Sat, 26 Sep 2015, 20:17 PM Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 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
 3268 Danny Nelson                         4407 Bob Henry                    
E2                  -0.040  7.345 133.83     ****WINNER****  0.238 14.891  84.53
         T/D  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.775             T/D  Dial: 6.29 (+/-):  8.601
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J White     ) 0.020  6.582  0.012      (Z Sackman   ) 0.005  6.318  0.028
 Qualified:            #32  6.506 207.75                        #8  6.289 220.69

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,237 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Nelson goes red and Henry gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2095 Jeff Burns                           3322 Tim Paap                     
E2                   0.006  6.518 195.08     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.353 193.65
         T/D  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.118             T/D  Dial: 6.28 (+/-):  0.073
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Sullivan  ) 0.044  6.425  0.035      (M Rodgers   ) 0.021  6.333  0.013
 Qualified:            #18  6.392 210.14                       #10  6.305 214.38

Paap with a near perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3239 Ashley Tidrick                       5790 J.R. Lobner                  
E2                   0.015  6.255 211.36     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.529 196.76
         T/D  Dial: 6.27 (+/-): -0.015             T/D  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.049
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Oakley    ) 0.010  6.263  0.013      (J Prevo     ) 0.022  6.522  0.042
 Qualified:             #5  6.216 220.55                       #29  6.461 211.43

Lobner with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3528 Andy Johnson                         5937 Mike Meier                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.093 192.99                     0.011  8.523 114.68
         T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-):  0.093             T/D  Dial: 6.53 (+/-):  1.993
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Piper     ) 0.009  6.286  0.066      (J Deakins   ) 0.063 14.247  7.707
 Qualified:             #3  6.189 224.25                       #33  6.552 206.13

Meier with the starting line advantage, but has problems and Johnson gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   41 Mark Jones                           3332 Shanna Snyder                
E2                   0.010  6.482 203.71     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.320 219.15
         T/D  Dial: 6.37 (+/-):  0.112             T/D  Dial: 6.28 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Fisher    ) 0.048  6.407  0.057      (J Strassweg ) 0.005  6.300  0.060
 Qualified:            #15  6.356 218.16                        #7  6.255 228.34

Jones with the starting line advantage, but Snyder gets the win. She will face Johnson in thenext round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  306 Don Floyd                            4360 Ross Laris                   
E2                   0.024  6.412 210.01     ****WINNER****  0.003  6.369 200.35
         T/D  Dial: 6.38 (+/-):  0.032             T/D  Dial: 6.32 (+/-):  0.049
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Prince    ) 0.042  6.389  0.019      (P Unruh     ) 0.014  6.340  0.030
 Qualified:            #17  6.372 213.16                        #9  6.291 222.51

Laris with a near perfect light and the win. Ross Laris' MOV: 0.0143 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He will face Lobner in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Matt Driskell                          17 Al Kenny                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.406 209.56                    -0.008  6.434 213.91
         T/D  Dial: 6.42 (+/-): -0.014             T/D  Dial: 6.41 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Moser     ) 0.009  6.443  0.013      (A Peavler   ) 0.025  6.427 -0.023
 Qualified:            #20  6.423 210.60                       #28  6.458 215.31

Kenny is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Driskell with the win and he will face Henry in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5649 Rick Wilson                           333 Marco Abruzzi                
E2                   0.022  6.487 197.59     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.279 217.49
         T/D  Dial: 0.00 (+/-):  6.487             T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Fisher    ) 0.037  6.462 -0.028      (K Dvorak    ) 0.009  6.319  0.049
 Qualified:            #30  6.464 210.67                        #6  6.250 220.94

Abruzzi with a great light and the win...Marco Abruzzi's MOV: 0.0205 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He will face Paap in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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