Sun, 01 May 2016, 17:51 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual SpringNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4165 Dick Maris                             23 David Rampy                  
E4                   0.001  8.362 110.26     ****WINNER****  0.021  7.344 164.69
        C/DA Index: 7.48 (+/-):  0.882            A/EA Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.526
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Mawhee    ) 0.083  6.973 -0.627      (C Bourgeois ) 0.021  8.093  0.223
E2    (C Williams  ) 0.000  7.429 -0.171      (M DePalma   ) 0.041  8.194  0.324
E1    (R Goodman   )       No Time            (R Joly      ) 0.014  7.367 -0.553
 Qualified:             #6  6.965 -0.635                        #4  7.257 -0.663

4:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,488 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

These two fired and started toward the starting line, then were signaled to shut off because a light mist once again made the track too damp for safe racing.

Dick Maris has a 0.12 CIC penalty; David Rampy has a 0.05 CIC penalty.

4:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 80 percent, barometer 29.76 inches, adjusted altitude 2,383 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

The two cars are warming their engines as the Safety Safari makes a couple touch-up passes with the tractors.

Maris had an almost-perfect light, but he slowed just past half track and David Rampy recorded his 91st Wally, having woin his 90th last weekend in Charlotte. 73 have been in Competition Eliminator.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink