Sun, 09 Jun 2013, 13:49 PM
Pro Drag Radial Round 1 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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PETERSBURG, Va. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Drag Radial at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, Simply Phones U.S. Drags VI:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2840 Frank Mewshaw 9746 Frank Soldridge
E1 0.080 7.412 78.83 ****WINNER**** 0.127 5.637 161.00
Qualified: #9 4.518 174.05 #8 4.468 179.76
1:28 p.m. Both drivers had problems getting hooked up for the launch, but Soldridge was able to backpedal and hook the tires up,
while Mewshaw kept on spinning each time he backed off and tried again.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
100 Keith Berry 949 Steve Jackson
E1 0.152 6.384 109.22 ****WINNER**** 0.062 4.523 177.21
Qualified: #5 4.407 175.39 #12 4.539 178.50
Berry never did get the tires hooked up. It sounded like Jackson went through the clutch (if he has one) but the tactic worked
and he ran better than he qualified for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
400C Kyle Huettel 7281 Kenny Hubbard
E1 0.157 10.286 53.36 ****WINNER**** 0.122 4.559 178.78
Qualified: #1 4.280 175.16 #16 4.624 163.39
A couple of Texans faced off here. #1-qualifier Huettel boiled the hides, while #16-qualifier Hubbard made his best run of the
event for the win.Hubbard will have lane choice against Soldridge in round 2.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2078 Mark Micke 2010 Tim Lynch
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.134 4.408 183.37 0.127 6.100 94.49
Qualified: #15 4.575 177.88 #2 4.320 183.84
Lynch watched the first two pairs of cars and elected to switch lanes, now preferring the right lane. That didn't work too well.
Lynch had problems finding traction, Micke went right down the track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4796 Steve Woolley 220 Kevin Fiscus
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.064 4.638 174.39 0.097 6.640 88.01
Qualified: #13 4.543 173.90 #4 4.388 182.23
Same story here - Fiscus choce to switch to the right lane, same poutcome. Fiscus spun, Woolley went right down the track. He
will not have lane choice when he faces Jackson in round 2.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
203 Eric Dillard 911 Jeff Cooner
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.097 4.582 178.59 0.032 6.229 86.06
Qualified: #14 4.558 180.40 #3 4.335 183.37
Cooner also chose the right lane, again could not find any traction over there. The winners so far have not posted exceptional
times, but they have succeeded in getting down the track without a lot of tire spin.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1967 Mark Woodruff B108 Scotty Gavadagno
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.189 4.833 174.39 0.063 5.146 169.96
Qualified: #6 4.421 183.22 #11 4.533 165.42
Woodruff chose the left lane and he did a good job of pedaling to overcome Gavadagno's holeshot and some tire spin. He won't
have lane choice when he faces Dillard in round 2.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1010 Kevin Mullins 101 Paul Major
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.322 9.135 72.79
Qualified: #7 4.456 184.17 #10 4.529 181.84
Mullins also chose the left lane. Mullins pre-staged, staged, then rolled the beams and Major got a freebie. Major spun the
tires, pedaled, then gave it up. He won't have lane choice when he faces Micke in round 2.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
