Sat, 26 Apr 2014, 20:44 PM
Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 27th annual O'Reilly NHRA
SpringNationals presented by Super Start Batteries:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
52 Phil Unruh 400B Brett Patterson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.006 6.519 192.03 0.131 6.760 201.58
T/D Dial: 6.40 (+/-): 0.119 T/D Dial: 6.69 (+/-): 0.070
Qualified: #7 6.392 216.97 #23 6.683 203.25
7:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,544 feet, track temperature 93 degrees. Nice winning light by Unruh.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
45 Wade Pennington 5186 George Slatten
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 7.782 117.90 0.037 6.667 199.23
T/D Dial: 6.20 (+/-): 1.582 T/D Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.033
Qualified: #4 6.185 224.66 #20 6.648 200.14
Pennington had problems and lifted around half track. Slatten never figured out where Pennington was and drove it out the back
door, breaking out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4790 John Garner 470L Michelle LeBleu
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.063 6.744 193.05 0.080 6.526 210.21
T/D Dial: 6.73 (+/-): 0.014 T/D Dial: 6.51 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #26 6.733 200.98 #10 6.516 211.03
John Garner's MOV: 0.0195 seconds (approximately 6 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
408 Richard Prince 411 Jim Gascoyne
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.016 6.605 210.05 0.151 6.834 198.93
T/D Dial: 6.55 (+/-): 0.055 T/D Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 0.034
Qualified: #13 6.540 219.44 #29 6.797 200.00
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4021 Robert LeJeune 4760 Chris Gulitti
E1 0.015 6.607 209.62 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.850 195.59
T/D Dial: 6.57 (+/-): 0.037 T/D Dial: 6.82 (+/-): 0.030
Qualified: #14 6.567 210.18 #30 6.830 194.69
Just about a tossup on the tree...Chris Gulitti's MOV: 0.0083 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4072 Chase Murray 4941 Samuel Patrick
E1 -0.263 6.778 166.70 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.788 200.71
T/D Dial: 6.56 (+/-): 0.218 T/D Dial: 6.76 (+/-): 0.028
Qualified: #11 6.535 211.30 #27 6.764 201.64
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
491C Mario Boesch 437 Jenifer White
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.032 6.719 190.75 0.018 6.441 175.05
T/D Dial: 6.67 (+/-): 0.049 T/D Dial: 6.35 (+/-): 0.091
Qualified: #22 6.661 204.54 #6 6.362 211.86
Mario Boesch's MOV: 0.0288 seconds (approximately 7 feet). He races Gulitti in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4962 Scott Barker 4142 James Ogden
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.012 6.759 201.10 -0.021 6.442 195.08
T/D Dial: 6.73 (+/-): 0.029 T/D Dial: 6.41 (+/-): 0.032
Qualified: #24 6.720 202.15 #8 6.402 208.88
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4028 David Sheetz 571P Anita Strasburg
E1 0.047 6.185 228.96 ****WINNER**** 0.000 6.637 204.66
T/D Dial: 6.15 (+/-): 0.035 T/D Dial: 6.61 (+/-): 0.027
Qualified: #3 6.147 229.04 #19 6.629 204.26
Strasburg cinverted a perfect light into a win light. She runs Patrick in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
437M Mike Weaver 486 Angie Cart
E1 0.018 8.636 156.95 ****WINNER**** 0.025 6.702 175.34
T/D Dial: 6.87 (+/-): 1.766 T/D Dial: 6.56 (+/-): 0.142
Qualified: #31 6.899 196.64 #15 6.570 207.46
Weaver left on time, but his car stuttered or spun the tires, going nowhere.Cart races Unruh in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4149 Eli McGee 4281 Rob McKinley
E1 0.013 6.666 204.51 ****WINNER**** 0.009 6.169 226.20
T/D Dial: 6.67 (+/-): -0.004 T/D Dial: 6.11 (+/-): 0.059
Qualified: #17 6.619 210.05 #1 6.115 227.15
Rob McKinley's MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4600 Todd Schumert 4551 Ronald Gibson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.011 6.656 202.09 0.035 6.944 194.97
T/D Dial: 6.61 (+/-): 0.046 T/D Dial: 6.91 (+/-): 0.034
Qualified: #16 6.616 204.63 #32 6.953 195.45
Todd Schumert's MOV: 0.0128 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He
races Barker next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
42 Mark Jones 4608 Michael Kile
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.053 6.733 205.66 -0.006 6.417 214.93
T/D Dial: 6.74 (+/-): -0.007 T/D Dial: 6.49 (+/-): -0.073
Qualified: #18 6.619 208.39 #2 6.143 225.41
Jones faces Garner in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
405 Keith Raftery 4399 Gary Mock
E1 0.009 6.565 210.37 ****WINNER**** 0.017 6.766 194.46
T/D Dial: 6.44 (+/-): 0.125 T/D Dial: 6.71 (+/-): 0.056
Qualified: #9 6.454 206.89 #25 6.726 203.71
Raftery had a great light, but his car did not respond as quickly as Mock's. Mock faces McKinley in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
480 Steve Evans 4170 David Strain
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.296 12.923 58.46
T/D Dial: 6.52 (+/-): 93.479 T/D Dial: 6.75 (+/-): 6.173
Qualified: #12 6.536 209.39 #28 6.778 200.02
Evans was a no-show. He got to the head of staging, then left on a tow strap. Strain launched and shut off. He races Pennington
in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
418X Allen Constantine 4768 Jimmy Arabie
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.123 6.264 226.81 0.029 6.676 198.38
T/D Dial: 6.19 (+/-): 0.074 T/D Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.024
Qualified: #5 6.188 227.77 #21 6.649 203.58
Last pair. Constantine will race Prince in round two.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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