Fri, 12 Nov 2021, 16:00 PM Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  79 John Richardson              
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.033  6.160 222.84
                                                   T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.060
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.102 223.06

12:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 30.04 inches, adjusted altitude 3,304 feet.

Number one qualifier, Richardson, gets the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 710V Taylor Vetter                        7867 Dean Hall                    
E1                   0.036  6.236 220.80     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.547 210.18
         T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-): -0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.53 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:             #5  6.214 221.56                       #20  6.527 209.98

Hall nails the tree with a four light for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0110 seconds (approximately 4 feet), Vetter broke out by just -0.004.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 547W Kevin Wright                         7711 Don London                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.711 209.59                    -0.018  6.456 202.79
         T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.071             T/D  Dial: 6.36 (+/-):  0.096
 Qualified:            #24  6.652 210.08                        #9  6.332 214.52

London goes red and Wright goes to round two.

He will face Richardson in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7237 Steve Will                             68 Bernie Plourd                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.211 227.92                    -0.011  8.430 115.71
         T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-): -0.029             T/D  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  1.840
 Qualified:             #7  6.239 228.65                       #22  6.589 212.33

Steve Will's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780H Hannah Cook                            71 Dan Naylor                   
E1                   0.009  6.862 188.25     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.461 206.99
         T/D  Dial: 6.88 (+/-): -0.018             T/D  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  0.001
 Qualified:            #28  6.875 191.46                       #13  6.443 207.24

Cook gets the starting line advantage, but Dan Naylor gets the win, running one to his dial. MOV: Opponent broke out.

He races Hall next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  655 Don Knoblauch                        7145 Jennifer Wiens               
E1                  -0.001  6.459 212.06     ****WINNER**** -0.009  6.229 225.22
         T/D  Dial: 6.42 (+/-):  0.039             T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.079
 Qualified:            #19  6.511 207.59                        #4  6.196 213.50

Jennifer Wiens' MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6915 Ryan Carlson                            4 Art Hoover                   
E1                  -0.028  6.249 220.62     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.504 206.70
         T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-):  0.039             T/D  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:             #3  6.180 221.78                       #18  6.493 206.42

Art Hoover's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7586 Kenny Upton                          7155 Jeff Connelly                
E1                  -0.029  6.468 212.19     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.058 230.45
         T/D  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  0.008             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.042
 Qualified:            #16  6.457 212.93                       #31 No Time      

Upton goes red this time and Connelly get the free pass to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7219 Geneva Nash                          7019 Parker Theobald              
E1                   0.001  6.433 209.23     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.441 175.48
         T/D  Dial: 6.44 (+/-): -0.007             T/D  Dial: 7.43 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #15  6.450 209.95                       #30  7.428 182.40

Two great lights and Parker Theobald gets the break out win, as Nash broke out by -0.007.

Parker Theobald will see Will in round three. His package: 0.020.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Steve Casner                           75 Mike Mendenhall              
E1                   0.036  6.592 202.97     ****WINNER****  0.000  6.303 210.37
         T/D  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.30 (+/-):  0.003
 Qualified:            #23  6.599 203.98                        #8  6.284 221.60

WOW! Mendenhall posts a three package with a perfect light for the fourteen foot win.

H faces Connelly next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7902 Brianna Wiens                        637H Dylan Hough                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.437 204.11                     0.044  6.778 200.77
         T/D  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.037             T/D  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:            #11  6.406 214.31                       #26  6.760 201.22

Side by side in the lights!

Brianna Wiens' MOV: 0.0057 seconds (approximately 20 inches). She will race Hoover in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  790 Taylor Wiens                           18 Ken Moses                    
E1                   0.043  6.917 179.66     ****WINNER****  0.043  6.480 215.34
         T/D  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.047             T/D  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #27  6.847 195.70                       #12  6.442 216.90

Identical RT's, but Ken Moses runs closer to his dial for the close win. MOV: 0.0271 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

He races Jennifer Wiens in round next.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7942 Thomas Bayer                         7122 Tony Jardino                 
E1                   0.010  6.360 207.78     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.734 200.26
         T/D  Dial: 6.33 (+/-):  0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:            #10  6.341 213.30                       #25  6.727 200.71

Really close in the lights!

Tony Jardino's MOV: 0.0014 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 D712 Phil Dion                            7638 Mark Yeager                  
E1                   0.049  6.141 208.20     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.588 202.36
         T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-): -0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.59 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:             #6  6.220 216.41                       #21  6.588 202.94

Mark Yeager's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0270 seconds (approximately 8 feet) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7911 Summer Richardson                    7029 Bobby Ray McMahan            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.446 213.30                    -0.015  6.246 222.11
         T/D  Dial: 6.46 (+/-): -0.014             T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.046
 Qualified:            #17  6.472 211.06                        #2  6.170 223.73

Winner races Jardino in round two.

Summer Richardson's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3896 Steve Hamilton                       7993 Alan Englen                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037  7.075 188.44                    -0.500  6.491 211.10
         T/D  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.025             T/D  Dial: 6.44 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:            #29  7.068 190.59                       #14  6.450 211.96

Englen goes red to give the win to Hamilton.

12:54 p.m. Yeager will be in the other lane next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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