Sun, 01 May 2016, 15:25 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual SpringNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Ross Laris                            445 Aaron Stanfield              
E4                   0.035  6.468 220.84     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.449 206.35
         T/D  Dial: 6.47 (+/-): -0.002             T/D  Dial: 6.45 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Murray    ) 0.014  6.479  0.019      (A Constantin) 0.006  6.466  0.026
E2    (B Barone    ) 0.025  6.462 -0.008      (M Kile      ) 0.009  6.468  0.018
E1    (B Gallagher ) 0.012  6.535  0.035      (C Peterson  ) 0.025  6.482  0.022
 Qualified:             #9  6.530 222.91                        #7  6.430 208.52

2:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,656 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

These two were just about to stage when they were waved off, sprinkles.

2:19 p.m. Sprinkles stopped and the warm racetrack dried quickly all on its own. The sprinkles cooled the track slightly, now the track temperature display is showing 104 degrees.

Stanfield had a small edge at the green and won on a double-breakout. Aaron Stanfield's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0040 seconds (approximately 16 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                   3 J.R. Baxter                  
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.049  6.427 211.86
                                                   T/D  Dial: 6.46 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (J Thibodeaux) 0.016  6.461  0.001
E2                                           (D Purvis    ) 0.013  6.548  0.078
E1                                           (J Garner    ) 0.058  6.614  0.114
 Qualified:                                                       #8  6.494 211.30

It will be Stanfield and Baxter in the Top Dragster final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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