Always curious how to interpret the actual race stats...
1968 400 Coupe, verdoro green, black vinyl top 1968 400 Convertible, verdoro green, black top 1971 Trans Am, cameo white, auto 1970 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible 350-4(driver)
Always curious how to interpret the actual race stats...
0.057 10.517 118.9
D/SA Dial: 10.52 (+/-): -0.003
Her final round stats mean that she had an .057 reaction time, & ran a 10.517 ET @ 118.9 mph. She dialed in a 10.52 ET. You can dial in any ET you want as long as it is not slower than the NHRA index ET for the class your car is in.
But she ran a 10.517, which was .003 quicker than her dial-in. 10.52 - 10.517 = .003. The minus sign in front of the .003 indicates that her ET was QUICKER than her dial-in. That is called a "breakout". If the other car didn't breakout, or red light, you lose. But, if both cars run quicker than their dial-in, it's called a "double breakout race. In that case, the car closest to it's dial-in is usually the winner.
This breakout style racing is very similar to bracket racing. But, in Stock, if 2 cars in the same class run each other. It's heads-up. First car to the finish line wins, unless that car has a red light start, crosses the center line, or commits some other infraction.
Thanks for the explanation, that helped alot. Particularly the part about the double breakout. She had a better RT and was closer to her dial-in, but yes a double breakout was what I first noted. I guess in the finals someone needs to win...
1968 400 Coupe, verdoro green, black vinyl top 1968 400 Convertible, verdoro green, black top 1971 Trans Am, cameo white, auto 1970 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible 350-4(driver)