Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 16:37 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, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5008 Travis Gusso                          358 David Billingsley            
E5                   0.128  8.637 154.90     ****WINNER****  0.008  8.123 157.34
         G/A Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.263            I/AA Index: 8.61 (+/-): -0.487
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.055  8.972  0.072      (B Massel    ) 0.070  8.187 -0.423
E3    (T Galbraith ) 0.141  8.519 -0.381      (C Bourgeois ) 0.108  8.535 -0.075
E2    (J Greenheck ) 0.075 10.267  1.367      (C Williams  ) 0.069  8.101 -0.559
E1    (D Engels    ) 0.003  8.395 -0.585      (R Skillman  ) 0.004  8.266 -0.394
 Qualified:            #13  8.391 -0.589                        #9  8.044 -0.616

3:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 3,620 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Gusso leaves the line and spins the tires. Billingsley gets a great light, goes around Gusso quickly and pulls away for the win.

This is Billingsley's sixth career win, fifth in Comp Eliminator.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink