Sat, 28 Sep 2013, 20:03 PM Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4281 Rob McKinley Jr.                     421K Keith McCullar               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.116 221.96                     0.031  6.507 207.15
         T/D  Dial: 6.09 (+/-):  0.026             T/D  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Freer     ) 0.015  6.108  0.038      (J Medlin    ) -0.004  6.490 -0.020
 Qualified:             #3  6.125 228.85                       #11  6.512 207.88

6:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.50 inches, adjusted altitude 2,646 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                     5947 Larry Piper                  
E2                   0.007  6.793 189.52     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.668 203.58
         T/D  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.023             T/D  Dial: 6.66 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Ellison   ) 0.005  6.786 -0.004      (R Wilson    ) 0.030  6.661 -0.109
 Qualified:            #24  6.783 191.95                       #16  6.573 209.04

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 370X Bill Riddle                            51 Phil Unruh                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.640 174.59                     8.975 No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.090             T/D  Dial: 6.45 (+/-): 93.549
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Strickland) 0.007  6.557  0.007      (D Harrington) 0.006  6.459  0.029
 Qualified:            #15  6.544 204.73                        #7  6.418 213.27

The tree came down and Unruh never made a move.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   39 Phillip Oakley                       3645 Chris Ray                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.568 194.18                     0.078  6.540 210.50
         T/D  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.008             T/D  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  0.080
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Edwards   ) 0.056  6.560 -0.010      (D Phelps    ) 0.044  6.477 -0.003
 Qualified:            #18  6.595 205.51                       #10  6.487 213.37

Phillip Oakley's package: 0.015.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3991 JB Strassweg                         5192 Mark Grame                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  6.525 207.50                    -0.005 15.295  60.77
         T/D  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.045             T/D  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  8.545
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Banks Jr  ) 0.035  6.471 -0.089      (R Moser     ) 0.022  6.752  0.002
 Qualified:            #14  6.542 206.80                       #22  6.733 198.35

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   31 James Monroe                         3772 Scott Carman                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.517 206.73                     0.021  6.633 202.33
         T/D  Dial: 6.51 (+/-):  0.007             T/D  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Atchison  ) 0.002  6.524  0.014      (R Prince    ) 0.003  6.623  0.013
 Qualified:            #12  6.514 209.69                       #20  6.636 200.65

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3122 Kerrie Mae Smith                     3880 Tom Fisher                   
E2                  -0.027  6.489 210.50     ****WINNER****  0.048  6.706 191.43
         T/D  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.126
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Atchison  ) 0.188  6.496  0.026      (B Fuller    ) 0.028  7.320  0.740
 Qualified:             #9  6.477 211.89                       #17  6.592 200.35

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  306 Donald Floyd                         5839 Lane Dicken                  
E2                   0.036  6.656 203.71     ****WINNER****  0.004  7.081 153.67
         T/D  Dial: 6.67 (+/-): -0.014             T/D  Dial: 6.85 (+/-):  0.231
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Tidrick   ) 0.023  6.687 -0.003      (K Dvorak    ) 0.015  6.878  0.008
 Qualified:            #21  6.688 204.17                       #29  6.856 192.49

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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