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Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 17:58 PM

Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in HUGHES PERFORMANCE Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7762 Chuck Hawk                            744 Del Cox Jr                   
E3                   0.010  6.976 192.77     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.870 194.77
         T/D  Dial: 6.98 (+/-): -0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.66 (+/-):  0.210
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Torres Jr ) 0.004  7.014  0.074      (B Ray McMaha) 0.029  6.850  0.020
E1    (S Taylor    ) 0.011  6.958  0.058      (R Gregory   ) 0.008  6.824 -0.026
 Qualified:            #24  6.916 194.18                       #18  6.867 192.91

3:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 8 percent, barometer 28.38 inches, adjusted altitude 3,158 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Del Cox Jr Gets a 0.001 light to Hawk's 0.010 to push him out. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6591 Moe Trujillo                         7875 Roy Cracraft                 
E3                   0.061  6.873 195.87     ****WINNER****  0.035  7.061 193.02
         T/D  Dial: 6.89 (+/-): -0.017             T/D  Dial: 7.07 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Unruh     ) 0.032  6.874 -0.006      (D Aguayo    ) 0.022  7.071  0.011
E1    (T Shambaugh ) 0.061  6.861 -0.029      (M Silvia    ) 0.034  7.060  0.010
 Qualified:            #15  6.842 199.49                       #33  7.073 191.51

Roy Cracraft has the better light and will race Cox next round. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0180 seconds (approximately 5 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6718 Shane Molinari                       7441 Leah Imerti Cox              
E3                   0.024  6.870 194.13     ****WINNER****  0.034  7.109 186.67
         T/D  Dial: 6.89 (+/-): -0.020             T/D  Dial: 7.12 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M MacBrair  ) 0.015  6.904  0.044      (G Clark     ) 0.006  7.119  0.019
E1    (L Alvey     ) 0.024  6.925  0.065      (J Lewis     ) 0.009  7.099 -0.011
 Qualified:            #19  6.877 196.70                       #37  7.123 186.02

A little staging dual and they both have OK lights. Leah Imerti Cox's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0180 seconds (approximately 5 feet) in a double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7848 Jon Bradford                           51 JR Lobner                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010  7.244 185.26                     0.016  6.873 193.71
         T/D  Dial: 7.24 (+/-):  0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.88 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Whiteley  ) 0.023  7.244 -0.016      (J Richardson) 0.010  6.979  0.079
E1    (G Nash      ) 0.033  7.251  0.011      (G Campbell  ) 0.005  6.913  0.043
 Qualified:            #46  7.275 184.70                       #16  6.850 197.51

Two great lights and Jon Bradford takes the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

Jon Bradford's package: 0.014. He will see Imerti-Cox in the next round with the winner getting the bye to the finals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7208 Denny Hills                          7980 Joe Roubicek                 
E3                   0.028  6.199 224.70     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.739 202.88
         T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.039             T/D  Dial: 6.73 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Snell     ) 0.013  6.189  0.059      (J Dawson    ) 0.028  6.834  0.114
E1    (G Slatten   ) 0.000  6.129 -0.041      (C Lindsey   ) 0.016  6.729  0.019
 Qualified:             #2  6.209 222.99                        #8  6.725 202.03

Joe Roubicek has a 0.022 package for the win. MOV: 0.0455 seconds (approximately 15 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7336 Justin Davis                         7026 George Nann                  
E3                   0.030  7.051 187.18     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.810 198.61
         T/D  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.041             T/D  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.050
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Upton     ) 0.000  7.019  0.009      (C Phelps    ) -0.011  6.785  0.025
E1    (C Rumis     ) 0.026  7.006  0.026      (R Scott     ) -0.008  6.741 -0.019
 Qualified:            #29  7.034 189.15                       #11  6.772 201.67

Hole shot win for George Nann. MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

3:54 p.m. He will race Roubicek later today.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink