Sun, 15 Oct 2017, 15:06 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, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Will Hatcher                            7 Troy Galbraith               
E4   ****WINNER**** -0.042 11.112  90.73                    -0.004  7.962 115.80
        A/DA Index: 7.06 (+/-):  4.052            B/DA Index: 7.26 (+/-):  0.702
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Massel    ) 0.028  6.963 -0.097                           No Time      
E2    (K Self      ) 0.019  6.558 -0.602      (K Hall      ) 0.034  6.932 -0.328
E1    (D Alexander ) 0.059  6.997 -0.163      (C Sallee    ) 0.039  6.758 -0.572
 Qualified:             #8  6.556 -0.614                        #6  6.762 -0.668

2:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 1,907 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Galbraith leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Hatcher. Hatcher backs off the throttle early to save his index.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 590 Clint Neff                   
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.002  8.184 122.06
                                                  K/AA Index: 8.19 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (D Thomas    ) 0.021  7.689 -0.551
E2                                           (K Mawhee    ) 0.003  7.747 -0.493
E1                                           (B Browell   ) 0.008  8.223 -0.017
 Qualified:                                                       #2  7.528 -0.762

Neff will take on Hatcher in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink