Sun, 28 Sep 2014, 14:41 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 Larry Piper                          3879 Richard Edwards              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.493 207.34                     0.023  6.105 227.96
         T/D  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  0.033             T/D  Dial: 6.03 (+/-):  0.075
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Rodgers   ) 0.012  6.533  0.083      (P Unruh     ) 0.014  6.138  0.138
E1    (B Riddle    ) 0.035  6.714  0.264      (R Moser     ) 0.011  6.050  0.010
 Qualified:            #13  6.412 211.30                        #1  6.052 230.17

1:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.65 inches, adjusted altitude 2,820 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Piper gets the holeshot and holds off Edwards for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 314B Troy Stone                           3991 JB Strassweg                 
E3                   0.034  6.184 231.99     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.564 202.27
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.064             T/D  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Deakins   ) 0.026  6.172  0.102      (D Phelps    ) 0.012  6.542  0.022
E1    (R Mandell   ) 0.035  6.108  0.008      (J Hessling  ) 0.027  6.520 -0.020
 Qualified:             #3  6.115 233.44                       #23  6.555 205.38

Strassweg gets the win and will take on Piper in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  397 Phillip Oakley                        437 Jenifer White                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.526 202.36                     0.015  6.347 211.30
         T/D  Dial: 6.51 (+/-):  0.016             T/D  Dial: 6.33 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Atchison  ) -0.008  6.490  0.000      (K Dvorak    ) 0.015  6.282  0.022
E1    (R Prince    ) 0.070  6.491  0.001      (B Basgall   ) 0.008  6.284  0.014
 Qualified:            #20  6.506 205.29                        #8  6.322 214.35

Phillip Oakley's MOV: 0.0055 seconds (approximately 20 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3377 Daniel Oldham                        177K Alan Kenny                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.410 210.44                     0.063  6.550 201.49
         T/D  Dial: 6.41 (+/-):  0.000             T/D  Dial: 6.54 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Atchison  ) 0.016  6.411  0.021      (T Piper     ) 0.017  6.527  0.017
E1    (K Fisher    ) 0.012  6.388  0.008      (A Tidrick   ) 0.026  6.557  0.017
 Qualified:            #10  6.401 210.83                       #22  6.552 211.16

Oldham gets the holeshot and the win. He will take on Oakley in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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