Sun, 27 Oct 2002, 06:55 PM Competition Eliminator Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Second annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   6 Adam Bowdish        8.780 -0.640 Q   19 Jeff Gillette       7.088 -0.552
      D/SM Index: 9.32                        B/ED Index: 7.63
   (T Huggins   ) 0.539  9.237 -0.183 E1   (C Sallee    ) 0.521  7.126 -0.514
   (K Mawhee    ) 0.584  9.326 -0.094 E2   (F Gross     ) 0.552  7.525 -0.105
   (E Sigmon    ) 0.587  8.886 -0.534 E3   (R Slavinski ) 0.534  7.473 -0.157
   (D Rampy     ) 0.563  8.812 -0.578 E4   (S Dodd      ) 0.584 10.363  2.733
 *****WINNER***** 0.579  9.474  0.154 E5                  0.492  8.521  0.891

Bowdish with the big head start and Gillette could not wait for the green. Gillette turned on the red light and Bowdish got his first National event win.