Sun, 05 Nov 2023, 13:29 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 699B Aaron Steinkey                       7498 Steve Casner                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.312 214.52                    -0.013  6.086 231.71
         T/D  Dial: 6.28 (+/-):  0.032             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Will      ) 0.013  6.282 -0.028      (J Glenwinkel) 0.009  6.156  0.046
E1    (J Neibauer  ) 0.032  8.471  2.161      (T Jardino   ) 0.016  6.207  0.067
 Qualified:            #18  6.284 215.41                       #11  6.179 230.57

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,112 feet.

Casner goes red to give Steinkey the win

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Dylan Hough                            53 Bradley Johnson              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.780 171.60                    -0.001  6.910 131.05
         T/D  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.090             T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.750
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Diroff    ) 0.006  6.720  0.020      (G Slatten   ) 0.013  6.183  0.023
E1    (W Hudgins   ) 0.056  6.736  0.036      (M Trujillo  ) 0.008  6.380  0.220
 Qualified:            #40  6.701 199.67                        #5  6.136 225.60

Johnson is a tick too quick and turns on the red light to give Hough the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7810 Travis Richardson                    377C Chad Axford                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.532 208.84                     0.017  6.940 190.59
         T/D  Dial: 6.52 (+/-):  0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Dooley    ) 0.028  6.586  0.016      (C Webber    ) 0.023  6.949  0.009
E1    (A Strasburg ) 0.005  6.613  0.063      (K Moses     ) 0.026  6.954 -0.006
 Qualified:            #29  6.508 209.10                       #50  6.906 198.41

Richardson with a great light and the win. Travis Richardson's MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

He will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 503A Jeff Koron                           4891 Fred Jaramillo               
E3                   0.009  6.193 229.59     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.562 209.75
         T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-): -0.067             T/D  Dial: 6.54 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Thompson  ) 0.013  6.283  0.013      (V Musolino  ) 0.022  7.022  0.482
E1    (T White     ) 0.010  6.298  0.048      (J Warden    ) 0.043  6.581  0.031
 Qualified:            #10  6.165 229.66                       #31  6.526 211.20

A couple great lights with Jaramillo getting a tick advantage on the tree and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6738 Clinton Geise                        7145 Jennifer Wiens               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.679 186.00                     0.023  6.374 222.51
         T/D  Dial: 6.63 (+/-):  0.049             T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.174
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Colton    ) 0.026  6.739  0.099      (R Dahlberg  ) 0.018  6.217  0.007
E1    (J Richardson) 0.027  6.650  0.010      (K Upton     ) 0.036  6.234  0.034
 Qualified:            #35  6.622 201.82                       #14  6.218 225.82

Geise with a couple ticks on the tree and the win. He will face Steinkey in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  623 Benji Martin                         7613 Kevin Kleineweber            
E3                   0.010  6.865 195.00     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.218 212.76
         T/D  Dial: 6.87 (+/-): -0.005             T/D  Dial: 6.22 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Reis      ) 0.016  6.875 -0.005      (A Spiegel   ) 0.014  6.292  0.062
E1    (M Roelle    ) 0.022  6.895  0.015      (R Milinazzo ) 0.004  6.267  0.027
 Qualified:            #48  6.875 193.85                       #13  6.217 222.69

Martin with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Kleinweber he win. He will face Jaramillo in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3268 Danny Nelson                            2 Alan Kenny                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.262 215.68                     0.096  6.183 213.03
         T/D  Dial: 6.22 (+/-):  0.042             T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Vetter    ) 0.012  6.270  0.040      (T Ritchie   ) 0.010  6.203  0.013
E1    (G Prather   ) 0.016  6.249  0.009      (C Thode     ) 0.011  6.259  0.089
 Qualified:            #16  6.245 230.49                        #9  6.155 225.79

Nelson with the starting line advantage and the win.

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