Sun, 04 Aug 2013, 12:11 PM Pro Drag Radial Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Drag Radial at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, ADRL Memphis Drags IV:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1010 Kevin Mullins                        7281 Kenny Hubbard                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.084  4.503 184.85                     0.075  7.059  84.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E PECCHINI  ) 0.049  4.407 186.90      (M JONES     ) 1.595  4.499 178.35
 Qualified:             #4  4.479 184.77                        #5  4.503 178.12

10:58 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.79 inches, adjusted altitude 2,518 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Hubbard strikes the tires at the hit, tries to oedal two or three times, then gives up on the run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2840 Frank Mewshaw                          71 Marty Stinnett               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.189  4.671 156.59                     0.123  7.118  85.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S JACKSON   ) 0.184  4.451 176.47      (S STACK     ) 0.096  4.701 169.25
 Qualified:             #1  4.364 189.60                        #8  4.555 173.63

Stinnett goes in deep, hits the throttle and goes up in smoke. he pedals a couple of times then has to back off the throttle. Mewshaw has problems late in the run and the car noses over.

Mullins will have lane choice over Mewshaw in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 2078 Mark Micke                            911 Jeff Cooner                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.059  4.455 183.72                     0.021 10.470  62.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B HARRELL   ) 0.069  5.288 172.56      (M WOODRUFF  ) 0.025  4.471 179.44
 Qualified:             #2  4.415 181.98                        #7  4.514 178.24

Cooner gets off the line first but goes up in smoke as soon as he hit ts the throttle. Micke goes right down the groove to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  101 Paul Major                           4000 Jason Michalak               
E2                   0.037  4.680 180.69     ****WINNER****  0.097  4.533 171.51
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K BERRY     ) 0.024  4.673 173.16      (R TETSOSHVEL) 0.104  4.492 168.75
 Qualified:            #11  4.630 177.72                        #3  4.472 170.02

Major gets out of the gate first, Michalak drives around him before they reach the sixty foot mark and pulls away for the win.

Micke will have lane choice over Michalak in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink