Sun, 26 Jun 2005, 07:35 PM Thunderbolts Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

EDMONTON, Alb. - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in Thunderbolts at the 2005 Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, Third Annual Western RV Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by TORCO Race Fuels:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6547 Tony Coopress                        6600 Jay Mageau                   
E3                   0.107  7.688 183.84     ****WINNER****  0.067  7.635 166.99
         TB Index: 7.50 (+/-):  0.188              TB Index: 7.50 (+/-):  0.135
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D WEBB      ) 0.078  7.657  0.157      (S BULECHOWSK) 0.085  7.921  0.421
E1    (C TEBB      ) 0.073  7.864  0.364      (E PLAIZIER  ) 0.051  7.647  0.147
 Qualified:             #6  7.690  0.190                        #4  7.634  0.134

5:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 27.69 inches, adjusted altitude 3,627 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

It was a classic matchup in the final round, a '55 T-Bird against a '57 Bel Air. It was a fair start and no breakout, Mageau leading all the way.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink