Sun, 08 Sep 2013, 16:50 PM Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Dragster at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, ADRL Dragstock X:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1519 Chris Powers                         3377 Dan Oldham                   
E2                   0.049  4.137 172.70     ****WINNER****  0.019  4.441 154.12
          TD  Dial: 4.13 (+/-):  0.007              TD  Dial: 4.41 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K DVORAK    ) 0.049  4.196  0.066      (J STROUD    ) 0.016  4.429  0.039
 Qualified:             #6  4.128 172.74                       #10  4.301 161.17

Dan Oldham's MOV: 0.0060 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  128 Justin Kirk                          4X3R Darrell Reid                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  4.527 146.89                     0.001  4.414 162.27
          TD  Dial: 4.50 (+/-):  0.027              TD  Dial: 4.34 (+/-):  0.074
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.019  4.512  0.022      (R EDWARDS   ) 0.004  4.356  0.046
 Qualified:            #16  4.425 158.00                       #12  4.303 162.49

Justin Kirk's MOV: 0.0030 seconds (approximately 9 inches), overcoming Reid's near-perfect light. He will race Oldham in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  263 Mark McElwee                         9666 Ronelle Bowden               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  3.766 198.26                     0.021  4.420 157.98
          TD  Dial: 3.75 (+/-):  0.016              TD  Dial: 4.40 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S KING      ) 0.010  3.788  0.058      (A JOHNSON   ) 0.015  4.424  0.044
 Qualified:             #1  3.718 198.41                       #13  4.367 161.42

McElwee's car is very quick and he can drive as well. Nice light. Mark McElwee's MOV: 0.0190 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 255B Barry Brown                          2970 Travis Harvey                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  4.315 156.97                     0.008  4.432 161.21
          TD  Dial: 4.27 (+/-):  0.045              TD  Dial: 4.35 (+/-):  0.082
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K BATCHELOR ) 0.010  4.301  0.081      (W HOWARD JR.) 0.030  4.438  0.118
 Qualified:             #7  4.190 167.84                       #11  4.303 162.88

Harvey was double-oh on the tree, but missed on the dial-in. Barry Brown's MOV: 0.0290 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Brown races McElwee in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink