Sat, 21 Mar 2009, 05:32 PM Top Dragster Shootout Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BELLE ROSE, La. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Vicari/UnderCover Top Dragster Shootout at the NHRA, Sixth annual JEG'S.com Cajun SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4655 Mike Manners                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.485  5.987 234.29     
 Qualified:             #1  6.086 226.81                     Bye

4:21 p.m. Manners gets the bye run because only seven cars decided to play today. If he'd had an opponent, this would be a foul and he would lose. Instead, he only loses lane choice by running a five. Mike Manners' incremental times: 60ft-0.965 sec., 330ft-2.570, 660ft-3.883/183.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.016.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   46 P J Vicari                             72 Chip Rumis                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.105  6.497 206.80                     0.063  6.782 198.79
 Qualified:             #3  6.438 207.88                        #6  6.606 201.07

Rumis did his job, but Vicari had the mnuscle to run him down in the first 100 feet, then pull away for the win. As a reward, Vicari runs Manners in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 447D Don Aydelott                          497 Jason Dennis                 
E1                   0.069 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.021  6.820 203.09
 Qualified:             #2  6.394 213.60                        #5  6.568 204.42

Dennis had a very good light, shook and drove through it. Aydelott shook violently and coasted to a stop at half track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 427G Scott Williamson                     4948 Robert Cool                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.545 191.57                     0.029  7.113 186.15
 Qualified:             #4  6.492 206.73                        #7  6.658 197.28

Williamson sawed the tree down, avoided the shakes, and won going away. He will have lane chocie against Dennis in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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