Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 19:48 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7498 Steve Casner                         7591 Frank Young                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.906 184.19                     0.295  6.744 202.58
         T/D  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.016             T/D  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Spiegel   ) 0.004  6.894  0.014      (J Adams     ) 0.032  6.754  0.024
 Qualified:            #26  6.870 193.60                       #18  6.716 203.55

3:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,034 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Steve Casner's MOV: 0.2474 seconds (approximately 74 feet). Young ran four to his dial in the loss.

After the first pair, NHRA decided to send the rest of the cars back to the pits, scrape the starting line and get ready for the final Pro qualifying.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  708 Jeff Taylor                          7796 John Richardson              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.032  7.008 194.77                     0.055  6.310 208.10
         T/D  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.068             T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  0.050
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Snell     ) 0.008  6.974  0.044      (M Trujillo  ) 0.021  6.274  0.034
 Qualified:            #29  6.936 196.16                        #6  6.102 224.10

5:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 28.74 inches, adjusted altitude 2,281 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Close finish in the lights. Jeff Taylor's MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 21 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7826 Kyle Seipel                          6087 Mark Colton                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.873 200.35                     0.063  6.649 201.49
         T/D  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  0.053             T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.049
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Z Sackman   ) 0.000  6.838  0.038      (T White     ) 0.023  6.888  0.288
 Qualified:            #22  6.808 200.77                       #15  6.604 203.31

Kyle Seipel had a great fourteen light for the win. He will race Casner tomorrow. MOV: 0.0451 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7730 Mike MacBrair                           6 Thomas Bayer                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.040  6.663 194.16                     0.035  6.870 188.33
         T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.023             T/D  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Plaizier  ) 0.110  6.670  0.020      (R Tehle     ) 0.231  6.828 -0.002
 Qualified:            #16  6.652 203.86                       #23  6.833 195.73

Bayer gets a small starting line advantage, but MacBrair gets on by in the lights for the four foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  782 John Bond                             713 Tom Koenen                   
E2                  -0.018  7.496 139.24     ****WINNER**** -0.007  7.796 125.72
         T/D  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.596             T/D  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  1.216
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Hills     ) 1.004  7.090  0.190      (P Dion      ) 0.084  6.683  0.183
 Qualified:            #19  6.731 196.96                       #12  6.508 217.11

Tom Koenen will race MacBrair tomorrow. MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6010 Grant Durie                          6640 Trevor Ritchie               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.801 194.02                     0.111  6.541 210.54
         T/D  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.56 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Ruckman   ) 0.047  6.789  0.029      (R Comstock  ) 0.029  6.574  0.054
 Qualified:            #20  6.737 197.42                       #13  6.546 210.60

Richie is way late and Grant Durie gets the win MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0710 seconds (approximately 22 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 696M Mark Simmons                          756 Bob Button                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.868 183.07                     0.100  6.058 232.51
         T/D  Dial: 6.85 (+/-):  0.018             T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Ray McMaha) 0.060  6.870  0.020                     0.020  5.994 -0.006
 Qualified:            #24  6.851 192.25                        #1  6.001 233.03

Button is late this time and Simmons gets the easy win. He faces Durie in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7156 Chuck Philps                         7531 Chris Thode                  
E2                   0.033  6.441 207.85     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.755 198.76
         T/D  Dial: 6.41 (+/-):  0.031             T/D  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Taylor Jr ) 0.010  6.432  0.022      (J Bradford  ) 0.083  6.726  0.006
 Qualified:            #10  6.406 210.80                       #17  6.710 200.14

Taylor will be in the other lane tomorrow.

Just 0.003 difference in RT's and 0.004 difference to their dials. Chris Thode gets the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0008 seconds (approximately 3 inches).

5:45 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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