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Sat, 27 Feb 2016, 17:14 PM

Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations
By Rick Green





CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7029 Bobby Ray McMahan                     550 Ed Olpin                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.566 207.18                     0.145  6.936 195.82
         T/D  Dial: 6.53 (+/-):  0.036             T/D  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.026
 Qualified:            #10  6.553 207.59                       #26  6.892 195.11
McMahan with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7591 Frank Young                          703Y Shaunda Ruckman              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.927 194.02                     0.035  6.443 217.21
         T/D  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.017             T/D  Dial: 6.42 (+/-):  0.023
 Qualified:            #24  6.880 193.74                        #8  6.427 216.86
Young with a great light and the win with a 0.021 second package.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Moe Trujillo                         6275 Robert Tehle                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.659 204.17                     0.014  6.926 187.29
         T/D  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.94 (+/-): -0.014
 Qualified:            #12  6.580 206.67                       #28  6.924 201.13
Tehle with the starting line advantage and then took too much stripe to give Trujillo the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7208 Denny Hills                            65 Dan Provost                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.121 224.70                    -0.009  6.766 200.59
         T/D  Dial: 6.09 (+/-):  0.031             T/D  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.026
 Qualified:             #4  6.071 225.71                       #20  6.724 201.28
Provost goes red and Hills with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 359X Zach Sackman                         6010 Grant Durie                  
E1                   0.003  6.480 217.21     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.841 193.85
         T/D  Dial: 6.39 (+/-):  0.090             T/D  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.041
 Qualified:             #6  6.372 223.25                       #22  6.792 197.25
Sackman with the starting line advantage, but Durie gets the win. Grant Durie's MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7848 Jon Bradford                            6 Trevor Ritchie               
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.007  6.041 229.86                    -0.003  6.702 207.18
         T/D  Dial: 6.05 (+/-): -0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.71 (+/-): -0.008
 Qualified:             #3  6.048 230.41                       #19  6.710 208.49
Ritchie is just a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Bradford with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7122 Tony Jardino                           54 Phil Unruh                   
E1                   0.028  6.798 188.89     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.383 214.28
         T/D  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.038             T/D  Dial: 6.37 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:            #21  6.732 197.97                        #5  6.352 217.81
Unruh with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Jesse Adams                          5186 George Slatten               
E1                   0.037  6.089 225.75     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.703 201.46
         T/D  Dial: 6.07 (+/-):  0.019             T/D  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  0.023
 Qualified:             #1  6.001 230.61                       #17  6.679 200.32
Slatten with the starting line advantage and the win.George Slatten's MOV: 0.0225 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  756 Bob Buttons                          7219 Geneva Nash                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.037 231.44                     0.060  6.739 199.11
         T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-):  0.037             T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:             #2  6.044 224.43                       #18  6.701 199.11
Buttons with a near perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5822 John Lobner                            73 Mike MacBrair                
E1                   0.033  6.627 181.30     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.729 182.82
         T/D  Dial: 6.94 (+/-): -0.313             T/D  Dial: 6.67 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #32  6.966 193.07                       #16  6.649 205.85
MacBrair with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                      5002 Kent Kroeker                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.898 192.38                     0.025  6.530 210.37
         T/D  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.018             T/D  Dial: 6.50 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #25  6.881 196.30                        #9  6.498 203.86
Comstock with a tick advantage on the starting line and the win. Rodger Comstock's MOV: 0.0136 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Thomas Bayer                         7796 John Richardson              
E1                  -0.007  6.916 183.19     ****WINNER****  0.072  6.435 213.50
         T/D  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.036             T/D  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:            #23  6.865 195.34                        #7  6.401 211.59
Bayer is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Richardson with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  708 Jeff Taylor                          7160 Andy Spiegel                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.019  6.796 164.53
         T/D  Dial: 6.99 (+/-): 93.009             T/D  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.146
 Qualified:            #31  6.960 193.32                       #15  6.634 202.39
Taylor with problems right on the starting line and Spiegel gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7998 Dustin Lee                              9 J.R. Lobner                  
E1                  -0.007  6.970 189.12     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.660 204.39
         T/D  Dial: 6.98 (+/-): -0.010             T/D  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:            #29  6.937 191.19                       #13  6.622 204.76
Lee is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light and Lobner gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7062 Chris Lindsay                          74 Mark Colton                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.978 189.42                     0.057  6.632 201.91
         T/D  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.018             T/D  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #30  6.959 189.34                       #14  6.623 202.67
Lindsay with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5908 Lyle Byrum                           7189 Dean Carter                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.593 206.80                    -0.001  6.992 189.76
         T/D  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.023             T/D  Dial: 7.02 (+/-): -0.028
 Qualified:            #11  6.576 207.02                       #33  7.023 188.07
Carter gets in the field as an alternate...he is just a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Byrum with the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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