Sat, 05 May 2012, 20:50 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BATON ROUGE, La. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster at the 2012 Nitro Jam Series, IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam presented by Domino's Pizza, Day Two:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4099 Lee Lightfoot                              Bye
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.002  6.667 208.14     
         T/D  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  0.077    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K BROUSSARD ) 0.023  6.630  0.040   
E1    (L RUTLAND   ) 0.005  6.610  0.010   
 Qualified:             #3  6.509 210.97                     Bye

Lightfoot runs it all the way though on the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4653 Larry Eidson                          403 Ed Ridenhour                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  7.102 186.25                     0.014  7.357 182.33
         T/D  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.012             T/D  Dial: 7.29 (+/-):  0.067
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A COWAN     ) 0.016  7.108  0.018      (J ALBRITTON ) 0.023  7.321  0.031
E1    (J OGDEN     ) 0.023  7.107  0.017      (N CARMENA   )       No Time      
 Qualified:            #14  7.083 190.35                       #19  7.278 183.93

Ridenhour had the better light this time, but Eidson did a better job at the stripe. Larry Eidson's MOV: 0.0361 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4470 Mike Nicoll                          4083 Neil Arsement                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022  7.185 184.61                     0.004  7.337 184.69
         T/D  Dial: 7.19 (+/-): -0.005             T/D  Dial: 7.35 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T ROBINSON  ) 0.019  7.202  0.002      (K ZELLER    ) 0.004  7.364  0.034
E1    (M KEYLICH   ) 0.036  7.237  0.037      (T GLEN RESTE) 0.025  7.331  0.041
 Qualified:            #16  7.190 188.04                       #21  7.304 185.75

Arsement had a great light, took too much stripe. Mike Nicoll's MOV: Double breakout. He races Lightfoot in the quarterfinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4072 Chase Murray                         4419 Ryan Spruell                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.359 219.03                    -0.007  7.839 170.13
         T/D  Dial: 6.39 (+/-): -0.031             T/D  Dial: 7.80 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J MOHANA    ) 0.018  6.764  0.374      (R GIBSON    ) 0.013  7.927  0.127
E1                   0.037  6.396  0.046      (T LEVATINO  ) 0.012  7.829  0.029
 Qualified:             #1  6.322 219.51                       #37  7.831 169.39

Chase Murray's MOV: opponent's red light. He races Eidson next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4246 T.J. Tracey                          444Z Randy Zunker                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.031  7.588 148.39                     0.037  7.683 178.28
         T/D  Dial: 7.47 (+/-):  0.118             T/D  Dial: 7.15 (+/-):  0.533
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C MITCHELL  ) 0.031  7.483 -0.007      (M PENNINGTON) 0.002  7.159  0.009
E1    (J ADAMS     ) 0.032  7.476  0.006      (S BALL      ) 0.010  7.182  0.012
 Qualified:            #30  7.483 179.03                       #15  7.094 190.67

Zunker slowed.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4299 Jimmy Thibodeaux                     4941 Sam Patrick                  
E3                  -0.404  6.995 194.21     ****WINNER****  0.005  7.364 183.37
         T/D  Dial: 7.02 (+/-): -0.025             T/D  Dial: 7.35 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B THOMAS    ) 0.095  7.035  0.005                     0.040  7.355 -0.025
E1    (K SALVADRAS ) 0.026  7.045  0.045      (A MCCOOL    ) 0.022  7.407  0.077
 Qualified:             #8  6.968 195.69                       #22  7.316 183.97

Sam Patrick's MOV: opponent's red light. He races Tracey in the quarters. Sam Patrick's package: 0.019.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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