Sun, 29 Sep 2013, 15:03 PM Top Dragster Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 4 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
 5947 Larry Piper                            39 Phillip Oakley               
E4                   0.018  6.629 201.19     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.586 195.36
         T/D  Dial: 6.63 (+/-): -0.001             T/D  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Monroe    ) 0.013  6.624 -0.026      (J Strassweg ) 0.013  6.557  0.007
E2    (A Bertozzi  ) 0.002  6.668  0.008      (C Ray       ) 0.007  6.568  0.008
E1    (R Wilson    ) 0.030  6.661 -0.109      (R Edwards   ) 0.056  6.560 -0.010
 Qualified:            #16  6.573 209.04                       #18  6.595 205.51

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.57 inches, adjusted altitude 2,132 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Oakley with the advantage on the tree and the win...he advances to his first National event final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5839 Lane Dicken                          370X Bill Riddle                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.896 191.24                     0.030  6.559 193.40
         T/D  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.026             T/D  Dial: 6.54 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Fisher    ) 0.012  6.882  0.052      (R McKinley J) 0.013  6.546  0.006
E2    (D Floyd     ) 0.004  7.081  0.231      (P Unruh     ) 0.007  6.640  0.090
E1    (K Dvorak    ) 0.015  6.878  0.008      (J Strickland) 0.007  6.557  0.007
 Qualified:            #29  6.856 192.49                       #15  6.544 204.73

Lane Dicken's MOV: 0.0108 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Dickens is going to his first National event final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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