Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 17:42 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of final, round 4 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
 5250 Todd Patterson                        514 Clint Sallee                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.012  8.520 160.04                     0.070  7.084 192.17
       A/SMA Index: 9.06 (+/-): -0.540             B/D Index: 7.64 (+/-): -0.556
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Ficco Jr  ) 0.010  8.553 -0.527      (C Neff      ) 0.005  7.140 -0.530
E2    (W Hatcher   ) 0.009  8.642 -0.438      (S Vincent   ) 0.000  7.209 -0.461
E1    (L Snyder    ) 0.057  8.741 -0.339      (R Schadle   ) 0.904  8.541  0.871
 Qualified:             #3  8.504 -0.576                        #4  7.110 -0.560

3:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 24.16 inches, adjusted altitude 9,847 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Todd Patterson is better at the tree and he hangs on to take the win. This is his 12th national event win. All of those wins have been in Comp Eliminator and this win makes it three wins here at Bandimere. Todd Patterson's MOV: 0.0426 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Todd Patterson's incremental times: 60ft-1.177 sec., 330ft-3.496, 660ft-5.443/126.07 mph, 1,000ft-7.114.
Clint Sallee's incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-2.948, 660ft-4.529/155.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.910.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink