Sun, 22 Sep 2013, 16:33 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 5 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
  205 Rick Hord                              42 Donald Thomas                
E5                  -0.055 14.067  59.81     ****WINNER****  0.038  7.451 147.31
        CC/A Index: 7.35 (+/-):  6.717            C/ED Index: 7.79 (+/-): -0.339
 Prior rounds:
E4                         No Time            (B Massel    ) 0.065  7.287 -0.543
E3    (J Tanksley  ) 0.005  6.845 -0.555      (D Rampy     ) 0.028  7.781 -0.049
E2    (W West      ) 0.122  7.343 -0.057      (T Patterson ) 0.114  7.512 -0.318
E1    (K Hall      ) 0.024  6.892 -0.608      (R Goodman   ) 0.032  7.342 -0.488
 Qualified:             #1  6.803 -0.697                        #9  7.248 -0.582

3:30 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 3,122 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Hord has taken a .15 index adjustment so far this race; Thomas is clean.

Hord has one win in two final rounds. this is Thomas' first final round

Hord leaves the line a little too quickly and gives Thomas his first national event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink