Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 10:59 AM
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, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4 Aaron Stanfield 44 Ross Laris
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.003 6.200 217.42 0.033 6.357 220.55
T/D Dial: 6.21 (+/-): -0.010 T/D Dial: 6.39 (+/-): -0.033
Qualified: #13 6.201 220.37 #29 6.367 220.91
9:27 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 78 percent,
barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 2,494 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.Stanfield
gets a big holeshot and takes the double breakout win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
416D Derek Purvis 4087 Mike Greene
E1 0.010 15.853 32.03 ****WINNER**** 0.015 6.345 176.19
T/D Dial: 6.59 (+/-): 9.263 T/D Dial: 6.21 (+/-): 0.135
Qualified: #32 6.604 204.76 #16 6.225 217.74
Purvis hits the throttle, gets about 200 feet out and something blows in the engine. He goes
through the lights and comes to a stop just past the finish line.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
330 Lynn Ellison 48 Bob Henry
E1 0.030 6.310 213.03 ****WINNER**** 0.005 6.321 216.65
T/D Dial: 6.29 (+/-): 0.020 T/D Dial: 6.28 (+/-): 0.041
Qualified: #25 6.293 215.27 #9 6.190 222.51
Henry gets the 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
4142 James Ogden 49 Darian Boesch
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.013 6.298 222.11 0.014 6.196 217.91
T/D Dial: 6.30 (+/-): -0.002 T/D Dial: 6.21 (+/-): -0.014
Qualified: #22 6.266 223.88 #6 6.164 225.33
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
430E Shane Eperjesi 4312 Crystal Peterson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.038 6.394 209.98 -0.022 6.569 206.76
T/D Dial: 6.41 (+/-): -0.016 T/D Dial: 6.58 (+/-): -0.011
Qualified: #30 6.430 209.36 #33 6.617 206.51
Peterson leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Eperjesi.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3305 Madison Ellison 9 J.R. Baxter
E1 0.037 6.283 215.44 ****WINNER**** 0.008 6.192 204.66
T/D Dial: 6.28 (+/-): 0.003 T/D Dial: 6.17 (+/-): 0.022
Qualified: #26 6.300 215.24 #10 6.198 198.93
Baxter gets the advantage off the line and goes around Ellison for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
62 Francesca Giroux 10 Jenifer White
E1 0.015 6.415 215.13 ****WINNER**** 0.035 6.220 195.48
T/D Dial: 6.33 (+/-): 0.085 T/D Dial: 6.18 (+/-): 0.040
Qualified: #28 6.353 215.93 #12 6.200 218.48
Giroux gets the advantage off the line but can't run the number.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
467 John Robinson 492G Wayne Johnson
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.012 6.128 226.54
T/D Dial: 6.53 (+/-): 93.469 T/D Dial: 6.18 (+/-): -0.052
Qualified: #34 6.680 219.76 #8 6.179 225.56
Robinson breaks and doesn't make a pass.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4746 Mark Jones 499 Kevin Grubbs
E1 0.016 6.188 219.51 ****WINNER**** 0.002 6.284 214.72
T/D Dial: 6.21 (+/-): -0.022 T/D Dial: 6.30 (+/-): -0.016
Qualified: #11 6.199 222.77 #27 6.317 214.31
Grubbs gets a great light and takes the stripe for the double breakout win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4053 Douglas Barnhart 4455 Bill Swann
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.303 220.51
T/D Dial: 6.25 (+/-): 93.749 T/D Dial: 6.25 (+/-): 0.053
Qualified: #31 6.534 186.95 #15 6.211 224.81
Barnhart is a no-show.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
479W Wynette Hudgins 4059 Jim Thorp
E1 0.007 6.121 217.49 ****WINNER**** 0.026 6.236 220.73
T/D Dial: 6.15 (+/-): -0.029 T/D Dial: 6.24 (+/-): -0.004
Qualified: #7 6.177 229.27 #23 6.276 218.94
Hudgins gets the advantage off the line but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win
to Thorp.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7 Alan Kenny 4979 Wade Pennington
E1 0.036 6.245 213.84 ****WINNER**** 0.015 6.124 208.65
T/D Dial: 6.21 (+/-): 0.035 T/D Dial: 6.08 (+/-): 0.044
Qualified: #17 6.226 219.72 #1 6.048 231.75
Pennington gets the advantage off the line and goes around Kenny for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4030 William Kruse 4551 Ronald Gibson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.201 202.88 0.022 6.850 197.88
T/D Dial: 6.12 (+/-): 0.081 T/D Dial: 6.70 (+/-): 0.150
Qualified: #3 6.105 230.84 #36 6.825 198.15
Gibson gets the holeshot but can't run the number.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4072 Chase Murray 58 Jeff Koron
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.022 6.166 229.90
T/D Dial: 6.21 (+/-): 93.789 T/D Dial: 6.12 (+/-): 0.046
Qualified: #18 6.244 220.94 #2 6.105 231.48
Murray has problems and does not make a pass.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
397F Patty Fisher 4962 Scott Barker
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.029 6.090 231.52 0.040 6.201 207.66
T/D Dial: 6.09 (+/-): 0.000 T/D Dial: 6.23 (+/-): -0.029
Qualified: #5 6.134 227.61 #35 6.732 222.36
Great lights for both drivers, Barker gets the stripe but breaks out worse than
Fisher.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
45 Danny Nelson 398F Joe Fisher
E1 0.029 6.090 231.52 ****WINNER**** 0.040 6.201 207.66
T/D Dial: 6.11 (+/-): -0.020 T/D Dial: 6.22 (+/-): -0.019
Qualified: #4 6.113 230.29 #20 6.247 220.08
Nelson gets the advantage off the line but takes too much stripe and breaks out.
Timing data courtesy of
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