Sat, 20 Sep 2008, 02:32 PM Top Dragster Shootout Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

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

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3016 Rick Forish                          3985 Bob Nichols                  
E1                   0.047  7.178 183.17     ****WINNER****  0.018  7.238 176.70
        T/D  Dial: 7.15 (+/-):  0.028             T/D  Dial: 7.19 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:             #8  0.008   NS                          #4  0.004   NS  

2:19 p.m. Several of the cars originally qualified for this special event broke during qualifying this weekend, so there are several alternates in the lineup.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   31 John Coughlin                         329 James Monroe                 
E1                   0.004  7.095 190.51     ****WINNER****  0.002  7.099 176.49
        T/D  Dial: 7.10 (+/-): -0.005             T/D  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:             #3  0.003   NS                          #7  0.007   NS  

James Monroe's package: 0.011.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   33 Dean McIlvain                        3726 Pascal Lecompte              
E1                   0.053  6.929 193.60     ****WINNER****  0.042  6.937 189.47
        T/D  Dial: 6.94 (+/-): -0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:             #1  0.001   NS                          #5  0.005   NS  

Lecompte races Monroe in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   32 Jeffrey Brown                        321B Karsten Blume                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.888 180.38                     0.015  7.283 171.71
        T/D  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.008             T/D  Dial: 7.20 (+/-):  0.083
 Qualified:             #2  0.002   NS                          #6  0.006   NS  

Jeffrey Brown's MOV: 0.0557 seconds (approximately 14 feet). He races Nichols in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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