Fri, 08 Feb 2019, 17:05 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7122 Tony Jardino                         D712 Phil Dion                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.654 188.20                    -0.500  9.899  60.58
         T/D  Dial: 6.67 (+/-): -0.016             T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  3.739
 Qualified:            #20  6.664 202.58                        #5  6.175 231.52

1:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 1,704 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Dion is way early and gives the easy win to Jardino.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6591 Moe Trujillo                         171M John Taylor Jr.              
E1                   0.011  6.605 199.67     ****WINNER****  0.011  7.078 190.54
         T/D  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.055             T/D  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:            #15  6.514 207.37                       #30  7.028 192.25

Identical RT's and they run 0.007 to their dials.

John Taylor Jr.'s MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  710 Mike Mendenhall                      7089 Terry White                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.057  7.126 188.10
         T/D  Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999             T/D  Dial: 7.16 (+/-): -0.034
 Qualified:             #7  6.214 225.15                       #22  6.679 201.61

Mendenhall is a no show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Brianna Wiens                        5149 Phil Unruh                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.009  6.186 233.44
         T/D  Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999             T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:            #18  6.575 207.40                        #3  6.139 233.96

Wiens is a no show!

Phil Unruh's package: 0.015.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7586 Kenny Upton                            71 Ed Olpin                     
E1                  -0.406 10.822 100.08     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.780 199.61
         T/D  Dial: 6.37 (+/-):  4.452             T/D  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:             #9  6.335 220.51                       #24  6.746 200.98

Upton goes way red and Olpin doesn't!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                      7145 Jennifer Wiens               
E1                   0.010  6.957 197.54     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.401 197.36
         T/D  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.187             T/D  Dial: 6.34 (+/-):  0.061
 Qualified:            #25  6.782 200.38                       #10  6.336 212.86

Two good lights!

Wiens leaves with a two light and gets the easy win, as Comstock can't run the number.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7102 Art Hoover                              1 Paul Nero                    
E1                   0.014  6.556 202.18     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.967 191.40
         T/D  Dial: 6.52 (+/-):  0.036             T/D  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #13  6.500 206.26                       #28  6.937 192.93

A pair of seventeen for Nero and the 2018 TD Champion goes on to round two.

Hoover was just 0.003 quicker off the line, but couldn't match his dial.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7155 Jeff Connelly                           6 Zach Sackman                 
E1                   0.176  6.712 201.16     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.320 196.64
         T/D  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  0.032             T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-):  0.110
 Qualified:            #19  6.657 204.39                        #4  6.161 226.32

Connelly is way late and Sackman scores a two light for the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6640 Trevor Ritchie                       3896 Steve Hamilton               
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.424  6.556 209.46                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.50 (+/-):  0.056             T/D  Dial: 6.95 (+/-): 93.049
 Qualified:            #14  6.503 211.69                       #29  6.950 192.93

Hamilton gets pushed back after coming up to stage and Richie will get a free pass to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6010 Grant Durie                             8 Steve Will                   
E1                  -0.012  6.677 198.12     ****WINNER****  0.074  6.259 229.39
         T/D  Dial: 6.71 (+/-): -0.033             T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-):  0.049
 Qualified:            #21  6.676 198.38                        #6  6.186 231.28

Durie goes red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Mike MacBrair                        7522 Brian Fitzpatrick            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.558 188.91                     0.282  5.841 241.11
         T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.142             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.259
 Qualified:            #23  6.703 211.63                        #8  6.221 169.23

Fitzpatrick is way late and breaks out by a bunch more than MasBrair.

Fitzpatrick times will get him a DQ from the event and no points!

Take a look at the ET and Speed for the "Little Toyota"!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7219 Geneva Nash                          7942 Thomas Bayer                 
E1                   0.014  6.582 204.35     ****WINNER****  0.039  6.840 181.69
         T/D  Dial: 6.42 (+/-):  0.162             T/D  Dial: 6.84 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:            #12  6.451 209.95                       #27  6.829 195.73

Bayer runs right on his dial for the win, as Nash can't run her number

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Andy Spiegel                         2501 Kevin Brannon                
E1                   0.076 14.923  67.72     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.265 190.78
         T/D  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  8.343             T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:            #17  6.542 204.17                        #2  6.131 225.48

Spiegel has problems early and is coasting. Easy win for Brannon.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7029 Bobby Ray McMahan            
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.035  6.298 224.88
                                                   T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-):  0.168
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.120 226.92

Bye run for McMahan, the number one qualifier.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7212 Peyton Januik                          76 John Richardson              
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.015  7.709 118.48
         T/D  Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999             T/D  Dial: 6.52 (+/-):  1.189
 Qualified:            #31 15.475  67.15                       #16  6.525 208.65

Januik is a no show.

Richardson leaves hard and clicks it early, near mid-track. Nice fifteen light!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  708 Jeff Taylor                           656 Gerry Devenpeck              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.760 196.07                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.80 (+/-): -0.040             T/D  Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999
 Qualified:            #26  6.784 194.83                       #11  6.387 210.97

Gerry Devenpeck is a no show. Taylor gets the win.

2:00 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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