Fri, 10 Nov 2023, 14:10 PM Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Dragster at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 58th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7089 Terry White                          7091 Reed Taylor                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.578 198.47                     0.059  6.172 223.10
         T/D  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.018             T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #24  6.574 205.22                        #8  6.167 222.66

10:44 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 1,870 feet.

White leaves with an eleven light to take the fourteen foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7810 Travis Richardson                    7145 Jennifer Wiens               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.625 204.82                    -0.006  6.129 229.66
         T/D  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.055             T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-): -0.041
 Qualified:            #27  6.592 206.42                       #11  6.186 228.04

Travis Richardson's MOV: opponent's -0.006 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 518R Mallory Reis                            2 Alan Kenny                   
E1                   0.037  6.467 209.98     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.156 219.01
         T/D  Dial: 6.48 (+/-): -0.013             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #22  6.492 209.20                        #6  6.133 225.37

Great one light for Kenney and the win.Alan Kenny's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0070 seconds (approximately 2 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6010 Grant Durie                          7638 Mark Yeager                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.463 214.11                     0.063  6.119 219.19
         T/D  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  0.003             T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-): -0.031
 Qualified:            #23  6.540 210.87                        #7  6.152 233.12

Grant Durie posts a fourteen package for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0180 seconds (approximately 6 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Taylor Vetter                        6738 Clinton Geise                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.185 214.55                     0.019  6.585 195.93
         T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.005             T/D  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:             #9  6.169 225.33                       #25  6.575 203.12

Geise has to go rounds to stay in the Championship race.

Not going to happen, as Taylor Vetter posts another eleven package for the win. MOV: 0.0231 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Dylan Hough                            74 Dan Naylor                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.642 187.70                     0.031  6.664 219.01
         T/D  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.062             T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  0.404
 Qualified:            #28  6.595 204.79                       #12  6.273 215.93

Naylor is slow off the line and Hough gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6591 Moe Trujillo                         699B Aaron Steinkey               
E1                   0.020  6.766 203.49     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.355 202.33
         T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.126             T/D  Dial: 6.31 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:            #31  6.656 203.09                       #15  6.300 215.37

Trujillo slows down track and gives Steinkey the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  790 Taylor Wiens                           78 Chris Thode                  
E1                  -0.001  6.655 160.59     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.591 205.94
         T/D  Dial: 6.27 (+/-):  0.385             T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:            #14  6.283 228.31                       #30  6.614 203.89

-0.001 Red light for Wiens. OUCH!!

Thode gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7125 Cody Webber                          7711 Don London                   
E1                   0.062  6.365 213.27     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.121 223.02
         T/D  Dial: 6.38 (+/-): -0.015             T/D  Dial: 6.11 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #19  6.401 212.69                        #3  6.119 229.16

Don London takes the close win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0140 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7014 Steve Schneider                      503A Jeff Koron                   
E1                   0.066  6.012 216.97     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.065 233.32
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.088             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.035
 Qualified:            #21  6.472 228.73                        #5  6.126 231.12

A pair of six ten dialins!

Jeff Koron's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0060 seconds (approximately 23 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   79 John Richardson                      7160 Andy Spiegel                 
E1                   0.028  6.078 226.05     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.359 204.35
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.022             T/D  Dial: 6.37 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:             #2  6.114 203.55                       #18  6.373 209.30

Great eight light for Andy Spiegel and the close win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0090 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Brianna Wiens                        7613 Kevin Kleineweber            
E1                  -0.006  6.406 212.83     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.103 227.11
         T/D  Dial: 6.44 (+/-): -0.034             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.003
 Qualified:            #20  6.454 211.63                        #4  6.125 194.91

Red light start for Wiens.

Great four light for Kevin Kleineweber and he runs three to his dial.

Kevin Kleineweber's package: 0.007.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 780H Hannah Cook                          3896 Steve Hamilton               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.813 145.70                     0.033  7.442 178.50
         T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  0.553             T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.842
 Qualified:            #13  6.280 215.00                       #29  6.613 200.14

Hamilton slows down track and Cook gets the decisive win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6640 Trevor Ritchie                       7237 Steve Will                   
E1                   0.028  6.390 195.03     ****WINNER****  0.042  6.145 233.48
         T/D  Dial: 6.33 (+/-):  0.060             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:            #17  6.351 205.79                        #1  6.113 234.74

Really close eyeball to eyeball finish in the lights!

Steve Will's MOV: 0.0017 seconds (approximately 6 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   18 Ken Moses                            7122 Tony Jardino                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.340 213.64                    -0.003  6.627 201.61
         T/D  Dial: 6.29 (+/-):  0.050             T/D  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #16  6.319 213.54                       #32  6.656 202.36

Jardino goes red by just -0.003 this time.

Moses goes to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7911 Summer Richardson                      12 Vince Musolino               
E1                   0.011  6.125 224.43     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.534 197.33
         T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-): -0.045             T/D  Dial: 6.52 (+/-):  0.014
 Qualified:            #10  6.178 222.88                       #26  6.580 193.85

Musolino has to win the round to win the Top Dragster Championship!

And he does!

Richardson broke out to give him the win.

11:05 a.m.

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