Sun, 08 Sep 2013, 14:24 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

EARLVILLE, Iowa - Results of round 3 eliminations in FinelineGraphics/MadcapEngines Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division, event at Tri-State Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                5714 Cary Shonley                 
E3                                            ****WINNER**** -0.009  7.490 180.65
                                                   T/D  Dial: 7.37 (+/-):  0.120
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (H Brown     ) 0.305  7.618  0.248
E1                                           (M Krupa     ) 0.077  8.784  1.664
 Qualified:                                                      #22  7.172 188.57

1:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,619 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Phil Unruh defeated Matt Driskell here last year and is in second place in the 2013 Division 5 point chase, just twenty points behind the leader, Jeff Koron. Dave Slatter is in third place. Shonley gets the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3639 Nick Folk                            5015 Marty Tunks                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.509 172.34                     0.001  7.286 183.82
         T/D  Dial: 7.50 (+/-):  0.009             T/D  Dial: 7.26 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Wilson    ) 0.007  7.506  0.046      (M Driskell  ) 0.021  7.280  0.000
E1    (D Speer     ) 0.024  7.519  0.029      (M Meier     ) 0.060  7.341  0.031
 Qualified:            #27  7.452 180.36                       #24  7.252 185.08

Nick Folk is second off the line with a 0.008 light, as Tunks cuts a 0.001 light to lose. MOV: 0.0101 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He races Shonely next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5998 David Harrington                       58 Jeff Koron                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.850 193.13                     0.023  6.748 201.67
         T/D  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Smith     ) 0.042  6.828  0.018      (P Unruh     ) 0.019  6.727 -0.033
E1    (D Patterson ) 0.062  6.851  0.001      (B Black     ) 0.000  6.806  0.026
 Qualified:            #13  6.837 199.02                       #10  6.716 203.28

Close in the lights. David Harrington's MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5839 Lane Dicken                          5505 Bob Wright                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.154 185.59                    -0.008  6.635 202.61
         T/D  Dial: 7.16 (+/-): -0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Micetich  ) 0.004  7.187  0.047      (R Ross      ) 0.045  6.644  0.044
E1    (L Feist     ) 0.000  7.202  0.032      (D Slatten   ) 0.012  6.673  0.033
 Qualified:            #21  7.120 187.23                        #5  6.587 204.48

Lane Dicken races Harrington next round. MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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