Mon, 11 Nov 2002, 04:33 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 Gary Carter         7.103 -0.687 Q    1 Jeff Taylor         8.388 -0.722
      A/ND Index: 7.73                       C/SMA Index: 8.90
   (B Self      ) 0.535  7.223 -0.567 E1   (M Trumble Jr) 0.522  8.866 -0.244
   (S Hedlund   ) 0.524  7.306 -0.424 E2   (D Stratton J) 0.550  8.459 -0.651
   (J Chamberlin) 0.506  7.261 -0.469 E3   (B Browell   ) 0.592  8.391 -0.569
                  0.499  7.502 -0.228 E4 *****WINNER***** 0.527  8.720 -0.180

Carter was just a tick too quick and Taylor goes to the final.

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   2 Wayne Ramay         7.101 -0.689 Q   12 Mike De Palma Jr    7.469 -0.601
      A/ND Index: 7.70                         C/A Index: 8.07
   (D Engels    ) 0.598  7.546 -0.244 E1   (R Goodman   ) 0.590  8.034 -0.036
   (C Stewart   ) 0.514  7.344 -0.446 E2   (B Nickens   ) 0.520  7.934 -0.136
   (S Tidwell   ) 0.630  7.194 -0.596 E3   (L Snyder    ) 0.602  7.976 -0.094
 *****WINNER***** 0.539  7.095 -0.605 E4                  0.525  7.509 -0.561

DePalma with a starting line advantage, but Ramay was able to chase him down for the win. That will cost him 0.10 for the final.