Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 16:09 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 2 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
   66 Ryan Carlson                         6092 Ed Hauter                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.229 221.82                    -0.135  7.410 178.71
         T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-): -0.021             T/D  Dial: 7.38 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Geise     ) 0.026  6.207  0.007      (S Will      ) 0.045  7.375  0.015
 Qualified:             #4  6.289 219.01                       #27  7.387 178.14

12:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.58 inches, adjusted altitude 2,429 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Hauter goes red by a bunch and Carton gets the free pass to round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6640 Trevor Ritchie                         75 Jon Bradford                 
E2                   0.034  6.620 207.91     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.045 226.73
         T/D  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.01 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Campbell  ) 0.036  6.600  0.000                     0.006  5.994 -0.006
 Qualified:             #9  6.658 206.83                        #1  6.067 229.70

Jon Bradford gets all of the numbers and takes the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0087 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  609 Andy Morris                          6830 Gene Heaton                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  7.502 173.03                     0.012  6.607 200.26
         T/D  Dial: 7.50 (+/-):  0.002             T/D  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Molinari  ) 0.013  7.518  0.028      (D Jackson   ) 0.035  6.586  0.016
 Qualified:            #31  7.536 177.21                        #8  6.590 206.51

A nice twelve light for Heaton, but he can't run Morris down

Morris runs 0.002 to his dial and takes the five foot win. He will face Carlson later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6792 Darryn O'Connor                      6142 Kevin Rennick                
E2                   0.042  7.017 183.92     ****WINNER****  0.037  7.410 183.49
         T/D  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.037             T/D  Dial: 7.37 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Trujillo  ) 0.032  6.970  0.010      (T Koenen    ) 0.044  7.358 -0.002
 Qualified:            #20  7.000 189.87                       #28  7.394 183.29

Close finish! Just 0.005 difference at the green and three thousandth difference to their dials.

Kevin Rennick's MOV: 0.0021 seconds (approximately 7 inches). He will see Bradford in the other lane later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6775 Quentin Chambers                       61 Paul Nero                    
E2                   0.062  6.171 222.47     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.736 195.93
         T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.031             T/D  Dial: 6.71 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Casner    ) 0.008  6.139 -0.021      (Z Stringer  ) 0.024  6.716  0.026
 Qualified:             #3  6.190 222.03                       #11  6.726 197.83

Nero was the winner at last weeks race and takes another round win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7826 Kyle Seipel                           202 Steve Cohen                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.910 171.95                    -0.009  7.919 111.67
         T/D  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.110             T/D  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  1.359
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Y Wilcox    ) 0.024  6.799 -0.001      (R Comstock  ) 0.005  6.548 -0.002
 Qualified:            #15  6.825 199.14                        #7  6.574 202.36

Kyle Seipel will face Nero in round three. MOV: opponent's -0.009 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6031 Jeff Havens                             6 Thomas Bayer                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  7.107 180.52                     0.027  6.881 179.11
         T/D  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.007             T/D  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Giroux    ) 0.024  7.211  0.111      (B Hobson    ) 0.008  6.870  0.060
 Qualified:            #21  7.123 187.76                       #14  6.819 192.82

Nice twenty-three package for Havens and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7796 John Richardson                       680 Ashley Lindsey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  6.111 217.81                     0.052  7.255 182.30
         T/D  Dial: 6.05 (+/-):  0.061             T/D  Dial: 7.20 (+/-):  0.055
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Pressel   ) 0.050  6.056  0.006      (D Provost   ) 0.195  7.182 -0.028
 Qualified:             #2  6.115 231.75                       #25  7.240 185.21

Winner will race Havens later.

John Richardson takes the starting line advantage to a hole shot win. MOV: 0.0159 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

1:06 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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