Sun, 16 Oct 2016, 16:01 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 5 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
 4165 Dick Maris                             45 Keith Hall                   
E5                  -0.043  6.988 183.89     ****WINNER****  0.056  8.434 154.83
        C/DA Index: 7.46 (+/-): -0.472            D/SM Index: 8.92 (+/-): -0.486
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Neff      ) 0.087  7.301 -0.159      (C Smiley    ) 0.049  8.417 -0.513
E3    (C Bourgeois ) 0.156  6.954 -0.646      (S Benham    ) 0.001  8.428 -0.612
E2                   0.231  7.965  0.365      (B Kent      )       No Time      
E1    (T Patterson ) 0.194  7.426 -0.174                     0.007  8.627 -0.413
 Qualified:            #14  6.984 -0.616                        #1  8.319 -0.721

2:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,264 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

This is Hall's second final round. He was the runner-up here in 2014.

Maris has two runner-up finishes, the last in Houston this year.

Maris leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Hall.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink