Sun, 28 Feb 2016, 14:38 PM Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 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
 7591 Frank Young                            73 Mike MacBrair                
E2                   0.013  6.875 194.38     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.655 205.35
         T/D  Dial: 6.89 (+/-): -0.015             T/D  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Ruckman   ) 0.004  6.927  0.017      (J Lobner    ) 0.028  6.729  0.059
 Qualified:            #24  6.880 193.74                       #16  6.649 205.85

12:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,687 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Two good lights and Mike MacBrair gets the win, running 0.005 to his dial. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 J.R. Lobner                            54 Phil Unruh                   
E2                  -0.003  6.734 169.68     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.345 217.88
         T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.094             T/D  Dial: 6.35 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Lee       ) 0.021  6.660  0.010      (T Jardino   ) 0.018  6.383  0.013
 Qualified:            #13  6.622 204.76                        #5  6.352 217.81

Phil Unruh gets the win. MOV: opponent's -0.003 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7848 Jon Bradford                         5908 Lyle Byrum                   
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.000  6.618 206.61
         T/D  Dial: 6.02 (+/-): 93.979             T/D  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Ritchie   ) -0.007  6.041 -0.009      (D Carter    ) 0.016  6.593  0.023
 Qualified:             #3  6.048 230.41                       #11  6.576 207.02

Bradford had problems getting the car to back up and then jump through the beams when he hit the throttle to move into the beams.

Lyle Byrum gets a perfect RT in the easy win. MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  756 Bob Buttons                          7029 Bobby Ray McMahan            
E2                   0.076  5.973 232.39     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.538 207.98
         T/D  Dial: 6.01 (+/-): -0.037             T/D  Dial: 6.55 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Nash      ) 0.002  6.037  0.037      (E Olpin     ) 0.017  6.566  0.036
 Qualified:             #2  6.044 224.43                       #10  6.553 207.59

Buttons was very slow to back up and he finally get up to stage. He is late and then breaks out worse than Buttons.

Buttons goes on to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                      5186 George Slatten               
E2                   0.036  6.944 195.28     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.725 191.73
         T/D  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.064             T/D  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Kroeker   ) 0.024  6.898  0.018      (J Adams     ) 0.011  6.703  0.023
 Qualified:            #25  6.881 196.30                       #17  6.679 200.32

George Slatten's MOV: 0.0244 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

He fill face Unruh later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Moe Trujillo                         7208 Denny Hills                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.651 203.92                    -0.031  6.091 225.18
         T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.09 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Tehle     ) 0.025  6.659  0.009      (D Provost   ) 0.033  6.121  0.031
 Qualified:            #12  6.580 206.67                        #4  6.071 225.71

Moe Trujillo gets the easy win, as Hills red lights and then runs 0.001 to his dial. red light.

He faces MacBrain in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6010 Grant Durie                          7062 Chris Lindsay                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.062  6.801 187.03                     0.014  7.104 180.94
         T/D  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.154
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Z Sackman   ) 0.045  6.841  0.041      (M Colton    ) 0.026  6.978  0.018
 Qualified:            #22  6.792 197.25                       #30  6.959 189.34

Linsey gets a bighead start and then can't run the number. Durie gets the win.

Buttons will be in the other lane next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7160 Andy Spiegel                         7796 John Richardson              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.641 196.16                     0.040  6.402 211.79
         T/D  Dial: 6.63 (+/-):  0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.41 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Taylor    ) 0.019  6.796  0.146      (T Bayer     ) 0.072  6.435  0.035
 Qualified:            #15  6.634 202.39                        #7  6.401 211.59

Andy Spiegel gets away first and then runs eleven to his dial for the easy win MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.008.

Byrum will be his opponent in round three.

12:34 p.m.

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