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Sun, 22 Sep 2013, 15:36 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 205 Rick Hord                    
E4                                            ****WINNER****  2.141 No Time      
                                                  CC/A Index: 7.35 (+/-): 92.649
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (J Tanksley  ) 0.005  6.845 -0.555
E2                                           (W West      ) 0.122  7.343 -0.057
E1                                           (K Hall      ) 0.024  6.892 -0.608
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.803 -0.697

2:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,229 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Hord takes the green light and backs off the line.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Bruno Massel                           42 Donald Thomas                
E4                   0.061 15.373  31.40     ****WINNER****  0.065  7.287 167.86
       DD/AT Index: 7.52 (+/-):  7.853            C/ED Index: 7.83 (+/-): -0.543
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Maris     ) 0.056  9.042  1.522      (D Rampy     ) 0.028  7.781 -0.049
E2    (B Kent      ) 0.032  7.016 -0.604      (T Patterson ) 0.114  7.512 -0.318
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.064  7.147 -0.473      (R Goodman   ) 0.032  7.342 -0.488
 Qualified:             #5  6.982 -0.638                        #9  7.248 -0.582

Massel has taken a .10 index adjustment this race. Thomas is still clean.
Massel leaves the line but must have had problems. He goes slowly down the track and has to be pulled off.

Thomas will take on Hord in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink