Mon, 08 Oct 2018, 09:50 AM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 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
   45 J.R. Baxter                          4059 Jim Thorp                    
E2                   0.016  6.094 213.23     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.046 228.73
         T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-): -0.116             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.054
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L McClure   ) 0.045  6.364  0.204      (H Laris     ) 0.014  6.133  0.053
 Qualified:            #14  6.130 230.21                        #6  6.063 228.15

Baxter with the starting line advantage, but Thorp gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   43 Michael Greene                       497B Rusty Baxter                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.273 209.88                     0.031  6.222 218.05
         T/D  Dial: 6.29 (+/-): -0.017             T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Carrell   ) -0.003  6.310  0.000      (W Pennington) 0.026  6.321  0.051
 Qualified:            #16  6.134 217.56                       #24  6.223 221.20

Greene with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4030 William Kruse                        430E Shane Eperjesi               
E2                   0.028  6.092 237.88     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.438 194.04
         T/D  Dial: 6.06 (+/-):  0.032             T/D  Dial: 6.42 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Nelson    ) 0.016  6.090  0.040      (R Laris     ) 0.013  6.451  0.041
 Qualified:             #7  6.067 239.19                       #31  6.405 210.14

Kruse with a tick advantage on the tree, but couldn't chase Eperjesi down. Eperjesi gets the win. Shane Eperjesi's MOV: 0.0137 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  494 Steve McDermott                      492G Wayne Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.108 202.18                     0.150  6.259 223.17
         T/D  Dial: 6.09 (+/-):  0.018             T/D  Dial: 6.30 (+/-): -0.041
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Barker    ) 0.015  6.122  0.052      (M Boesch    ) 0.035  6.707  0.407
 Qualified:             #3  6.055 223.47                       #27  6.266 223.73

McDermott with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Eperjesi in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4746 Mark Jones                           7212 Peyton Januik                
E2                   0.028  6.279 208.91     ****WINNER****  0.044  6.525 188.54
         T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.079             T/D  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Hudgins   ) 0.019  6.284  0.064      (W Landry    ) 0.049  6.544  0.054
 Qualified:            #21  6.204 225.45                       #29  6.303 218.16

Jones with the starting line advantage, but Januik gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Mallori Rodgers                      416D Derek Purvis                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.244 213.74                    -0.148  6.134 213.60
         T/D  Dial: 6.27 (+/-): -0.026             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Will      ) 0.042  6.285  0.025      (D Johns     ) 0.049  6.121  0.001
 Qualified:            #26  6.263 215.07                        #2  6.050 237.84

Purvis goes red to give Rodgers the win. She will face Thorp in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 490P Austin Philpot                         47 Darian Boesch                
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.039  6.059 229.24
         T/D  Dial: 6.08 (+/-): 93.919             T/D  Dial: 6.08 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Stanfield ) 0.009  6.104  0.104      (M Kile      ) 0.052  6.184  0.044
 Qualified:             #1  6.037 236.96                        #9  6.092 229.27

Philpot is a no show and Boesch gets the freebie. He will face Januik in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   46 Bill Swan                              52 Jeff Koron                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.265 204.08                     0.047  6.014 228.85
         T/D  Dial: 6.29 (+/-): -0.025             T/D  Dial: 6.06 (+/-): -0.046
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J White     ) 0.016  6.316  0.026      (B Henry     ) 0.049  6.126  0.046
 Qualified:            #28  6.280 221.89                        #4  6.059 228.96

Swan with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Greene in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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