Sun, 21 Sep 2014, 15:08 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, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  514 Clint Sallee                          469 Clark Smiley                 
E4                   0.106 16.430  44.14     ****WINNER****  0.031  7.523 149.98
         B/D Index: 7.23 (+/-):  9.200            BB/A Index: 7.81 (+/-): -0.287
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Thomas    ) 0.138 14.497  7.267      (C Neff      ) 0.001 10.288  2.478
E2                   6.465 14.287  7.057      (B Browell   ) 0.107  7.307 -0.623
E1    (B Kent      ) 0.026  6.855 -0.375                     0.073  8.032  0.102
 Qualified:             #2  6.664 -0.566                        #1  7.343 -0.587

2:01 p.m. Sallee has managed to make it this far without hurting his index. Smiley has a .12 deduction coming into this round.

Sallee has problems off the line and is off the throttle early. Smiley gets about 1000 feet out and backs off the throttle early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   47 Keith Hall                                 Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  1.983 No Time           
        D/SM Index: 8.94 (+/-): 91.059    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Self      ) 0.078  8.481 -0.459   
E2    (D Maris     ) 0.047  8.507 -0.433   
E1    (R Vettel    ) 0.068  8.634 -0.306   
 Qualified:            #11  8.501 -0.439                     Bye

Hall takes the green light and backs off the line. He will take on Smiley in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink