Sun, 26 May 2013, 18:12 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Jason Murray

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division, Northwest Thunderfest at Spokane County Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6033 Pat Byron                            6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem          
E3   ****WINNER****  0.059  6.941 191.20                     0.060  7.403 176.05
         C/D Index: 7.51 (+/-): -0.569            A/EA Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.507
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.007  8.250  0.740      (J Lane      ) 0.023  7.402 -0.558
E1    (A Bowdish   ) 0.038  7.102 -0.408      (R Warter    ) -0.500  7.518 -0.442
 Qualified:             #4  6.925 -0.585                        #5  7.396 -0.564

3:05 pm. Pat Byron has no CIC penalty; Ralph Van Paepeghem has a 0.05 CIC penalty. Byron was in the final round last year, Van Paepeghem last won a race in in 2000. They were close off the line, but Byron had more power and he drove around him. That is Pat Byron's first ever LODRS Comp Eliminator win.

Pat Byron's incremental times: 60ft-1.028 sec., 330ft-2.860, 660ft-4.423/156.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.782.
Ralph Van Paepeghem's incremental times: 60ft-1.038 sec., 330ft-3.000, 660ft-4.681/145.86 mph, 1,000ft-6.145.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink