Fri, 16 Oct 2015, 15:21 PM

Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th
annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4455 William Swann 47 James Ogden
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.044 6.310 225.60 -0.500 10.237 81.75
T/D Dial: 6.15 (+/-): 0.160 T/D Dial: 6.44 (+/-): 3.797
Qualified: #4 6.145 226.09 #20 6.407 211.53
1:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent,
barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,723 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.Ogden left
way too soon and turned on the red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
51 Matt Driskell 4608 Michael Kile
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.025 6.460 199.08 0.037 6.245 199.73
T/D Dial: 6.42 (+/-): 0.040 T/D Dial: 6.32 (+/-): -0.075
Qualified: #21 6.412 209.49 #5 6.146 217.84
Kile rattled the tires off the line, drove through it, but took too much stripe and broke
out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
445 Aaron Stanfield 68 Mike Quayle
E1 0.019 6.421 189.66 ****WINNER**** 0.019 6.579 200.77
T/D Dial: 6.34 (+/-): 0.081 T/D Dial: 6.50 (+/-): 0.079
Qualified: #11 6.331 209.85 #27 6.500 208.91
No advantage off the line for either, Quayle takes the stripe and wins by 0.0021 seconds
(approximately 7 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
409 Kamron Wright 4407 Bob Henry
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.009 6.497 206.42 0.021 6.312 218.55
T/D Dial: 6.47 (+/-): 0.027 T/D Dial: 6.29 (+/-): 0.022
Qualified: #25 6.463 207.18 #9 6.285 220.40
Wright gets the advantage off the line and holds off Henry for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
459D J.R. Baxter 4110 Cody Moore
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.016 6.348 213.67 0.012 6.525 200.92
T/D Dial: 6.34 (+/-): 0.008 T/D Dial: 6.50 (+/-): 0.025
Qualified: #10 6.325 216.24 #26 6.492 206.73
Baxter is a little behind off the line but puts together a .016 package for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
63 Trevor Ritchie 46 Mallori Rodgers
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.006 6.674 184.25 0.313 No Time
T/D Dial: 6.60 (+/-): 0.074 T/D Dial: 6.38 (+/-): 93.619
Qualified: #30 6.590 208.49 #14 6.371 211.63
Rodgers broke right off the line and received no time.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4059 Jim Thorp 42 Jenifer White
E1 0.074 6.483 204.76 ****WINNER**** 0.034 6.355 198.73
T/D Dial: 6.42 (+/-): 0.063 T/D Dial: 6.32 (+/-): 0.035
Qualified: #22 6.418 213.50 #6 6.200 223.65
White gets out of the gate with the advantage and hangs on for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4227 Rick Carrell 4072 Chase Murray
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 6.485 205.98 0.067 6.924 158.74
T/D Dial: 6.43 (+/-): 0.055 T/D Dial: 6.22 (+/-): 0.704
Qualified: #23 6.434 210.21 #7 6.229 222.36
Carrell gets the advantage off the line and hangs on for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4087 Mike Green 3268 Danny Nelson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.033 6.390 206.54 0.065 6.585 204.23
T/D Dial: 6.36 (+/-): 0.030 T/D Dial: 6.55 (+/-): 0.035
Qualified: #12 6.334 212.83 #28 6.537 206.86
Green gets a big holeshot and goes around Nelson for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4551 Ronald Gibson 4653 Larry Eidson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.783 198.52 0.019 6.368 201.46
T/D Dial: 6.77 (+/-): 0.013 T/D Dial: 6.38 (+/-): -0.012
Qualified: #31 6.776 199.14 #15 6.375 212.86
Gibson puts together a .023 package for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4030 William Kruse 330 Lynn Ellison
E1 0.029 6.161 231.08 ****WINNER**** 0.046 6.459 194.60
T/D Dial: 6.00 (+/-): 0.161 T/D Dial: 6.40 (+/-): 0.059
Qualified: #1 6.001 235.72 #17 6.379 216.17
Kruse gets the holeshot but can't run the number.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
57 Jeff Koron 5908 Lyle Byrum
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.032 6.381 212.03 0.033 6.586 206.70
T/D Dial: 6.37 (+/-): 0.011 T/D Dial: 6.57 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #13 6.349 214.01 #29 6.549 206.54
Jeff Koron's MOV: 0.0064 seconds (approximately 23 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4170 David Strain 41 Mark Jones
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.022 6.812 194.32 0.009 6.419 214.28
T/D Dial: 6.79 (+/-): 0.022 T/D Dial: 6.37 (+/-): 0.049
Qualified: #32 6.793 197.16 #16 6.376 216.10
Jones gets out of the gate first but can't run the number. Strain takes the stripe for the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4962 Scott Barker 4360 Ross Laris
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.004 6.300 221.89
T/D Dial: 6.30 (+/-): 93.699 T/D Dial: 6.30 (+/-): 0.000
Qualified: #24 6.439 212.03 #8 6.280 223.17
Barker did not make a pass.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
45 Wade Pennington 571P Anita Strasburg
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.006 6.193 226.09 -0.019 6.458 210.31
T/D Dial: 6.18 (+/-): 0.013 T/D Dial: 6.42 (+/-): 0.038
Qualified: #3 6.136 228.38 #19 6.406 213.50
Strasburg leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Pennington.
Timing data courtesy of
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