Sun, 01 Oct 2017, 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, sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5248 Shaun Vincent                         358 David Billingsley            
E5   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.747 119.70                    -0.004  8.246 133.34
        C/TA Index: 8.98 (+/-): -0.233            D/EA Index: 8.64 (+/-): -0.394
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Bourgeois ) 0.069  9.149  0.169      (T Frantz    ) 0.003  8.133 -0.537
E3    (C Voges     ) 0.014  8.875 -0.105      (K Mawhee    ) 0.135  8.235 -0.435
E2    (M Harris    ) 0.049  8.734 -0.246      (J Primozic J) 0.023  8.164 -0.656
E1    (D Engels    ) 0.083  9.015  0.035      (T Galbraith ) 0.042  8.364 -0.456
 Qualified:            #17  8.339 -0.671                        #2  8.040 -0.780

3:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,163 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Vincent has two career wins in three final rounds. Billingsley has four wins in eight final rounds.

Billingsley leaves a little too soon and goes red giving Vincent his third career win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink