LODRS 4-2 - Top Dragster Round 4 Eliminations

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Sun, 22 Apr 2012, 14:52 PM

Top Dragster Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Sunset Racecraft Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, event at Texas Motorplex:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 437M Mike Weaver                          194D Mia Tedesco                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.040  6.880 195.99                     0.027  6.913 195.36
         T/D  Dial: 6.84 (+/-):  0.040             T/D  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.053
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Raftery   ) 0.010  6.847  0.007      (J White     ) 0.008  6.878  0.048
E2    (B Patterson ) 0.026  6.853  0.013      (J Holt      ) 0.036  6.834 -0.056
E1    (M LeBleu    ) 0.040  6.861  0.001      (M Rodgers   ) 0.006  6.902  6.902
 Qualified:            #26  6.858 196.44                       #28  6.912 194.46

1:45 p.m. Tedesco had the better light, but Weaver nipped her at the stripe for the win. Mike Weaver's MOV: 0.0006 seconds (approximately 2 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5255 David Oenes                          4948 Robert Cool                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.253 221.20                     0.063  6.737 193.38
         T/D  Dial: 6.22 (+/-):  0.033             T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Mohana    ) 0.022  6.249  0.039      (A Constatine) 0.010  6.735  0.045
E2    (L Edison    ) 0.006  6.191  0.021      (M Kile      ) 0.028  6.682  0.002
E1    (K Ford      ) 0.023  6.186  0.006      (D Burleson  ) 0.023  6.733  0.023
 Qualified:             #1  6.146 225.94                       #11  6.535 204.42

Both drivers have been solid at the tree in the first three rounds, but that was not the case here. Cool gave up a bunch at the start and Oenes thundered by for the win. David Oenes' MOV: 0.0282 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Oenes will race Weaver in the Top Dragster final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink