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Sat, 19 Aug 2017, 11:46 AM

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  369 Joe Hessling                         5880 Jeff Crooks                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.408 196.70                     0.047  7.323 179.52
         T/D  Dial: 6.39 (+/-):  0.018             T/D  Dial: 7.34 (+/-): -0.017
 Qualified:             #4  6.404 221.09                       #13  7.336 183.84

Hessling with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 500L Dustin Long                          5165 Todd Bruce                   
E1                   0.008  7.055 185.05     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.639 158.52
         T/D  Dial: 7.06 (+/-): -0.005             T/D  Dial: 7.61 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:             #9  7.065 188.49                       #18  7.532 174.68

Long with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Bruce the win. He will face Hessling in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5484 Bob Fischer                          5191 Scott Cusey                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.009  7.394 179.18                     0.007  9.685  69.50
         T/D  Dial: 7.37 (+/-):  0.024             T/D  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  2.735
 Qualified:            #16  7.383 184.70                        #7  6.928 194.77

A couple great lights with Cusey getting a couple ticks on the tree, but then had problems and Fischer gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5560 Wally Stelmach                       551H Henry Wiebasch               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.343 213.50                     0.001  7.261 177.28
         T/D  Dial: 6.34 (+/-):  0.003             T/D  Dial: 7.20 (+/-):  0.061
 Qualified:             #2  6.357 221.42                       #11  7.217 184.50

Wiebasch with a near perfect light, but Stelmach gets the win. Wally Stelmach's package: 0.007. he will face Fischer in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5818 Daryl Forrest                        423K Kendra Larson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.012 193.32                     0.030  7.469 170.34
         T/D  Dial: 7.02 (+/-): -0.008             T/D  Dial: 7.48 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:             #8  6.950 195.65                       #17  7.448 181.37

Forrest with a starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5932 Michael Kritzky                      5528 Brian Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.414 210.28                     0.015  7.387 176.65
         T/D  Dial: 6.39 (+/-):  0.024             T/D  Dial: 7.36 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:             #5  6.406 213.64                       #14  7.358 183.54

Johnson gets a tick advantage on the tree, but Kritzky gets the win in a close one. Michael Kritzky's MOV: 0.0025 seconds (approximately 8 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   54 Les Feist                             569 Greg Krause                  
E1                  -0.009  7.671 173.65     ****WINNER****  0.000  7.166 192.49
         T/D  Dial: 7.70 (+/-): -0.029             T/D  Dial: 7.18 (+/-): -0.014
 Qualified:            #19  7.741 172.01                       #10  7.169 188.44

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 28.60 inches, adjusted altitude 3,312 feet.

Feist is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Krause with a perfect light and the win. He will face Kritzky in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5408 Glenn Gordon                           44 Ross Laris                   
E1                   0.015  7.399 171.79     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.408 199.73
         T/D  Dial: 7.33 (+/-):  0.069             T/D  Dial: 6.38 (+/-):  0.028
 Qualified:            #12  7.309 182.18                        #3  6.381 220.84

Laris with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Forrest in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  529 Donna Patterson                      5086 Don Kritzky                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.619 210.97                     0.035  7.371 174.82
         T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.019             T/D  Dial: 7.38 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:             #6  6.617 211.43                       #15  7.358 180.38

Kritzky with the starting line advantage, but takes too much stripe to give Patterson the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  10 Jenifer White                
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.008  6.207 218.27
                                                   T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.191 218.65

White with the bye and she will face Patterson in the next round. She had a great light and and a great package on the bye run. Jenifer White's package: 0.015.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink