POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7098 Tom Mettler 10 Doug Lambeck
E3 ****WINNER**** -0.033 7.591 144.07 No Time
PST Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.319 D/SMA Index: 8.86 (+/-): 91.139
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Jones ) 0.044 8.407 0.497 (R Van Paepeg) 0.051 8.357 -0.553
E1 (R Warter ) 0.085 7.408 -0.662 (T Mandella ) 0.004 8.405 -0.555
Qualified: #8 7.411 -0.659 #10 8.334 -0.646
12:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent,
barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,605 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.Lambeck
breaks at the end of staging and Mettler will get the bye run to the finals.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7298 Scott Hedlund 2 Brian Hyerstay
E3 -0.076 12.455 72.77 ****WINNER**** 0.041 10.611 82.33
A/SM Index: 8.32 (+/-): 4.135 G/D Index: 9.30 (+/-): 1.311
Prior rounds:
E2 (L Snyder ) 0.108 7.824 -0.496 (E Sigmon ) 0.039 8.796 -0.584
E1 (S McClay ) 0.142 7.816 -0.634 0.021 9.272 -0.108
Qualified: #4 7.739 -0.711 #1 8.723 -0.757
Hedlund goes red to give the win to Hyerstay.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1781 Dan Fletcher Bye
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.001 8.433 120.28
C/EA Index: 8.57 (+/-): -0.137
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Lane ) 0.073 8.068 -0.552
E1 (A Ellis ) 0.004 8.121 -0.499
Qualified: #11 8.059 -0.641 Bye
Bye run for Fletcher and he will face Hyerstay next round.12:54 p.m.
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