Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 10:37 AM Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3505 Jim Prevo                            4059 Jim Thorp                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.137 218.83                     0.028  6.119 220.31
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.017             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Thorp     ) 0.030  6.137  0.017      (B Sandlin   ) 0.028  6.058 -0.042
 Qualified:             #6  6.122 212.73                       #14  6.171 192.89

9:21 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 30.11 inches, adjusted altitude 1,868 feet.

Prevo gets the advantage off of the line and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4099 Matt Exner                           4455 Bill Swann                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.196 223.26                     0.006  6.164 216.75
         T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.036             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.064
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Moline    ) 0.009  6.149  0.019      (J Freeman   ) 0.034  6.117  0.017
 Qualified:             #1  6.106 240.58                        #9  6.146 219.58

Swann gets the holeshot but Exner gets the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5192 Mark Grame                           4071 David Bills                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.657 193.88                     0.013  6.984 191.37
         T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.017             T/D  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Kile      ) 0.013  6.654  0.054      (T Stalba    ) 0.010  6.970  0.020
 Qualified:            #24  6.612 191.36                       #32  6.960 193.26

A coin flip off of the line, Grame goes around Bills and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   31 Danny Nelson                           46 Rusty Baxter                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.096 217.31                     0.030  6.110 212.69
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Kenny     ) 0.008  6.168  0.068      (M Grame     ) 0.005  6.166  0.066
 Qualified:            #18  6.235 206.80                       #10  6.148 195.66

Nelson gets the advantage off of the line and takes the double breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Cody Webber                          4607 Nick Smith                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  6.412 202.83                     0.012  6.867 178.64
         T/D  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Gibson    ) 0.008  6.487  0.087      (C Riley     ) 0.031  6.869  0.059
 Qualified:            #20  6.421 215.22                       #28  6.824 195.80

Webber gets a great light and goes around Smith for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  492 Bryan Sandlin                         401 David Johns                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.196  7.027 191.15                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.057             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 93.899
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Bills     ) 0.039  7.008  0.038      (V Musolino  ) 0.003  6.101  0.001
 Qualified:            #31  6.898 194.66                        #7  6.125 227.14

Johns leaves before the tree is activated.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  224 Brad Plourd                          4797 Jesse Williams               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.232 193.80                     0.002  7.054 193.17
         T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.032             T/D  Dial: 7.06 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Johns     ) 0.003  6.276  0.076      (W Carrell   ) 0.030  7.083  0.023
 Qualified:            #11  6.151 225.02                       #33  7.112 191.42

Williams gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Plourd.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Vince Musolino                       444B Wayne Landry                 
E2                   0.030  6.529 197.54     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.431 222.42
         T/D  Dial: 6.54 (+/-): -0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  0.191
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Swann     ) 0.011  6.552  0.022      (J Luttrull  ) -0.005  6.253  0.153
 Qualified:            #21  6.578 189.00                       #13  6.168 214.13

Another coin flip off of the line, Musolino takes too much stripe and breaks out.

In the next round it will be Exner vs. Landry, Plourd vs. Sandlin, Nelson vs. Prevo, and Webber vs. Grame

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