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Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 10:35 AM

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations
By Bob Orme





CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7212 Peyton Januik                        2149 Bruce Mullins                
E1                   0.064  6.483 233.88     ****WINNER****  0.044  7.063 180.50
         T/D  Dial: 6.33 (+/-):  0.153             T/D  Dial: 6.99 (+/-):  0.073
 Qualified:             #9  6.178 199.76                       #23  7.000 188.07
10:04 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.25 inches, adjusted altitude 1,852 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Bruce Mullins' MOV: 0.1005 seconds (approximately 34 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2271 Casey Spradlin                       2300 Carson Brown                 
E1                   6.211 17.957  62.27     ****WINNER****  0.025  7.624 172.56
         T/D  Dial: 6.23 (+/-): 11.727             T/D  Dial: 7.56 (+/-):  0.064
 Qualified:            #14  6.256 221.60                       #28  7.599 172.94
Spradlin didn't leave when the tree went green.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  122 Michael Kalin                           6 J.B. Strassweg               
E1                   0.024  6.356 218.12     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.105 210.24
         T/D  Dial: 6.32 (+/-):  0.036             T/D  Dial: 6.07 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:            #18  6.328 218.90                        #4  6.066 217.42
J.B. Strassweg's MOV: 0.0103 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jeff Strickland                      323F Bob Mandell III              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.359 195.96                     0.037  6.071 225.48
         T/D  Dial: 6.31 (+/-):  0.049             T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-):  0.071
 Qualified:            #16  6.310 217.60                        #2  6.016 227.42
Jeff Strickland's MOV: 0.0545 seconds (approximately 18 feet). He'll face Mullins in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  217 Bryan Ferrell                        255B Barry Brown                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.262 204.14                     0.022  7.506 174.14
         T/D  Dial: 6.23 (+/-):  0.032             T/D  Dial: 7.47 (+/-):  0.036
 Qualified:            #13  6.252 221.05                       #27  7.491 175.39
Bryan Ferrell's MOV: 0.0209 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Mike Coughlin                        2550 Angie Travis                 
E1                   0.003  6.750 150.08     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.191 213.27
         T/D  Dial: 6.11 (+/-):  0.640             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:            #20  6.499 175.55                        #6  6.146 218.83
Angie Travis' MOV: 0.5822 seconds (more than 100 feet). She'll face Ferrell in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 397F Patty Fisher                         710V Taylor Vetter                
E1                   0.043  6.164 222.91     ****WINNER****  0.018  7.090 177.84
         T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.004             T/D  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #10  6.180 225.03                       #24  7.084 186.38
Taylor Vetter's MOV: 0.0093 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 103D Joe DeGuara                           170 Alan O'Brien                 
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.005  6.063 233.24                    -0.004  6.182 222.36
         T/D  Dial: 6.02 (+/-):  0.043             T/D  Dial: 6.23 (+/-): -0.048
 Qualified:             #3  6.023 231.79                       #17  6.323 218.58
Joe DeGuara's MOV: opponent's red light. He'll face Vetter in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1611 Chad Traylor                           12 Alan Kenny                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  7.096 184.93                     0.049  6.205 221.34
         T/D  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #25  7.099 185.72                       #11  6.185 220.94
Chad Traylor's MOV: 0.0562 seconds (approximately 18 feet). He'll face Strassweg in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                     W266 Wayne Brooks                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.065 210.37                     0.010  6.128 210.87
         T/D  Dial: 6.01 (+/-):  0.055             T/D  Dial: 6.04 (+/-):  0.088
 Qualified:             #1  6.010 226.77                       #15  6.308 168.72
Anthony Bertozzi's MOV: 0.0381 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 399F Zack Fisher                          2008 Robert Houston               
E1                   0.073  6.182 224.17     ****WINNER****  0.008  7.285 166.33
         T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.012             T/D  Dial: 7.27 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #12  6.190 223.50                       #26  7.260 181.64
Robert Houston's MOV: 0.0626 seconds (approximately 21 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1266 Craig Michaud                        398F Joe Fisher                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.335 206.32                     0.018  6.114 217.18
         T/D  Dial: 6.33 (+/-):  0.005             T/D  Dial: 6.08 (+/-):  0.034
 Qualified:            #19  6.335 214.59                        #5  6.093 221.71
Craig Michaud's MOV: 0.0273 seconds (approximately 9 feet). He'll face Robert Houston in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2114 Steve Furr                           212J Josh Duggins                 
E1                   0.017  6.202 215.07     ****WINNER****  0.000  6.619 192.28
         T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.002             T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.019
 Qualified:             #7  6.160 223.06                       #21  6.585 201.34
A perfect light! Josh Duggins' MOV: 0.0005 seconds (approximately 2 inches). He'll face Carson Brown in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2992 Brian Younce                         2007 Junior Houston               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000  6.972 187.65                     0.000 No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-):  0.972             T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-): 93.999
 Qualified:            #22  6.957 187.94                        #8  6.165 215.79
Houston was a no show. Younce will face Bertozzi in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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