Mon, 15 Oct 2012, 01:08 AM Top Dragster Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Hughes Performance Top Dragster at the NHRA, Seventh annual NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  622 Tom Pappas                           7498 Steve Casner                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.014  7.135 189.50                     0.040  7.506 178.40
         T/D  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.015             T/D  Dial: 7.51 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Cracraft  ) 0.010  7.164  0.044      (R Lamb      ) 0.020  7.520  0.010
E3                   0.047  7.124  0.004      (L Imerti Cox) 0.004  7.522  0.022
E2    (K Kleinewebe) 0.018  7.127  0.007      (J Morris    ) 0.014  7.512  0.022
E1    (M Kile      ) 0.060  7.085 -0.055      (M Macbrair  ) 0.010  7.473  0.003
 Qualified:            #23  7.047 192.49                       #39  7.452 180.31

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.
Tom Pappas takes win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0070 seconds (approximately 22 inches), opponent broke out by just -0.004.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Art Hoover                                 Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.824 197.59     
         T/D  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  0.004    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (G Slatten   ) 0.006  6.844  0.024   
E3    (D Hills     ) 0.002  6.870  0.060   
E2    (D Cox Jr    ) 0.029  6.851  0.041   
E1    (J Richardson) 0.002  6.824  0.054   
 Qualified:             #7  6.761 198.20                     Bye

Bye run to the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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