Mon, 08 Oct 2018, 10:51 AM 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, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Mallori Rodgers                      4059 Jim Thorp                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.278 209.10                     0.033  6.045 229.39
         T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  0.038             T/D  Dial: 6.05 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Purvis    ) 0.014  6.244 -0.026      (J R Baxter  ) 0.033  6.046 -0.054
E1    (S Will      ) 0.042  6.285  0.025      (H Laris     ) 0.014  6.133  0.053
 Qualified:            #26  6.263 215.07                        #6  6.063 228.15

Rodgers with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7212 Peyton Januik                          47 Darian Boesch                
E3                   0.062  6.476 207.88     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.088 221.85
         T/D  Dial: 6.44 (+/-):  0.036             T/D  Dial: 6.05 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Jones     ) 0.044  6.525  0.035      (A Philpot   ) 0.039  6.059 -0.021
E1    (W Landry    ) 0.049  6.544  0.054      (M Kile      ) 0.052  6.184  0.044
 Qualified:            #29  6.303 218.16                        #9  6.092 229.27

Boesch with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   46 Bill Swan                              43 Michael Greene               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.076  6.261 219.86                     0.063  6.314 211.03
         T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-):  0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Koron     ) 0.022  6.265 -0.025      (R Baxter    ) 0.024  6.273 -0.017
E1    (J White     ) 0.016  6.316  0.026      (R Carrell   ) -0.003  6.310  0.000
 Qualified:            #28  6.280 221.89                       #16  6.134 217.56

Greene with the starting line advantage, but Swan gets the win. He will face Rodgers in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  494 Steve McDermott                      430E Shane Eperjesi               
E3                   0.038  6.076 228.46     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.436 203.28
         T/D  Dial: 6.07 (+/-):  0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Johnson   ) 0.014  6.108  0.018      (W Kruse     ) 0.029  6.438  0.018
E1    (S Barker    ) 0.015  6.122  0.052      (R Laris     ) 0.013  6.451  0.041
 Qualified:             #3  6.055 223.47                       #31  6.405 210.14

Eperjesi with a great light and the win in a close one. Shane Eperjesi's MOV: 0.0012 seconds (approximately 5 inches). He will face Boesch in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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