Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 14:13 PM
Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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KENT, Wash. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello
Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7796 John Richardson 65 Randy Pressel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.050 6.056 210.93 0.107 6.818 199.76
T/D Dial: 6.05 (+/-): 0.006 T/D Dial: 6.82 (+/-): -0.002
Qualified: #2 6.115 231.75 #17 6.861 197.88
10:49 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent,
barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 1,896 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.John
Richardson gets a big starting line advantage and then runs 0.006 to his dial for the win. MOV:
Took the stripe by 0.0490 seconds (approximately 14 feet), opponent broke out by -0.002.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6377 Mark Campbell 6640 Trevor Ritchie
E1 0.009 7.132 174.05 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.600 208.26
T/D Dial: 7.15 (+/-): -0.018 T/D Dial: 6.60 (+/-): 0.000
Qualified: #24 7.191 188.17 #9 6.658 206.83
Great nine light for Campbell, but he is too quick. Trevor Ritchie runs right on his dial in
for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7237 Steve Will 6092 Ed Hauter
E1 0.021 6.628 191.32 ****WINNER**** 0.045 7.375 174.98
T/D Dial: 6.68 (+/-): -0.052 T/D Dial: 7.36 (+/-): 0.015
Qualified: #12 6.752 197.65 #27 7.387 178.14
Will has the better light, but is too quick. Hauter goes on to round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6775 Quentin Chambers 7498 Steve Casner
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.008 6.139 219.47 0.024 6.829 193.74
T/D Dial: 6.16 (+/-): -0.021 T/D Dial: 6.85 (+/-): -0.021
Qualified: #3 6.190 222.03 #18 6.888 193.32
The both break out by -0.021, Quentin Chambers leaves with an eight light for the win. MOV:
Took the stripe by 0.0160 seconds (approximately 5 feet) in a double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
66 Ryan Carlson 6738 Clinton Geise
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.026 6.207 219.04 0.020 6.832 189.60
T/D Dial: 6.20 (+/-): 0.007 T/D Dial: 6.81 (+/-): 0.022
Qualified: #4 6.289 219.01 #19 6.899 191.16
Just 0.006 difference in RT's and Ryan Carlson runs 0.007 to his dial for the close win. MOV:
0.0097 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6792 Darryn O'Connor 6591 Moe Trujillo
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.032 6.970 190.32 0.044 6.493 206.32
T/D Dial: 6.96 (+/-): 0.010 T/D Dial: 6.50 (+/-): -0.007
Qualified: #20 7.000 189.87 #5 6.352 213.33
Darryn O'Connor runs 0.010 to his dial for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.007.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7774 Rodger Comstock 202 Steve Cohen
E1 -0.006 7.102 187.47 ****WINNER**** 0.005 6.548 203.25
T/D Dial: 7.10 (+/-): 0.002 T/D Dial: 6.55 (+/-): -0.002
Qualified: #22 7.155 186.38 #7 6.574 202.36
Comstock goes red by just -0.005 and Cohen cuts a 0.005 light. Comstock runs 0.002 to his dial
and Cohen runs -0.002 to his dial!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7826 Kyle Seipel 690V Yeshua Wilcox
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.799 194.88 0.026 7.425 179.11
T/D Dial: 6.80 (+/-): -0.001 T/D Dial: 7.44 (+/-): -0.015
Qualified: #15 6.825 199.14 #30 7.458 184.22
Just 0.002 difference in RT's and Seipel runs -0.001 to his dial for the double breakout
win
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6142 Kevin Rennick 713 Tom Koenen
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.044 7.358 183.84 -0.001 6.759 199.94
T/D Dial: 7.36 (+/-): -0.002 T/D Dial: 6.73 (+/-): 0.029
Qualified: #28 7.394 183.29 #13 6.786 199.49
Koenen just misses the green by -0.001 and give the win to Rennick.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6220 Dave Jackson 6830 Gene Heaton
E1 0.031 7.136 189.07 ****WINNER**** 0.035 6.586 199.32
T/D Dial: 7.15 (+/-): -0.014 T/D Dial: 6.57 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #23 7.179 188.28 #8 6.590 206.51
Only four thousands difference in reaction times and Heaton gets the win, as Jackson breaks
out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6031 Jeff Havens 62 Francesca Giroux
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.024 7.211 155.20 0.048 6.825 209.23
T/D Dial: 7.10 (+/-): 0.111 T/D Dial: 6.50 (+/-): 0.325
Qualified: #21 7.123 187.76 #6 6.554 208.01
Giroux is off the throttle early and gives the easy win to Havens.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6593 Dan Provost 680 Ashley Lindsey
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.195 7.182 186.30
T/D Dial: 6.67 (+/-): 93.329 T/D Dial: 7.21 (+/-): -0.028
Qualified: #10 6.696 202.42 #25 7.240 185.21
Provost stages, whacks the throttle, and rolls though the beams for a foul start. Lindsey gets
the free pass to round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 75 Jon Bradford
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.006 5.994 231.64
T/D Dial: 6.00 (+/-): -0.006
Qualified: #1 6.067 229.70
Bradford on his bye run has dialed in a 6.00 ET and then runs too quick by -0.006.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6666 Barry Hobson 6 Thomas Bayer
E1 0.018 7.611 163.45 ****WINNER**** 0.008 6.870 174.37
T/D Dial: 7.56 (+/-): 0.051 T/D Dial: 6.81 (+/-): 0.060
Qualified: #29 7.427 176.12 #14 6.819 192.82
Two strong lights and a strong finish for both cars.Thomas Bayer gets the hole shot win.
MOV: 0.0014 seconds (approximately 4 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
61 Paul Nero 6156 Zach Stringer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.716 198.20 -0.007 7.311 176.56
T/D Dial: 6.69 (+/-): 0.026 T/D Dial: 7.29 (+/-): 0.021
Qualified: #11 6.726 197.83 #26 7.311 180.86
Paul Nero's MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6716 Meghan Molinari 609 Andy Morris
E1 0.035 6.844 197.16 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.518 169.70
T/D Dial: 6.83 (+/-): 0.014 T/D Dial: 7.49 (+/-): 0.028
Qualified: #16 6.860 196.50 #31 7.536 177.21
Andy Morris' MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 2 feet).11:08 a.m.
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