Mon, 8 Oct 2007, 12:44 PM
Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Hughes Performance Top Dragster at the NHRA, Second annual NHRA
Pacific SPORTSnationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7054 Robert Broguiere 62 Andy Morris
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.031 7.821 175.94 0.041 7.381 175.39
T/D Dial: 7.76 (+/-): 0.061 T/D Dial: 7.33 (+/-): 0.051
Qualified: #46 7.780 176.72 #22 7.308 183.57
8:54 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent,
barometer 29.94 inches. WOW! Close race to start Round One. Robert Broguiere's MOV: 0.0009
seconds (approximately 3 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
765M Jim Momjian 7013 Bobby Dye Jr.
E1 0.006 7.255 183.69 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.647 170.84
T/D Dial: 7.19 (+/-): 0.065 T/D Dial: 7.63 (+/-): 0.017
Qualified: #18 7.212 185.56 #42 7.637 173.61
Momjian gets the better leave, but can't catch Dye.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7346 Robert Tevis 7134 Chris McNicol
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 7.195 182.80 0.027 7.678 155.97
T/D Dial: 7.17 (+/-): 0.025 T/D Dial: 7.63 (+/-): 0.048
Qualified: #14 7.150 188.96 #38 7.618 176.65
Robert Tevis' MOV: 0.0168 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7346 Robert Tevis 7134 Chris McNicol
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 7.195 182.80 0.027 7.678 155.97
T/D Dial: 7.17 (+/-): 0.025 T/D Dial: 7.63 (+/-): 0.048
Qualified: #14 7.150 188.96 #38 7.618 176.65
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7980 Joe Roubicek 724M Larry Alvery
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 6.863 194.74 0.048 7.434 165.86
T/D Dial: 6.84 (+/-): 0.023 T/D Dial: 7.46 (+/-): -0.026
Qualified: #6 6.861 195.62 #30 7.477 174.75
Breakout win for Roubicek.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7285 Steve White 757M John Propp
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.064 7.583 176.12 -0.024 6.965 190.48
T/D Dial: 7.53 (+/-): 0.053 T/D Dial: 6.89 (+/-): 0.075
Qualified: #34 7.562 178.68 #10 6.925 194.97
Propp leaves too soon and gives the win to White.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7395 Justin Morgan 71 Ryan Priddy
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 7.512 172.50 0.035 7.157 183.64
T/D Dial: 7.50 (+/-): 0.012 T/D Dial: 7.14 (+/-): 0.017
Qualified: #37 7.610 176.81 #13 7.141 186.61
A little burn down on the line and they finally stage. Two reasonable lights. Justin Morgan's
MOV: 0.0135 seconds (approximately 4 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
744 Del Cox Jr 6471 Stan Leerkamp
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.001 6.841 189.12 0.021 7.246 185.97
T/D Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 0.041 T/D Dial: 7.25 (+/-): -0.004
Qualified: #2 6.782 197.19 #26 7.369 158.13
Cox nails the tree and pushes Leerkamp out on the top end.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7107 Pat Jones 766M Paul Gladden
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.046 7.357 181.72 0.058 6.810 198.70
T/D Dial: 7.33 (+/-): 0.027 T/D Dial: 6.74 (+/-): 0.070
Qualified: #25 7.369 181.98 #1 6.734 200.65
Jones wire to wire.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
739 Jonathan Fiello 7878 Colt Dwyer
E1 0.039 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.026 7.692 150.66
T/D Dial: 7.18 (+/-): 92.819 T/D Dial: 7.63 (+/-): 0.062
Qualified: #15 7.163 187.39 #39 7.631 177.49
Fiello shakes BIG TIME and pulls the dragster over to the guard rail.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7219 Geneva Nash 7122 Tony Jardino
E1 -0.009 7.512 177.16 ****WINNER**** 0.022 6.926 194.86
T/D Dial: 7.49 (+/-): 0.022 T/D Dial: 6.91 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #33 7.522 176.58 #9 6.918 195.03
-0.009 Red light win for Jardino
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
793 Tom McBride 7009 Dave Morgan
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.068 7.667 176.77 0.020 7.296 167.09
T/D Dial: 7.63 (+/-): 0.037 T/D Dial: 7.21 (+/-): 0.086
Qualified: #41 7.637 177.74 #17 7.206 185.82
Morgan gets the advantage off the line, but McBride has the better total package to just nip
him in the lights. Tom McBride's MOV: 0.0012 seconds (approximately 4 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7265 Larry Scarth 7094 Jim Willoughby
E1 0.022 7.229 172.14 ****WINNER**** 0.025 7.893 166.89
T/D Dial: 7.16 (+/-): 0.069 T/D Dial: 7.88 (+/-): 0.013
Qualified: #16 7.180 188.10 #49 7.851 171.38
Even lights and Willoughby stays in front for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
777 Jim Butler 7160 Andy Spiegel
E1 0.180 7.367 182.45 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.985 180.45
T/D Dial: 7.40 (+/-): -0.033 T/D Dial: 6.89 (+/-): 0.095
Qualified: #28 7.392 182.48 #4 6.821 197.13
Butler is way late and then breaks out to give the easy win to Spiegel.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
61 Dustin Hentges 7449 Chip Rumis
E1 0.035 7.392 176.17 ****WINNER**** 0.006 6.812 197.45
T/D Dial: 7.38 (+/-): 0.012 T/D Dial: 6.78 (+/-): 0.032
Qualified: #27 7.370 183.37 #3 6.805 197.36
A real "Pro Stock" type burn down on the line for these two. Rumis gets the big advantage at
the green and takes the hole shot win. Chip Rumis' MOV: 0.0092 seconds (approximately 2
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7391 Jimmy Johnson 7177 Ron Hartzell
E1 0.024 6.758 180.04 ****WINNER**** 0.008 7.516 167.76
T/D Dial: 6.80 (+/-): -0.042 T/D Dial: 7.45 (+/-): 0.066
Qualified: #5 6.844 200.92 #29 7.453 180.36
Breakout win for Hartzell. He cards a great 0.008 light to boot!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7162 Sarah Kelso 7356 Adam Burnham
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.047 7.528 177.28 No Time
T/D Dial: 7.56 (+/-): -0.032 T/D Dial: 7.56 (+/-): 92.439
Qualified: #32 7.498 177.79 #8 6.914 194.60
We will finish the round with a bunch of singles, due to the extended schedule.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
719R Russell Suyenaga 7996 Ryan Tietz
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.000 7.429 181.32
T/D Dial: 7.46 (+/-): 92.539 T/D Dial: 7.46 (+/-): -0.031
Qualified: #7 6.872 201.82 #31 7.496 178.92
Tietz is going to want that RT back for round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7621 Chris Diyco 7693 Will Harrison
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.051 7.326 184.25
T/D Dial: 7.33 (+/-): 92.669 T/D Dial: 7.33 (+/-): -0.004
Qualified: #45 7.737 172.56 #21 7.303 184.65
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
A784 Gerald Palacios 7798 Daniel Fiello
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** -0.008 7.267 184.42
T/D Dial: 7.35 (+/-): 92.649 T/D Dial: 7.35 (+/-): -0.083
Qualified: #44 7.667 167.28 #20 7.258 184.80
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7089 Terry White 7892 Will Boxold
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.000 7.596 176.21 No Time
T/D Dial: 7.57 (+/-): 0.026 T/D Dial: 7.57 (+/-): 92.429
Qualified: #35 7.585 177.00 #11 7.035 185.23
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7351 Jerry Denton 7993 Alan Englen
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.157 7.682 175.21
T/D Dial: 7.63 (+/-): 92.369 T/D Dial: 7.63 (+/-): 0.052
Qualified: #19 7.220 184.95 #43 7.660 174.84
Englen's Mellon Grading dragster makes a clean pass into round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
762D Lennie Diyco 6207 Jim Morris
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.049 7.359 183.69
T/D Dial: 7.35 (+/-): 92.649 T/D Dial: 7.35 (+/-): 0.009
Qualified: #48 7.849 172.43 #24 7.334 184.22
Morris runs close to his dial.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7800 Les Figueroa 7175 Chuck Swift
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.028 7.064 190.35 No Time
T/D Dial: 7.08 (+/-): -0.016 T/D Dial: 7.08 (+/-): 92.919
Qualified: #12 7.051 191.59 #36 7.590 177.25
Last single into round two. 9:25 a.m.
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