Sun, 27 Sep 2015, 16:04 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4337 Craig Bourgeois                      3553 Tony Pontillo                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.036  7.033 173.54                     0.136  6.841 193.57
        B/ND Index: 7.52 (+/-): -0.487            B/DA Index: 7.35 (+/-): -0.509
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.038  7.333 -0.187      (G Kamplain  ) -0.026  7.460  0.110
E3    (T Galbraith ) 0.023  9.577  2.057      (C Voges     ) 0.009  6.845 -0.515
E2    (F Cervelli  ) 0.016  7.274 -0.246      (D Engels    ) 0.061  6.870 -0.490
E1    (D Warren    ) 0.055  7.415 -0.105      (R Bailey    ) 0.188  7.239 -0.121
 Qualified:            #11  6.908 -0.612                       #18  6.881 -0.479

2:59 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 2,666 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Bourgeois has four national event wins, Pontillo has none.

Pontillo is really late off the line and couldn't run down Bourgeois.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink