Sun, 31 Oct 2004, 05:23 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   46 Michael Johnson                       500 Lou Ficco Jr.
E4                  -0.042  9.235 -0.315     ****WINNER****  0.090  7.721 -0.119
      G/SMA Index: 9.55                          B/AA Index: 7.84
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Cunningham) 0.033  9.050 -0.500      (T Schmidt   ) 0.114  7.334 -0.596
E2    (C Bourgeois ) 0.084  9.070 -0.480      (V Deceglie  ) 0.048  7.853 -0.077
E1    (T Tucker    ) 0.063  9.044 -0.706      (S Dodd      ) 0.071  8.013  0.083
 Qualified:             #2  9.028 -0.722                       #16  7.271 -0.659

2:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 27.92 inches, adjusted altitude 3,196 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Johnson leaves a little too quickly and gives Ficco the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
    5 Brian Self                             21 Glen Treadwell
E4                   0.072  7.572 -0.458     ****WINNER****  0.026  8.505 -0.515
        PST Index: 8.03                          E/ED Index: 9.02
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Anderson  ) 0.042  7.984 -0.046      (D Howerton  ) 0.028  8.513 -0.617
E2    (C Sallee    ) 0.017  7.578 -0.452      (R Freeman   ) 0.077  8.628 -0.602
E1    (E Sigmon    ) 0.050  7.528 -0.692      (P Anderson  ) 0.065 10.413  1.183
 Qualified:            #13  7.547 -0.673                       #11  8.551 -0.679

Treadwell will take on Ficco in the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink