Fri, 31 May 2019, 15:29 PM

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello
Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6 Zach Sackman 3505 Jim Prevo
E1 0.011 6.185 217.70 ****WINNER**** 0.012 6.335 212.13
T/D Dial: 6.21 (+/-): -0.025 T/D Dial: 6.34 (+/-): -0.005
Qualified: #5 6.123 216.72 #20 6.329 211.46
Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.18
inches, adjusted altitude 3,098 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.Sackman with a tick
advantage on the tree, but took too much stripe to give Prevo the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3239 Ashley Johnson 381B John Biagi
E1 0.015 16.113 44.46 ****WINNER**** 0.073 6.427 173.16
T/D Dial: 6.15 (+/-): 9.963 T/D Dial: 6.24 (+/-): 0.187
Qualified: #1 6.100 220.66 #16 6.232 216.38
Johnson with the starting line advantage, but has problems early and Biagi gets the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
12 Becki Miller 58 Afton Swanson
E1 0.043 6.679 188.96 ****WINNER**** 0.006 6.213 217.46
T/D Dial: 6.68 (+/-): -0.001 T/D Dial: 6.16 (+/-): 0.053
Qualified: #26 6.670 197.02 #11 6.149 223.62
Swanson with a great light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
51 Randy Dahlberg 63 Ryan Carlson
E1 -0.005 6.841 165.92 ****WINNER**** 0.029 6.248 222.51
T/D Dial: 6.68 (+/-): 0.161 T/D Dial: 6.23 (+/-): 0.018
Qualified: #27 6.672 202.24 #12 6.182 223.99
Dahlberg is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Carlson the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
386J Brandon Bergschneider 3687 Al Peavler
E1 0.073 6.964 191.97 ****WINNER**** 0.016 6.296 215.48
T/D Dial: 6.93 (+/-): 0.034 T/D Dial: 6.23 (+/-): 0.066
Qualified: #30 6.952 191.73 #15 6.226 222.80
Peavler with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
31 Ed Dudley 323F Bob Mandell III
E1 0.021 18.074 47.76 ****WINNER**** 0.011 6.409 174.80
T/D Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 18.074 T/D Dial: 6.13 (+/-): 0.279
Qualified: #22 6.435 209.01 #7 6.128 224.85
Mandell III with the starting line advantage and the win. Dudley with problems early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5790 J.R. Lobner 10 Darian Boesch
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.635 197.83 0.043 6.191 226.81
T/D Dial: 6.60 (+/-): 0.035 T/D Dial: 6.17 (+/-): 0.021
Qualified: #24 6.589 206.35 #9 6.147 227.27
Lobner with a great light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2518 Mike Gurliaccio 53 Les Feist
E1 -0.003 6.878 194.46 ****WINNER**** -0.016 6.294 223.58
T/D Dial: 6.86 (+/-): 0.018 T/D Dial: 6.24 (+/-): 0.054
Qualified: #29 6.832 196.24 #14 6.204 225.18
Gurliaccio is too quick on the tree and turned on the red light to give Feist the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
D712 Phil Dion 33 Danny Nelson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.040 6.295 227.19 -0.003 6.128 234.49
T/D Dial: 6.28 (+/-): 0.015 T/D Dial: 6.17 (+/-): -0.042
Qualified: #17 6.236 229.47 #2 6.121 235.39
Nelson is a few ticks too quick on the tree and turned on the red light to give Dion the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
397 Phillip Oakley 71 Ed Olpin
E1 0.075 6.122 227.69 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.813 194.77
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 0.022 T/D Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 0.013
Qualified: #10 6.149 227.57 #25 6.594 201.97
Olpin with a great light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
35 JB Strassweg 397F Patty Fisher
E1 0.068 6.168 211.43 ****WINNER**** 0.015 6.166 225.15
T/D Dial: 6.15 (+/-): 0.018 T/D Dial: 6.15 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #6 6.123 216.72 #21 6.342 225.00
Fisher with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5822 John Lobner 4 Aaron Stanfield
E1 0.000 6.718 189.15 ****WINNER**** 0.009 6.232 211.59
T/D Dial: 6.67 (+/-): 0.048 T/D Dial: 6.21 (+/-): 0.022
Qualified: #28 6.676 204.51 #13 6.193 221.34
Lobner with a perfect light, but Stanfield chased him down for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2124 Jeff Strickland 572 Jimmy Sackuvich
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.326 204.48 0.052 6.169 234.29
T/D Dial: 6.29 (+/-): 0.036 T/D Dial: 6.14 (+/-): 0.029
Qualified: #19 6.279 215.20 #4 6.123 239.19
Strickland with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5497 Branden Martinson 213A Anthony Bertozzi
E1 0.046 6.133 222.80 ****WINNER**** 0.003 6.266 207.59
T/D Dial: 6.20 (+/-): -0.067 T/D Dial: 6.25 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #3 6.121 207.91 #18 6.256 221.85
Bertozzi with a great light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
398F Joe Fisher 5023 Bradley Green
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.008 6.145 204.23 0.010 6.499 198.47
T/D Dial: 6.11 (+/-): 0.035 T/D Dial: 6.44 (+/-): 0.059
Qualified: #8 6.128 224.21 #23 6.441 210.24
Fisher with a great light and the win.
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