Sun, 23 May 2021, 10:14 AM Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 497B Rusty Baxter                         4030 William Kruse                
E1                   0.023  6.095 213.30     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.148 242.10
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.005             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:            #22 28.000   NS                         #10  6.191 236.13

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 100 percent, barometer 30.14 inches, adjusted altitude 1,633 feet.

Kruse with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 710V Taylor Vetter                          48 Steve McDermott              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.319 212.76                     0.079  6.126 233.24
         T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-):  0.069             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.026
 Qualified:            #12  6.285 221.78                       #24 28.002   NS  

Vetter with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Taylor Vetter's MOV: 0.0037 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4227 Rick Carrell                           42 J.R. Baxter                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.382 212.46                     0.019  6.155 218.12
         T/D  Dial: 6.33 (+/-):  0.052             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:            #14  6.352 215.68                        #2  6.115 197.42

Carrell with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 D712 Phil Dion                            4360 Ross Laris                   
E1                  -0.005  6.168 224.17     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.089 225.11
         T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.028             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-): -0.051
 Qualified:            #19  6.677 150.30                        #7  6.158 224.85

Dion goes red to give Laris the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   46 Darian Boesch                        437M Mike Weaver                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.000  6.078 220.01                     0.011  6.376 217.63
         T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-): -0.062             T/D  Dial: 6.44 (+/-): -0.064
 Qualified:             #3  6.118 224.88                       #15  6.459 216.03

Boesch with a perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4144 Chanse Bullock                       4369 Holden Laris                 
E1                   1.266  7.102 149.13     ****WINNER****  0.068  6.200 191.95
         T/D  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.622             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.100
 Qualified:            #17  6.509 206.35                        #5  6.151 226.51

laris with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4099 Matt Exner                           479W Wynette Hudgins              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.304 225.75                     0.048  6.237 188.02
         T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.104             T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-):  0.107
 Qualified:            #18  6.516 222.22                        #6  6.155 223.99

Exner with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4746 Mark Jones                           5226 Afton Swanson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.490 199.35                     0.056  6.060 227.34
         T/D  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.040
 Qualified:            #16  6.484 214.86                        #4  6.141 230.13

Jones with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4312 Crystal Peterson                     4358 Dane Ward                    
E1                   0.010  6.240 222.95     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.100 224.40
         T/D  Dial: 6.27 (+/-): -0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:            #13  6.294 222.00                        #1  6.112 225.26

Peterson with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Ward the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4608 Michael Kile                          401 David Johns                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047  6.044 230.25                    -0.002  6.259 225.11
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.056             T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.079
 Qualified:            #23 28.001   NS                         #11  6.203 224.40

Johns is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Kile the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4153 Will Carrell                         2124 Jeff Strickland              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.001  6.771 194.60                     0.018  6.168 216.79
         T/D  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:            #20  6.781 197.48                        #8  6.177 225.11

Carrell with a near perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4072 Chase Murray                         444B Wayne Landry                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.982 189.92                     0.031  6.187 201.55
         T/D  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.032             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.047
 Qualified:            #21  6.980 192.19                        #9  6.182 225.33

Murray with the starting line advantage and the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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