Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 18:48 PM Top Dragster Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Dragster at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 59th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                             7100 Dan Naylor                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.005  7.053 186.64                     0.005  6.326 216.65
         T/D  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.013             T/D  Dial: 6.30 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Richardson) 0.006  7.048  0.018      (H Cook      ) 0.008  6.342  0.022
E2    (R Whetstone ) 0.027  7.037  0.037      (S Schneider ) 0.030  6.372  0.052
E1    (K Upton     ) 0.044  7.043  0.013      (T Jardino   ) 0.024  6.327  0.017
 Qualified:            #32  7.056 188.57                       #10  6.206 222.33

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,841 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

They both have identical great lights and Olpin gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7531 Chris Thode                          547W Kevin Wright                 
E4                   0.031  6.922 202.27     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.650 171.12
         T/D  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  0.332             T/D  Dial: 6.33 (+/-):  0.320
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Morris    ) 0.011  6.602  0.012      (M Reis      ) 0.026  6.647  0.307
E2    (J Wiens     ) 0.039  6.694  0.104      (B Wiens     ) 0.015  6.317  0.037
E1    (D Hough     ) 0.025  6.594  0.024      (S Hamilton  ) 0.009  6.309 -0.031
 Qualified:            #25  6.578 209.20                       #15  6.317 220.01

Wright with a great light and the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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