Mon, 01 Sep 2014, 16:07 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 6 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  357 Rick Brown                            115 Joe Santangelo               
E6                   0.014  8.294 161.67     ****WINNER****  0.027  7.835 168.20
        B/TA Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.496            B/SR Index: 8.35 (+/-): -0.515
 Prior rounds:
E5    (J Kimbrough ) 0.018  8.293 -0.497      (T Frantz    ) 0.028  7.919 -0.431
E4    (T Patterson ) 0.027  8.303 -0.487      (A Ellis     ) 0.015  7.842 -0.508
E3    (D Skillman  ) 0.009  8.409 -0.381      (S Vincent   ) 0.027  7.842 -0.518
E2    (M Kirkman   ) 0.012  8.320 -0.470      (E Bennett   ) 0.051  8.371  0.011
E1    (P Hanratty  ) 0.002  8.342 -0.448      (J Tanksley  ) 0.040  8.411  0.051
 Qualified:            #14  8.245 -0.545                       #33  7.891 -0.469

4:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,691 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Santangelo has six national event wins: 3 in SS; 3 in Stk. He has won once already this year. Brown has five wins: 3 in Comp and 2 in SS he was the runner-up here in 1989 in Comp and 1999 in SS.

Brown gets the starting line advantage and reels him in and passes for the Comp Eliminator Championship. Joe Santangelo's MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink