Sun, 16 Oct 2016, 14:45 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, 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   45 Keith Hall                            469 Clark Smiley                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.049  8.417 153.86                     0.079  7.462 170.15
        D/SM Index: 8.93 (+/-): -0.513            BB/A Index: 7.82 (+/-): -0.358
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Benham    ) 0.001  8.428 -0.612                           No Time      
E2    (B Kent      )       No Time            (J Greenheck ) 0.015  7.315 -0.615
E1                   0.007  8.627 -0.413      (D Smiley    ) 0.062  7.881 -0.049
 Qualified:             #1  8.319 -0.721                        #9  7.308 -0.652

1:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 3,018 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Hall gets the advantage off the line and holds off Smiley for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  590 Clint Neff                           4165 Dick Maris                   
E4                  -0.022  8.238 122.97     ****WINNER****  0.087  7.301 149.28
        K/AA Index: 8.16 (+/-):  0.078            C/DA Index: 7.46 (+/-): -0.159
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Browell   ) 0.027  8.803  0.643      (C Bourgeois ) 0.156  6.954 -0.646
E2    (F Affronti  ) 0.031  9.092  0.932                     0.231  7.965  0.365
E1    (R Joly      ) 0.027  7.659 -0.621      (T Patterson ) 0.194  7.426 -0.174
 Qualified:             #4  7.617 -0.683                       #14  6.984 -0.616

Neff goes red and gives the win to Maris. Maris gets about 1000 feet out and backs off the throttle.

It will be Hall vs. Maris in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink