Sat, 26 Sep 2015, 17:40 PM
Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth
annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3239 Ashley Tidrick 38 Phillip Oakley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.263 214.35 0.010 6.446 207.46
T/D Dial: 6.25 (+/-): 0.013 T/D Dial: 6.43 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #5 6.216 220.55 #21 6.425 208.78
4:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent,
barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 2,371 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.Ashley
Tidrick's MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 11 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
408 Richard Prince 306 Don Floyd
E1 0.082 6.110 231.71 ****WINNER**** 0.042 6.389 211.96
T/D Dial: 6.08 (+/-): 0.030 T/D Dial: 6.37 (+/-): 0.019
Qualified: #1 6.074 232.67 #17 6.372 213.16
Floyd pulls the wheels at the hit, makes a move to the right, then sets the wheels down and gets
the dragster back in the groove and takes the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3687 Al Peavler 17 Al Kenny
E1 -0.003 6.340 216.65 ****WINNER**** 0.025 6.427 214.45
T/D Dial: 6.33 (+/-): 0.010 T/D Dial: 6.45 (+/-): -0.023
Qualified: #12 6.328 217.49 #28 6.458 215.31
Peavler leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Kenny.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3505 Jim Prevo 5790 J.R. Lobner
E1 0.038 6.318 202.03 ****WINNER**** 0.022 6.522 194.04
T/D Dial: 6.34 (+/-): -0.022 T/D Dial: 6.48 (+/-): 0.042
Qualified: #13 6.330 212.53 #29 6.461 211.43
Lobner gets the advantage off the line, Prevo takes the stripe but breaks out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
51 Matt Driskell 3510 Rob Moser
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.009 6.443 203.37 -0.013 6.385 181.64
T/D Dial: 6.43 (+/-): 0.013 T/D Dial: 6.19 (+/-): 0.195
Qualified: #20 6.423 210.60 #4 6.197 223.91
Moser leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Driskell.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3991 J.B. Strassweg 3332 Shanna Snyder
E1 0.013 6.419 204.76 ****WINNER**** 0.005 6.300 217.70
T/D Dial: 6.43 (+/-): -0.011 T/D Dial: 6.24 (+/-): 0.060
Qualified: #23 6.441 208.71 #7 6.255 228.34
Strassweg is a little behind off the line and breaks out trying to hold off Snyder.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2095 Jeff Burns 3851 Craig Sullivan
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.044 6.425 206.01 0.030 6.223 199.05
T/D Dial: 6.39 (+/-): 0.035 T/D Dial: 6.17 (+/-): 0.053
Qualified: #18 6.392 210.14 #2 6.170 220.48
Burns gets out of the gate first and takes the close win.,p>Jeff Burns' MOV: 0.0047 seconds
(approximately 16 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3528 Andy Johnson 5947 Larry Piper
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.009 6.286 204.54 0.014 6.492 209.14
T/D Dial: 6.22 (+/-): 0.066 T/D Dial: 6.42 (+/-): 0.072
Qualified: #3 6.189 224.25 #19 6.417 213.30
Johnson gets a small advantage off the line, reels in Piper and takes the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
46 Mallori Rodgers 3322 Tim Paap
E1 0.011 6.385 211.00 ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.333 200.62
T/D Dial: 6.33 (+/-): 0.055 T/D Dial: 6.32 (+/-): 0.013
Qualified: #26 6.451 208.46 #10 6.305 214.38
Rodgers gets out of the gate with the advantage but can't run the number.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5649 Rick Wilson 398F Joe Fisher
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.037 6.462 210.54 -0.013 6.374 219.51
T/D Dial: 6.49 (+/-): -0.028 T/D Dial: 6.35 (+/-): 0.024
Qualified: #30 6.464 210.67 #14 6.351 220.98
Fisher hits the throttle a little too soon and turns on the red light giving Wilson the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
306K Kyle Dvorak 333 Marco Abruzzi
E1 0.040 6.465 208.71 ****WINNER**** 0.009 6.319 201.07
T/D Dial: 6.39 (+/-): 0.075 T/D Dial: 6.27 (+/-): 0.049
Qualified: #22 6.426 209.85 #6 6.250 220.94
Abruzzi gets a big holeshot and hangs on for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3268 Danny Nelson 42 Jenifer White
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.020 6.582 204.17 0.043 6.322 203.06
T/D Dial: 6.57 (+/-): 0.012 T/D Dial: 6.35 (+/-): -0.028
Qualified: #32 6.506 207.75 #16 6.370 213.47
Nelson gets the advantage off the line, White takes the stripe but breaks out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3880 Tom Fisher 41 Mark Jones
E1 0.023 6.588 200.32 ****WINNER**** 0.048 6.407 212.09
T/D Dial: 6.48 (+/-): 0.108 T/D Dial: 6.35 (+/-): 0.057
Qualified: #31 6.498 200.89 #15 6.356 218.16
Fisher gets the holeshot but can't hold off Jones.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
52 Phil Unruh 4360 Ross Laris
E1 0.005 6.408 205.76 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.340 208.59
T/D Dial: 6.43 (+/-): -0.022 T/D Dial: 6.31 (+/-): 0.030
Qualified: #25 6.450 217.11 #9 6.291 222.51
Unruh gets the advantage off the line but takes a little too much stripe and breaks
out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
359X Zach Sackman 4407 Bob Henry
E1 -0.002 6.464 212.46 ****WINNER**** 0.005 6.318 219.22
T/D Dial: 6.45 (+/-): 0.014 T/D Dial: 6.29 (+/-): 0.028
Qualified: #24 6.448 213.33 #8 6.289 220.69
Sackman just misses the tree and goes red giving Henry the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3110 John Deakins 5937 Mike Meier
E1 -0.007 6.465 208.68 ****WINNER**** 0.063 14.247 64.60
T/D Dial: 6.45 (+/-): 0.015 T/D Dial: 6.54 (+/-): 7.707
Qualified: #27 6.453 209.72 #33 6.552 206.13
Meier is the alternate taking Hessling's place.Deakins leaves a little too quick and goes
red. Meier gets out of shape when he leaves the line, almost crosses the centerline and has to back
off the throttle.
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