Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 12:49 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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                      4979 Wade Pennington              
E3                   0.029  6.206 220.40     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.052 228.42
         T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.04 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Fisher    ) 0.023  6.206  0.006      (B Henry     ) 0.000  6.056  0.006
E1    (R Laris     ) 0.003  6.200 -0.010      (A Kenny     ) 0.015  6.124  0.044
 Qualified:            #13  6.201 220.37                        #1  6.048 231.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,135 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Pennington with a good light and the win. Wade Pennington's MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4030 William Kruse                        4059 Jim Thorp                    
E3                   0.045  6.140 230.41     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.266 216.41
         T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-): -0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Grubbs    ) 0.019  6.180  0.040      (B Swann     ) 0.014  6.252  0.012
E1    (R Gibson    ) 0.036  6.201  0.081      (W Hudgins   ) 0.026  6.236 -0.004
 Qualified:             #3  6.105 230.84                       #23  6.276 218.94

Thorp with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Pennington in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 430E Shane Eperjesi                         58 Jeff Koron                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.420 210.50                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.43 (+/-): -0.010             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-): 93.859
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Ogden     ) 0.016  6.430  0.030      (J R Baxter  ) 0.004  6.157  0.017
E1    (C Peterson  ) 0.038  6.394 -0.016      (C Murray    ) 0.022  6.166  0.046
 Qualified:            #30  6.430 209.36                        #2  6.105 231.48

Koron with problems getting the car to fire and is pushed off the staging area and Eperjesi with the freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 398F Joe Fisher                           492G Wayne Johnson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.208 221.60                    -0.011  6.174 225.63
         T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-): -0.002             T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J White     ) 0.003  6.217  0.017      (M Greene    ) 0.013  6.178  0.048
E1    (D Nelson    ) 0.040  6.201 -0.019      (J Robinson  ) 0.012  6.128 -0.052
 Qualified:            #20  6.247 220.08                        #8  6.179 225.56

Johnson goes red to give Fisher the win. He will face Eperjesi in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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