Sat, 29 Sep 2007, 02:58 PM Top Dragster Shootout Round 1 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Jeg's Top Dragster Shootout at the NHRA, Third annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3166 Tom Elliott                          330V Jerry Powell                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061  6.423 213.77                    -0.011  6.801 200.11
 Qualified:             #6  6.000   NS                          #2  2.000   NS  

Powell leaves early and Elliott advances.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3540 David Jamison                        384M Dean McIlvain                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  6.993 198.38                     0.020  7.403 176.84
 Qualified:             #7  7.000   NS                          #3  3.000   NS  

McIlvain was well off the pace.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3726 Pascal Lecompte                      3016 Rick Forish                  
E1                   0.021  7.147 184.50     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.923 189.66
 Qualified:             #8  8.000   NS                          #4  4.000   NS  

Forish wins a close race, the margin of victory approximately 20 inches, then he lost control of his car past the finish line. The word from the top end is, he is okay, but his car is not. This will likely give Elliott a bye run in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  301 John Coughlin                         334 Jeff Brown                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  7.377 165.86                    -0.004  6.931 191.46
 Qualified:             #1  1.000   NS                          #5  5.000   NS  

Brown jumps the gun and Coughlin advances to the semi's where he'll face Jamison.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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