Mon, 8 Oct 2007, 01:56 PM
Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 2 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
7993 Alan Englen 7996 Ryan Tietz
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.019 7.686 173.90 0.030 7.468 173.78
T/D Dial: 7.66 (+/-): 0.026 T/D Dial: 7.47 (+/-): -0.002
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Denton ) 0.157 7.682 0.052 (R Suyenaga ) 0.000 7.429 -0.031
Qualified: #43 7.660 174.84 #31 7.496 178.92
10:38 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent,
barometer 29.95 inches. Good light for Englen and that pushes Tietz out on the top end.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7162 Sarah Kelso 7798 Daniel Fiello
E2 0.031 7.544 171.51 ****WINNER**** 0.071 7.347 176.93
T/D Dial: 7.55 (+/-): -0.006 T/D Dial: 7.28 (+/-): 0.067
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Burnham ) 0.047 7.528 -0.032 (G Palacios ) -0.008 7.267 -0.083
Qualified: #32 7.498 177.79 #20 7.258 184.80
Kelso with the advantage off the line, but she breaks out by -0.006 to give the win to
Fiello.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7980 Joe Roubicek 7013 Bobby Dye Jr.
E2 0.026 6.900 191.40 ****WINNER**** 0.042 7.658 173.47
T/D Dial: 6.86 (+/-): 0.040 T/D Dial: 7.65 (+/-): 0.008
Prior rounds:
E1 (L Alvey ) 0.027 6.863 0.023 (J Momjian ) 0.013 7.647 0.017
Qualified: #6 6.861 195.62 #42 7.637 173.61
Dye runs almost right on and takes the close win. Bobby Dye Jr.'s MOV: 0.0163 seconds
(approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7800 Les Figueroa 6207 Jim Morris
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.010 7.071 183.89 0.008 7.372 183.05
T/D Dial: 7.07 (+/-): 0.001 T/D Dial: 7.36 (+/-): 0.012
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Swift ) 0.028 7.064 -0.016 (L Diyco ) 0.049 7.359 0.009
Qualified: #12 7.051 191.59 #24 7.334 184.22
A eight light and a ten light. Close at the finish line too. Les Figueroa's MOV: 0.0093 seconds
(approximately 2 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
744 Del Cox Jr 7346 Robert Tevis
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.001 6.868 189.68 0.043 7.175 187.99
T/D Dial: 6.82 (+/-): 0.048 T/D Dial: 7.18 (+/-): -0.005
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Leerkamp ) 0.001 6.841 0.041 (C NcNicol ) 0.034 7.195 0.025
Qualified: #2 6.782 197.19 #14 7.150 188.96
Lots of smoke from Cox's dragster down the track, but he takes the win, as Tevis just breaks
out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7285 Steve White 7054 Robert Broguiere
E2 ****WINNER**** -0.026 7.587 177.37 -0.010 7.841 176.12
T/D Dial: 7.57 (+/-): 0.017 T/D Dial: 7.83 (+/-): 0.011
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Propp ) 0.064 7.583 0.053 (A Morris ) 0.031 7.821 0.061
Qualified: #34 7.562 178.68 #46 7.780 176.72
Double red light and White gets the nod by being the second to leave the line.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
793 Tom McBride 7177 Ron Hartzell
E2 0.027 7.681 175.21 ****WINNER**** 0.024 7.513 176.51
T/D Dial: 7.67 (+/-): 0.011 T/D Dial: 7.50 (+/-): 0.013
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Morgan ) 0.068 7.667 0.037 (J Johnson ) 0.008 7.516 0.066
Qualified: #41 7.637 177.74 #29 7.453 180.36
Good lights and a close finish. Ron Hartzell's MOV: 0.0016 seconds (approximately 5
inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7094 Jim Willoughby 7160 Andy Spiegel
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.901 169.70 -0.003 6.907 187.96
T/D Dial: 7.90 (+/-): 0.001 T/D Dial: 6.91 (+/-): -0.003
Prior rounds:
E1 (L Scarth ) 0.025 7.893 0.013 (J Butler ) 0.014 6.985 0.095
Qualified: #49 7.851 171.38 #4 6.821 197.13
-0.003 Red light for Spiegel and a -0.003 break out too. Willoughby goes on to round
three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7107 Pat Jones 7395 Justin Morgan
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.008 7.377 177.37 0.048 7.504 173.41
T/D Dial: 7.39 (+/-): -0.013 T/D Dial: 7.52 (+/-): -0.016
Prior rounds:
E1 (P Gladden ) 0.046 7.357 0.027 (R Priddy ) 0.027 7.512 0.012
Qualified: #25 7.369 181.98 #37 7.610 176.81
Jones has the better light and breaks out less than Morgan to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7449 Chip Rumis 7878 Colt Dwyer
E2 0.036 6.808 197.25 ****WINNER**** 0.022 7.626 167.99
T/D Dial: 6.82 (+/-): -0.012 T/D Dial: 7.63 (+/-): -0.004
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Hentges ) 0.006 6.812 0.032 (J Fiello ) 0.026 7.692 0.062
Qualified: #3 6.805 197.36 #39 7.631 177.49
Double breakout win for Dwyer.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7693 Will Harrison 7122 Tony Jardino
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.026 7.360 177.11 0.032 6.944 193.93
T/D Dial: 7.35 (+/-): 0.010 T/D Dial: 6.92 (+/-): 0.024
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Diyco ) 0.051 7.326 -0.004 (G Nash ) 0.022 6.926 0.016
Qualified: #21 7.303 184.65 #9 6.918 195.03
Will Harrison's MOV: 0.0204 seconds (approximately 6 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 7089 Terry White
E2 ****WINNER**** -0.029 8.286 118.36
T/D Dial: 7.61 (+/-): 0.676
Prior rounds:
E1 (W Boxold ) 0.000 7.596 0.026
Qualified: #35 7.585 177.00
White with the Bye run to wrap up the session.10:51 a.m.
Timing data courtesy of
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