Sat, 03 Oct 2020, 12:14 PM Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 397 Phillip Oakley               
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.012  6.132 228.65
                                                   T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.117 235.15

Oakley with a great pass on the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  370 Jeff Libla                             51 Victoria Johnson             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.150 228.96                    -0.010  6.698 166.27
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.52 (+/-):  0.178
 Qualified:            #10  6.180 230.53                       #22  6.561 202.18

Johnson goes red to give Libla the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 359X Zach Sackman                         5226 Afton Swanson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.078  6.226 226.54                     0.044  6.166 226.89
         T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.026             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.066
 Qualified:            #14  6.220 225.63                        #2  6.117 233.24

Swanson with the starting line advantage, but Sackman holds on for the win. Zach Sackman's MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Mike Coughlin                           2 Jeff Strickland              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.139 224.81                     0.020  6.264 218.76
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.019             T/D  Dial: 6.23 (+/-):  0.034
 Qualified:             #4  6.121 225.52                       #16  6.243 217.14

Strickland with the starting line advantage, but Coughlin chased him down for the win in a close one. Mike Coughlin's MOV: 0.0053 seconds (approximately 20 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Danny Nelson                         459D J.R. Baxter                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.220 228.85                     0.028  6.041 225.03
         T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-): -0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-): -0.079
 Qualified:            #15  6.227 233.44                        #3  6.119 202.52

Nelson with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3505 Jim Prevo                              33 JB Strassweg                 
E1                  -0.013  8.728 115.72     ****WINNER**** -0.011  6.100 219.83
         T/D  Dial: 6.30 (+/-):  2.428             T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-): -0.060
 Qualified:            #19  6.305 211.03                        #7  6.150 217.91

Prevo goes red to give Strassweg the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3537 Patrick Forster                      4358 Dane Ward                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.279 219.33                     0.046  6.079 217.04
         T/D  Dial: 6.27 (+/-):  0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.11 (+/-): -0.031
 Qualified:            #17  6.268 230.61                        #5  6.137 223.47

Forster with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Rusty Baxter                          224 Brad Plourd                  
E1                   0.039  6.118 197.74     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.525 205.94
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.018             T/D  Dial: 6.50 (+/-):  0.025
 Qualified:            #11  6.180 184.77                       #23  6.583 201.67

Plourd with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4369 Holden Laris                         4407 Bob Henry                    
E1                   0.028  6.290 208.71     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.153 225.45
         T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:            #18  6.282 222.29                        #6  6.148 235.47

Henry with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   46 Wynette Hudgins                         3 Ross Laris                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  6.392 230.96                    -0.015  6.053 231.32
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.272             T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-): -0.067
 Qualified:            #21  6.525 187.52                        #9  6.173 195.39

Laris goes red to give Hudgins the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 399F Zack Fisher                           572 Jimmy Sackuvich              
E1                   0.005  7.010 179.66     ****WINNER****  0.044  6.209 237.38
         T/D  Dial: 7.02 (+/-): -0.010             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  0.019
 Qualified:            #24  7.048 188.86                       #12  6.186 234.29

fisher with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Sackuvich the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 398F Joe Fisher                           3687 Al Peavler                   
E1                  -0.013  6.268 210.57     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.109 226.70
         T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.432             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #25 No Time                             #13  6.210 209.95

Fisher goes red to give Peavler the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 444B Wayne Landry                         397F Patty Fisher                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.091  6.092 228.85                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-): -0.038             T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-): 93.869
 Qualified:             #8  6.152 225.75                       #20  6.333 224.32

Fisher is no-show to give Landry the win.

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