Sat, 13 Nov 2021, 12:36 PM Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 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
   18 Ken Moses                            7145 Jennifer Wiens               
E2                   0.003  6.421 208.49     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.297 220.51
         T/D  Dial: 6.43 (+/-): -0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.117
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Wiens     ) 0.043  6.480  0.020      (D Knoblauch ) -0.009  6.229  0.079
 Qualified:            #12  6.442 216.90                        #4  6.196 213.50

9:20 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,413 feet.

Great three light for Moses and then breaks out by nine.

Wiens takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7237 Steve Will                           7019 Parker Theobald              
E2                   0.006  6.109 230.02     ****WINNER****  0.015  7.407 176.10
         T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-): -0.031             T/D  Dial: 7.38 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Plourd    ) 0.021  6.211 -0.029      (G Nash      ) 0.009  7.441  0.011
 Qualified:             #7  6.239 228.65                       #30  7.428 182.40

Will leaves with a stelar 0.006 light and he too breaks out.

Parker Theobald gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 John Richardson                      547W Kevin Wright                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.030 224.36                     0.016  6.545 207.40
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.070             T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-): -0.095
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.033  6.160  0.060      (D London    ) 0.028  6.711  0.071
 Qualified:             #1  6.102 223.06                       #24  6.652 210.08

John Richardson scores the Double Breakout win, after Wright had the much better light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3896 Steve Hamilton                       7638 Mark Yeager                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.001  7.053 188.10                     0.023  6.542 202.48
         T/D  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.003             T/D  Dial: 6.57 (+/-): -0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Englen    ) 0.037  7.075  0.025      (P Dion      ) 0.015  6.588 -0.002
 Qualified:            #29  7.068 190.59                       #21  6.588 202.94

Steve Hamilton nails the light with a 0.001 RT and then runs three to his dial for the win. Yeager broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7902 Brianna Wiens                           4 Art Hoover                   
E2                   0.004 16.575  68.54     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.670 154.83
         T/D  Dial: 6.39 (+/-): 10.185             T/D  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  0.210
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Hough     ) 0.020  6.437  0.037      (R Carlson   ) 0.033  6.504  0.014
 Qualified:            #11  6.406 214.31                       #18  6.493 206.42

Great four light for Wiens, but she has to dump and give the easy win to Hoover. He faces Hoover later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7867 Dean Hall                              71 Dan Naylor                   
E2                   0.013  6.516 206.23     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.436 210.11
         T/D  Dial: 6.51 (+/-):  0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.43 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Vetter    ) 0.004  6.547  0.017      (H Cook      ) 0.017  6.461  0.001
 Qualified:            #20  6.527 209.98                       #13  6.443 207.24

Eyeball to eyeball in the lights!

Dan Naylor's MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 21 inches).

Dean Hall's package: 0.019. Dan Naylor's package: 0.014.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7155 Jeff Connelly                          75 Mike Mendenhall              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.001  6.132 225.52                     0.025  6.201 223.80
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.032             T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-): -0.049
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Upton     ) 0.025  6.058 -0.042      (S Casner    ) 0.000  6.303  0.003
 Qualified:            #31 No Time                              #8  6.284 221.60

A stellar 0.001 RT for Jeff Connelly and the win. He will race Wiens next round. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7911 Summer Richardson                    7122 Tony Jardino                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  6.413 211.06                     0.011  6.678 202.18
         T/D  Dial: 6.39 (+/-):  0.023             T/D  Dial: 6.69 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Ray McMaha) 0.035  6.446 -0.014      (T Bayer     ) 0.025  6.734  0.014
 Qualified:            #17  6.472 211.06                       #25  6.727 200.71

Two great lights and Summer Richardson takes the win. She will race Hamilton later. MOV: Opponent broke out.

9:31 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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