Sat, 15 Oct 2016, 12:40 PM
Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello
Drag Racing Series, 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
430E Shane Eperjesi 4746 Mark Jones
E1 0.008 6.746 205.29 ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.502 185.82
T/D Dial: 6.55 (+/-): 0.196 T/D Dial: 6.33 (+/-): 0.172
Qualified: #30 6.542 204.94 #14 6.311 217.32
11:01 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 78 percent,
barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 2,433 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.Eperjesi gets
the holeshot but can't run the number.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
54 Phil Unruh 10 Ross Laris
E1 0.091 6.401 217.14 ****WINNER**** 0.011 6.388 214.55
T/D Dial: 6.39 (+/-): 0.011 T/D Dial: 6.32 (+/-): 0.068
Qualified: #22 6.367 217.35 #6 6.167 226.58
Laris gets the advantage off the line and holds off Unruh to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
416D Derek Purvis 445 Aaron Stanfield
E1 0.361 6.584 207.66 ****WINNER**** 0.007 6.359 199.91
T/D Dial: 6.58 (+/-): 0.004 T/D Dial: 6.33 (+/-): 0.029
Qualified: #32 6.551 206.99 #16 6.312 213.10
Stanfield gets a big advantage off the line and takes the stripe for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5 Lynn Ellison 4551 Ronald Gibson
E1 0.025 6.308 216.06 ****WINNER**** 0.026 6.556 209.07
T/D Dial: 6.27 (+/-): 0.038 T/D Dial: 6.55 (+/-): 0.006
Qualified: #13 6.285 215.24 #29 6.542 208.23
A coin flip off the line, Gibson is able to hold off Ellison and take the stripe for the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
467 John Robinson 2 Matt Driskell
E1 0.242 7.007 217.60 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.408 181.94
T/D Dial: 6.53 (+/-): 0.477 T/D Dial: 6.31 (+/-): 0.098
Qualified: #28 6.534 217.14 #12 6.283 217.25
Robinson hits the throttle and the diesel stumbles off the line. Driskell gets a big holeshot
and pulls away for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4299 Jimmy Thibodeaux 43 Jenifer White
E1 0.113 6.516 200.53 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.293 197.97
T/D Dial: 6.49 (+/-): 0.026 T/D Dial: 6.21 (+/-): 0.083
Qualified: #27 6.489 208.81 #11 6.218 218.02
White gets a big holeshot and goes around Thibodeaux for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
440M Mallori Rodgers 425 Mikey Kile
E1 0.020 6.392 212.59 ****WINNER**** 0.007 6.176 199.58
T/D Dial: 6.34 (+/-): 0.052 T/D Dial: 6.12 (+/-): 0.056
Qualified: #19 6.342 211.93 #3 6.116 227.50
Kile shook the tires pretty hard but was able to drive through it and go around Rodgers for the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4407 Bob Henry 3991 J.B. Strassweg
E1 0.026 6.434 210.08 ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.153 216.55
T/D Dial: 6.42 (+/-): 0.014 T/D Dial: 6.14 (+/-): 0.013
Qualified: #21 6.362 217.42 #5 6.130 218.55
Strassweg gets the advantage off the line and goes around Henry for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4 Jesse Adams 3 J.R. Baxter
E1 0.003 6.568 185.23 ****WINNER**** 0.012 6.284 198.88
T/D Dial: 6.41 (+/-): 0.158 T/D Dial: 6.20 (+/-): 0.084
Qualified: #24 6.387 216.86 #8 6.172 226.24
Adams gets the advantage off the line but his engine put out a puff of smoke about 1000 feet
out and the dragster slowed.It looks like we will be down for a cleanup.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
55 Jeff Koron 4030 William Kruse
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.023 6.348 215.93 0.026 6.099 229.86
T/D Dial: 6.34 (+/-): 0.008 T/D Dial: 6.05 (+/-): 0.049
Qualified: #17 6.332 216.51 #1 6.038 230.96
Koron gets a small advantage off the line then runs his number and takes the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4455 William Swann 53 Larry Piper
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.035 6.527 172.21 0.061 6.773 201.13
T/D Dial: 6.29 (+/-): 0.237 T/D Dial: 6.43 (+/-): 0.343
Qualified: #9 6.208 223.80 #25 6.403 208.01
Swann gets the advantage off the line and takes the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
480 Steve Evans 4087 Mike Green
E1 0.026 6.797 190.65 ****WINNER**** 0.050 6.454 193.05
T/D Dial: 6.64 (+/-): 0.157 T/D Dial: 6.38 (+/-): 0.074
Qualified: #33 6.630 207.37 #23 6.373 209.33
Evans gets the advantage off the line but Green takes the stripe for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
49 James Ogden 4979 Wade Pennington
E1 -0.035 7.638 123.98 ****WINNER**** 0.025 6.136 233.36
T/D Dial: 6.46 (+/-): 1.178 T/D Dial: 6.07 (+/-): 0.066
Qualified: #26 6.476 205.16 #10 6.209 189.07
Ogden leaves too quick and goes red giving the win to Pennington.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3305 Madison Ellison 479W Wynette Hudgins
E1 0.025 6.331 213.50 ****WINNER**** 0.028 6.182 227.96
T/D Dial: 6.34 (+/-): -0.009 T/D Dial: 6.14 (+/-): 0.042
Qualified: #20 6.347 212.23 #4 6.120 228.69
Ellison gets the advantage off the line but takes a little too much stripe and breaks
out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
44 Danny Nelson 4608 Michael Kile
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.003 6.418 203.00 0.033 6.151 223.21
T/D Dial: 6.37 (+/-): 0.048 T/D Dial: 6.09 (+/-): 0.061
Qualified: #18 6.334 218.37 #2 6.087 226.05
Nelson gets a great light and holds off Kile for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4227 Rick Carrell 4059 Jim Thorp
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.007 6.573 200.86 0.043 6.275 217.42
T/D Dial: 6.57 (+/-): 0.003 T/D Dial: 6.27 (+/-): 0.005
Qualified: #31 6.544 203.89 #15 6.311 215.00
Carrell gets the advantage off the line and takes the stripe for the win.
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