Sun, 09 Nov 2014, 16:59 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Short Line Express Market Gambler Shootout:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7208 Denny Hills                            77 Val Torres Jr.               
E3                   0.008  6.221 224.70     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.809 193.05
         T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.051             T/D  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Micelli   ) 0.109  6.139 -0.001      (P Snell     ) 0.011  6.774  0.024
E1    (R Dahlberg  ) 0.007  6.235  0.045      (M Perivolari) 0.024  6.799  0.009
 Qualified:             #3  6.146 223.28                       #27  6.748 200.17

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 27.74 inches, adjusted altitude 4,418 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Hill with a great reaction time, but Torres Jr. gets the win. Val Torres Jr.'s MOV: 0.0174 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7029 Bobby Ray McMahan                    620T Jake Neibauer                
E3                   0.030  6.751 200.56     ****WINNER****  0.012  6.925 192.06
         T/D  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Upton     ) -0.006  6.727 -0.013      (R Buttons   ) 0.006  6.898  0.008
E1    (S Hearn     ) 0.042  6.776  0.036      (R McKinley  ) 0.000  6.936  0.026
 Qualified:            #29  6.757 200.26                       #37  6.888 198.03

Neibauer with a great light and the win. Jake Neibauer's MOV: 0.0246 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 719R Russell Suyenaga                      634 Dan Lafferty                 
E3                   0.028  6.513 213.67     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.894 186.02
         T/D  Dial: 6.45 (+/-):  0.063             T/D  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Dawson    ) 0.009  6.428  0.028      (M Mac Brair ) 0.042  6.889  0.029
E1    (C Gulitti   ) 0.014  6.490  0.040      (A Englen    ) 0.027  6.884  0.004
 Qualified:             #8  6.401 216.93                       #32  6.843 195.73

Lafferty with a good light and the win. Dan Lafferty's MOV: 0.0497 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  713 Tom Koenen                           7167 Ryan Priddy                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.924 196.36                     0.024  6.717 203.65
         T/D  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Trujillo  ) 0.005  6.905  0.005      (J Bradford  ) 0.063  6.670  0.020
E1    (L Burnham   ) 0.039  6.934  0.014      (E Olpin     ) 0.060  6.689  0.009
 Qualified:            #41  6.913 196.96                       #17  6.648 204.26

Koenen with a good light and the win. Tom Koenen's MOV: 0.0188 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Koenen wil face Neibauer in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4608 Michael Kile                           71 Jake Morris                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.285 217.14                     0.005  6.656 203.65
         T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-):  0.035             T/D  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.106
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Provost   ) 0.045  6.236  0.026      (T Jardino   ) 0.043  6.539  0.009
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.013  6.356  0.156      (C Thode     ) 0.012  6.594  0.024
 Qualified:             #4  6.207 221.34                       #12  6.528 211.56

Morris with a great light and the win. Michael Kile's MOV: 0.0471 seconds (approximately 14 feet). Morris will face Lafferty in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7791 George Clark                           52 Phil Unruh                   
E3                   0.013  6.719 201.76     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.523 203.31
         T/D  Dial: 6.66 (+/-):  0.059             T/D  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Prather   ) 0.023  6.704  0.044      (L Byrum     ) 0.006  6.469  0.009
E1    (D Morgan    ) 0.006  6.742  0.082      (J Johnson   ) 0.019  6.475 -0.015
 Qualified:            #18  6.659 203.46                       #10  6.425 216.17

Clark with the starting line advantage, but Unruh gets the win light. Phil Unruh's MOV: 0.0192 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Unruh keeps his title hopes alive.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Mark Jones                            369 Joe Hessling                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.676 207.75                     0.020  6.397 219.36
         T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.036             T/D  Dial: 6.34 (+/-):  0.057
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lobner    ) 0.030  6.613  0.013      (C Andrade   ) 0.010  6.346  0.006
E1    (K Kleinewebe) 0.039  6.780  0.140      (E Wells     ) 0.016  6.462  0.062
 Qualified:            #15  6.618 210.18                        #7  6.334 221.02

Hessling with the starting line advantage, but Jones gets the win. Mark Jones' MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 3 feet). By our unofficial point standings with the win Jones just won the Division Four Top Dragster title. Jones will face Torres Jr. in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 747L Ryen Lamb                             711 John Freer                   
E3                  -0.002  7.469 160.48     ****WINNER****  0.055  7.109 188.62
         T/D  Dial: 7.39 (+/-):  0.079             T/D  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.099
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Kenny     ) 0.018  7.361  0.011      (J Lobner    ) 0.004  7.008  0.008
E1    (G Nash      ) 0.016  7.400  0.010      (A Pulliam   ) 0.015  7.038  0.008
 Qualified:            #62  7.332 182.82                       #54  7.042 188.31

Lamb went red and Freer gets the easy win. Freer will face Unruh in the next round.

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