Mon, 8 Oct 2007, 03:04 PM
Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
7107 Pat Jones 7993 Alan Englen
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.031 7.374 181.96 -0.003 7.681 174.55
T/D Dial: 7.39 (+/-): -0.016 T/D Dial: 7.69 (+/-): -0.009
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Morgan ) 0.008 7.377 -0.013 (R Tietz ) 0.019 7.686 0.026
E1 (P Gladden ) 0.046 7.357 0.027 (J Denton ) 0.157 7.682 0.052
Qualified: #25 7.369 181.98 #43 7.660 174.84
11:49 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent,
barometer 29.94 inches. Englen just misses the green by -0.003 to give the win to Jones. Both
cars break out to boot.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
744 Del Cox Jr 7798 Daniel Fiello
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.069 6.894 186.05 0.075 7.323 178.64
T/D Dial: 6.84 (+/-): 0.054 T/D Dial: 7.33 (+/-): -0.007
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Tevis ) 0.001 6.868 0.048 (S Kelso ) 0.071 7.347 0.067
E1 (S Leerkamp ) 0.001 6.841 0.041 (G Palacios ) -0.008 7.267 -0.083
Qualified: #2 6.782 197.19 #20 7.258 184.80
Fiello breaks out by -0.007 to give the win to Cox.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7285 Steve White 7094 Jim Willoughby
E3 ****WINNER**** -0.009 7.596 171.75 -0.001 7.908 170.60
T/D Dial: 7.60 (+/-): -0.004 T/D Dial: 7.90 (+/-): 0.008
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Broguiere ) -0.026 7.587 0.017 (A Spiegel ) 0.013 7.901 0.001
E1 (J Propp ) 0.064 7.583 0.053 (L Scarth ) 0.025 7.893 0.013
Qualified: #34 7.562 178.68 #49 7.851 171.38
Double red light and White gets the advantage of leaving last.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7800 Les Figueroa 7013 Bobby Dye Jr.
E3 0.006 7.083 186.46 ****WINNER**** 0.014 7.663 172.78
T/D Dial: 7.07 (+/-): 0.013 T/D Dial: 7.66 (+/-): 0.003
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Morris ) 0.010 7.071 0.001 (J Roubicek ) 0.042 7.658 0.008
E1 (C Swift ) 0.028 7.064 -0.016 (J Momjian ) 0.013 7.647 0.017
Qualified: #12 7.051 191.59 #42 7.637 173.61
Two really good lights, but Dye's seventeen package is just a little better than Figueroa'
nineteen. Bobby Dye Jr.'s MOV: 0.0021 seconds (approximately 7 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7089 Terry White 7177 Ron Hartzell
E3 0.019 7.694 171.49 ****WINNER**** 0.035 7.545 174.53
T/D Dial: 7.64 (+/-): 0.054 T/D Dial: 7.51 (+/-): 0.035
Prior rounds:
E2 -0.029 8.286 0.676 (T McBride ) 0.024 7.513 0.013
E1 (W Boxold ) 0.000 7.596 0.026 (J Johnson ) 0.008 7.516 0.066
Qualified: #35 7.585 177.00 #29 7.453 180.36
Ron Hartzell's MOV: 0.0032 seconds (approximately 10 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7693 Will Harrison 7878 Colt Dwyer
E3 -0.012 7.339 183.10 ****WINNER**** 0.019 7.639 177.02
T/D Dial: 7.38 (+/-): -0.041 T/D Dial: 7.60 (+/-): 0.039
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Jardino ) 0.026 7.360 0.010 (C Rumis ) 0.022 7.626 -0.004
E1 (C Diyco ) 0.051 7.326 -0.004 (J Fiello ) 0.026 7.692 0.062
Qualified: #21 7.303 184.65 #39 7.631 177.49
Harrison goes red by -0.012 and Dwyer gets the free pass to round four.
Timing data courtesy of
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