Sun, 10 Mar 2024, 16:13 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   25 John Frech                             35 Robert Bailey                
E4                  -0.019 14.782  51.92     ****WINNER**** -0.028  8.028 112.97
         F/D Index: 8.56 (+/-):  6.222            A/ED Index: 7.10 (+/-):  0.928
 Prior rounds:
E3                         No Time            (J Granier   ) 0.072  6.597 -0.583
E2    (M Bogan     ) 0.099  8.833  0.273      (T Frantz    ) 0.033  9.792  2.612
E1    (S Linder    ) 0.013  8.056 -0.504      (M Hanratty  ) 0.073  9.500  2.320
 Qualified:            #16  8.012 -0.548                       #10  6.569 -0.611

4:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,239 feet.

Frech leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Bailey. Bailey clicks it off early.

Bailey is going to his 15th final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 358 David Billingsley            
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.602 No Time      
                                                  D/EA Index: 8.64 (+/-): 91.359
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (D Eaton     ) 0.017  8.145 -0.495
E2                                           (P D`Agnolo  ) 0.127  8.136 -0.564
E1                                           (S Libersher ) 0.019  8.225 -0.475
 Qualified:                                                       #9  8.076 -0.624

Billingsley is going to his 12 th final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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