Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 16:16 PM Top Dragster Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  503 Ken Wolf                               51 Phil Unruh                   
E4                   0.044  7.269 185.05     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.787 199.29
         T/D  Dial: 7.31 (+/-): -0.041             T/D  Dial: 6.82 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Johnson   ) 0.027  7.314  0.054      (R Wilson    ) 0.009  6.823  0.033
E2    (V Johnson   ) 0.024  7.330 -0.030      (J Gerhardt  ) 0.011  6.843  0.063
E1    (M Mustard   ) 0.099  7.328  0.088      (G Slatten   ) 0.039  6.832  0.062
 Qualified:            #31  7.260 186.23                        #6  6.754 203.28

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 24.17 inches, adjusted altitude 9,585 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

They leave together with wolf getting the slight advantage, Unruh wins the double breakout race.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5396 Brad Johnson                           58 Jeff Koron                   
E4                  -0.018  7.448 144.40     ****WINNER****  0.010  7.121 191.57
         T/D  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  0.428             T/D  Dial: 7.14 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Renck     ) 0.017  7.035  0.065      (D Oenes     ) 0.012  7.143  0.053
E2    (B Basgall   ) 0.028  7.021  0.041      (B Ross      ) 0.043  7.128  0.008
E1    (J Bates     ) 0.014  6.981  0.001      (M Rhodes    ) 0.012  7.119  0.029
 Qualified:            #13  6.965 194.91                       #22  7.080 192.85

Johnson is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. It will be Koron and Unruh in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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