Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 17:52 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  705 Tony Mandella                        4799 Bill Kent                    
E3                   0.051  8.046 155.22     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.691 191.51
       A/SMA Index: 8.49 (+/-): -0.444             B/D Index: 7.24 (+/-): -0.549
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Bell      ) 0.076  9.549  1.059      (T Miller    ) 0.008  8.486  1.246
E1    (J Cowan     ) 0.063  9.188  0.698      (E Federkeil ) -0.023  7.226 -0.014
 Qualified:             #4  8.046 -0.444                       #12 23.188 15.948

Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,287 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Kent with a near perfect light and the win. He is advancing to his third final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7879 Don Bevers                           6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem          
E3                   0.053  7.974 169.91     ****WINNER****  0.057  7.288 170.41
       A/SMA Index: 8.46 (+/-): -0.486            A/EA Index: 7.81 (+/-): -0.522
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Warter    ) 0.036  7.953 -0.577                           No Time      
E1    (J Granier   ) 0.040  8.021 -0.509      (J Mozeris   ) 0.027  7.347 -0.463
 Qualified:            #10  9.088  0.558                        #1  7.286 -0.524

Bevers with a slight starting line advantage, but Van Paepeghem gets the win. Ralph Van Paepeghem's MOV: 0.0323 seconds (approximately 8 feet). He is advancing to his fifth final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink