Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 15:09 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, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  330 Brian Browell                           7 Troy Galbraith               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.029  9.486  91.83                    -0.020  8.652 102.71
         D/D Index: 7.70 (+/-):  1.786            B/DA Index: 7.23 (+/-):  1.422
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Kent      ) 0.080  7.253 -0.447      (S Cashio    ) 0.044  6.724 -0.506
E2    (B Massel    ) 0.032  7.192 -0.628      (J Hutto     ) 0.027  6.737 -0.493
E1    (L Carson    ) 0.011  7.712 -0.108      (J Granier   ) 0.039  6.730 -0.570
 Qualified:            #15  7.207 -0.613                       #13  6.667 -0.633

2:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,662 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Galbraith is a little too quick off the line and goes red giving then win to Browell. Browell backs off of the throttle early.

Browell is going to his 16th career final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 David Rampy                          4025 Joey Tanksley                
E4                   0.018 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.032  7.527 132.43
        A/EA Index: 7.74 (+/-): 92.259             C/D Index: 7.48 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Thomas    ) 0.063  7.235 -0.505      (R Martin    ) 0.114  7.953  0.473
E2    (D Maris     ) 0.034  7.378 -0.362      (C Bourgeois ) 0.007  7.054 -0.426
E1    (A Hickey    ) 0.039  7.234 -0.586      (J Clegg     ) 0.069  7.350 -0.130
 Qualified:             #6  7.154 -0.666                       #16  6.873 -0.607

Rampy hits the throttle, the car makes a move to the left and then shuts down. it looks like he may have broken something in the driveline. Tanksley backs off of the throttle early.

Tanksley is going to his third final this year and the 13th of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink