Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 16:26 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Clint Neff                            514 Clint Sallee                 
E3                   0.040  8.246 158.74     ****WINNER****  0.005  7.140 169.57
        K/AA Index: 8.77 (+/-): -0.524             B/D Index: 7.67 (+/-): -0.530
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Kent      ) 0.003  8.924  0.154      (S Vincent   ) 0.000  7.209 -0.461
E1    (T Snyder    ) 0.095  8.267 -0.543      (R Schadle   ) 0.904  8.541  0.871
 Qualified:             #6  8.253 -0.557                        #4  7.110 -0.560

2:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 24.17 inches, adjusted altitude 9,585 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

An excellent light for Sallee and he advances to the final round. Clint Sallee's MOV: 0.0411 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

Clint Neff's incremental times: 60ft-1.118 sec., 330ft-3.313, 660ft-5.193/130.10 mph, 1,000ft-6.836.
Clint Sallee's incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.949, 660ft-4.531/155.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.912.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  500 Lou Ficco Jr.                        5250 Todd Patterson               
E3                   0.030  7.497 181.11     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.553 157.89
        B/AA Index: 8.02 (+/-): -0.523           A/SMA Index: 9.08 (+/-): -0.527
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Ellis     ) 0.116  7.875 -0.145      (W Hatcher   ) 0.009  8.642 -0.438
E1    (T Keilers   ) 0.120  7.610 -0.410      (L Snyder    ) 0.057  8.741 -0.339
 Qualified:             #5  7.463 -0.557                        #3  8.504 -0.576

Patterson made a move to the right on the launch but he was able to put the car back in the groove for the win. Todd Patterson's MOV: 0.0245 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Lou Ficco Jr.'s incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-3.079, 660ft-4.785/144.41 mph, 1,000ft-6.254.
Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.189 sec., 330ft-3.500, 660ft-5.460/128.24 mph, 1,000ft-7.139.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink