Sun, 13 Nov 2016, 18:16 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem                  6060 Brian Hyerstay               
E5                   0.009  7.262 182.65     ****WINNER****  0.010  8.865 145.02
        A/EA Index: 7.77 (+/-): -0.508             G/D Index: 9.44 (+/-): -0.575
 Prior rounds:
E4                         No Time            (J Greenheck ) 0.047  8.935 -0.655
E3    (J Lee       ) 0.033  7.262 -0.548      (T Mandella  )       No Time      
E2    (M DePalma   ) 0.981  8.001  0.191      (R Wilson    ) 0.015  9.109 -0.481
E1    (F Affronti  ) 0.036  7.495 -0.315      (M Prothero  ) 0.042  9.089 -0.521
 Qualified:            #10  7.278 -0.632                        #8  9.068 -0.642

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,291 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

A couple great light with Van Paepeghem getting a tick advantage, but Hyerstay gets the win. Brian Hyerstay's MOV: 0.0668 seconds (approximately 18 feet). He wins his second National event Wally, both this year.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink