Sun, 14 Nov 2004, 05:35 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 2125 Tony Stephenson                        33 Bo Butner
E4   ****WINNER****  0.031  8.145 -0.505                     0.066  8.974 -0.516
       C/EA Index: 8.65                         G/SMA Index: 9.49
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M DePalma   ) 0.011  8.142 -0.668      (D Barcelon  ) 0.034  9.071 -0.419
E2    (B Self      ) 0.005  8.309 -0.501      (T Mettler   ) 0.047  9.020 -0.470
E1    (C Stewart   ) 0.084  9.105  0.295      (D Lambeck   ) 0.086  8.990 -0.590
 Qualified:             #3  8.098 -0.712                        #5  8.892 -0.688

2:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,329 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

We're about to determine the final round participants for Comp Eliminator. Stephenson bombed his index in the prior round and Butner has used up .09. Even with the new index Stephenson is able to take the win. The .03 at the tree didn't hurt either.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   21 Glen Treadwell                         73 Steve Wilmoth
E4                   0.192  8.396 -0.594     ****WINNER****  0.061  8.708 -0.512
       E/ED Index: 8.99                          C/SR Index: 9.22
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Hodges    ) 0.087  8.547 -0.443      (M Stone     ) 0.037  8.864 -0.356
E2    (L Snyder    ) 0.078  8.482 -0.538      (C Mikel     ) 0.126  8.745 -0.475
E1    (J Miller    ) 0.027  8.514 -0.556      (J Cowan     ) 0.037  8.718 -0.542
 Qualified:             #4  8.369 -0.701                       #14  8.621 -0.639

2:30 p.m. Treadwell was a lot tardy on the light and pays the price. Wilmoth takes the win and faces Stephenson in the final. Steve Wilmoth's MOV: 0.0498 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink