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Sun, 07 Oct 2018, 18:03 PM

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe





ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 430E Shane Eperjesi                         10 Ross Laris                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.451 207.43                     0.038  6.164 225.79
         T/D  Dial: 6.41 (+/-):  0.041             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.024
 Qualified:            #31  6.405 210.14                       #15  6.133 228.81
4:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 3,689 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Eperjesi gets the holeshot and holds off Laris for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 492G Wayne Johnson                        491C Mario Boesch                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.707 192.44                    -0.019  9.354  81.96
         T/D  Dial: 6.30 (+/-):  0.407             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  3.164
 Qualified:            #27  6.266 223.73                       #11  6.105 226.24
Boesch leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Johnson.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  445 Aaron Stanfield                      490P Austin Philpot               
E1                   0.052  6.213 219.79     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.104 234.49
         T/D  Dial: 6.22 (+/-): -0.007             T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-):  0.104
 Qualified:            #17  6.162 220.51                        #1  6.037 236.96


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7237 Steve Will                             42 Mallori Rodgers              
E1                   0.046  6.088 224.25     ****WINNER****  0.042  6.285 213.37
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #10  6.099 234.53                       #26  6.263 215.07


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  494 Steve McDermott                      4962 Scott Barker                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.122 218.72                     0.020  6.267 215.86
         T/D  Dial: 6.07 (+/-):  0.052             T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.067
 Qualified:             #3  6.055 223.47                       #19  6.191 225.37


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   46 Bill Swan                             437 Jenifer White                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.316 222.95                    -0.002  9.203 112.97
         T/D  Dial: 6.29 (+/-):  0.026             T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-):  3.073
 Qualified:            #28  6.280 221.89                       #12  6.117 226.09


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 444B Wayne Landry                         7212 Peyton Januik                
E1                  -0.016  6.163 222.58     ****WINNER****  0.049  6.544 209.75
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.043             T/D  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.054
 Qualified:            #13  6.120 228.04                       #29  6.303 218.16
Landry misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Januik.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   43 Michael Greene                       4227 Rick Carrell                 
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.003  6.310 212.59                    -0.021  6.515 208.14
         T/D  Dial: 6.31 (+/-):  0.000             T/D  Dial: 6.43 (+/-):  0.085
 Qualified:            #16  6.134 217.56                       #32  6.408 211.23
Carrell goes red and gives Greene the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4030 William Kruse                           9 Danny Nelson                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.090 238.55                     0.027  6.321 223.62
         T/D  Dial: 6.05 (+/-):  0.040             T/D  Dial: 6.27 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:             #7  6.067 239.19                       #23  6.220 234.25
Kruse gets the advantage off the line and goes around Nelson for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  512 Lloyd McClure                          45 J.R. Baxter                  
E1                   0.478  6.467 206.80     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.364 179.85
         T/D  Dial: 6.44 (+/-):  0.027             T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.204
 Qualified:            #33  6.431 208.52                       #14  6.130 230.21


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4746 Mark Jones                           479W Wynette Hudgins              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.284 208.52                     1.108  6.312 224.66
         T/D  Dial: 6.22 (+/-):  0.064             T/D  Dial: 6.07 (+/-):  0.242
 Qualified:            #21  6.204 225.45                        #5  6.062 228.81


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 497B Rusty Baxter                         4979 Wade Pennington              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.321 192.60                    -0.006  6.161 225.30
         T/D  Dial: 6.27 (+/-):  0.051             T/D  Dial: 6.09 (+/-):  0.071
 Qualified:            #24  6.223 221.20                        #8  6.070 233.92


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  401 David Johns                          416D Derek Purvis                 
E1                   0.038  6.211 208.68     ****WINNER****  0.049  6.121 236.67
         T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.031             T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.001
 Qualified:            #18  6.177 223.32                        #2  6.050 237.84


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4369 Holden Laris                         4059 Jim Thorp                    
E1                   0.075  6.263 212.19     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.133 222.47
         T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-):  0.013             T/D  Dial: 6.08 (+/-):  0.053
 Qualified:            #22  6.212 223.39                        #6  6.063 228.15


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   47 Darian Boesch                        4608 Michael Kile                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052  6.184 226.20                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.044             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-): 93.859
 Qualified:             #9  6.092 229.27                       #25  6.259 219.19
Kile is a no-show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4407 Bob Henry                              52 Jeff Koron                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.049  6.126 225.07
         T/D  Dial: 6.08 (+/-): 93.919             T/D  Dial: 6.08 (+/-):  0.046
 Qualified:            #20  6.200 226.47                        #4  6.059 228.96
Henry is a no-show.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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