Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 14:53 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 105K Elio Mannino                            1 Frank Aragona                
E5                  -0.042  8.494 103.73     ****WINNER****  0.034  7.460 172.63
        B/AA Index: 7.50 (+/-):  0.994            J/AA Index: 8.01 (+/-): -0.550
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.038  9.363  1.863      (F Affronti  ) 0.033  8.125  0.115
E3    (B Massel    ) 0.084  6.992 -0.558      (R Daniels   ) 0.084  7.501 -0.559
E2    (D Rampy     ) 0.056  7.676  0.126      (T Smith     ) 0.037  7.552 -0.538
E1    (A Hodges    ) 0.000  7.049 -0.571                     -0.015  7.982 -0.108
 Qualified:            #19  7.167 -0.453                        #1  7.335 -0.755

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 2,206 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Mannino goes red to give Aragona the win. Aragona wins his second Wally this year, his second at this event and the 13th of his career.

Aragona is Competition Eliminator Champion for the second consecutive year and the third time in his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink