Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 16:11 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Will Hatcher                          353 Bruno Massel                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.963 146.42                     0.011 13.392  59.04
        A/DA Index: 7.06 (+/-): -0.097             I/D Index: 7.21 (+/-):  6.182
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Self      ) 0.019  6.558 -0.602      (L Carson    ) 0.153  7.353  0.143
E1    (D Alexander ) 0.059  6.997 -0.163      (C Green     ) 0.014  6.709 -0.611
 Qualified:             #8  6.556 -0.614                        #5  6.639 -0.681

3:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.41 inches, adjusted altitude 3,437 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Massel has problems and was off the throttle early. Hatcher gets about 1000 feet out and backs off the throttle.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  590 Clint Neff                             51 Don Thomas                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021  7.689 165.03                     0.045  7.436 183.94
        K/AA Index: 8.24 (+/-): -0.551             C/A Index: 7.87 (+/-): -0.434
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Mawhee    ) 0.003  7.747 -0.493      (C Bourgeois ) 0.033  7.633 -0.237
E1    (B Browell   ) 0.008  8.223 -0.017      (C Williams  ) 0.030  7.364 -0.596
 Qualified:             #2  7.528 -0.762                        #9  7.362 -0.598

Neff gets the advantage off the line and holds off Thomas for the win.

Neff will have a bye into the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Troy Galbraith                             Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  2.187 No Time           
        B/DA Index: 7.26 (+/-): 92.739    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Hall      ) 0.034  6.932 -0.328   
E1    (C Sallee    ) 0.039  6.758 -0.572   
 Qualified:             #6  6.762 -0.668                     Bye

Galbraith takes the green and backs off the line.

Galbraith will take on Hatcher in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink