0.465      (A Ellis     ) 0.010  8.426 -0.464
E2    (J Lane      ) 0.043  7.433 -0.597      (J Roubicek  ) 0.032  8.880 -0.010
E1    (H Stevens   ) 0.043  7.538 -0.492      (T Hogan     ) 0.115  8.570 -0.320
 Qualified:             #5  7.421 -0.609                       #23  8.566 -0.324

2:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 27.63 inches, adjusted altitude 4,724 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Brandon Huhtala's MOV: 0.0762 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6660 Adam Bowdish                          500 Lou Ficco Jr.                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.042  8.211 167.14                     0.063  7.135 193.21
       B/SMA Index: 8.74 (+/-): -0.529            B/AA Index: 7.57 (+/-): -0.435
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Fletcher  ) 0.012  8.246 -0.494                     0.044  7.702  0.132
E2    (S Hedlund   ) 0.083  8.338 -0.402      (M De Palma  ) 0.041  7.064 -0.596
E1    (B Fitzpatric) 0.001  9.023  0.283      (J Mozeris   ) 0.053  7.335 -0.325
 Qualified:            #11  8.184 -0.556                        #9  7.089 -0.571

Adam Bowdish's MOV: 0.1158 seconds (approximately 33 feet).

Adam Bowdish's incremental times: 60ft-1.151 sec., 330ft-3.373, 660ft-5.238/128.96 mph, 1,000ft-6.849.
Lou Ficco Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.057 sec., 330ft-2.978, 660ft-4.586/152.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.969.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink