Sun, 21 Oct 2007, 09:18 PM Top Dragster Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Dragster at the 2007 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, IHRA World Finals Presented by The U.S. Air Force featuring UTI CHampionship Sunday:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Jeff Brown                           9121 Scott Duggins                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.869 192.55                     0.016  6.732 193.18
         TD  Dial: 6.84 (+/-):  0.029              TD  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A MILES     ) 0.017  6.888  0.058      (J TRUSSELL  ) 0.015  7.052  0.392
E2    (B HOLLAND   ) 0.010  6.853  0.033      (M ABRUZZI   ) 0.006  6.674  0.004
E1    (T MARTIN    ) 0.023  6.830  0.010      (D URBAN     ) 0.016  6.714  0.024
 Qualified:            #29  6.828 193.82                       #20  6.680 198.38

9:12 p.m. Brown keeps on winning...Jeff Brown's MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 9858 Michael White                        1333 Jason Harris                 
E4                   0.003  6.906 184.77     ****WINNER****  0.003  6.807 192.58
         TD  Dial: 6.91 (+/-): -0.004              TD  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B KERRY     ) 0.018  6.911  0.081      (P DAIGREPONT) 0.014  7.256  0.406
E2    (T WILKINS   ) 0.013  6.898  0.028      (E CARECCIA  ) 0.024  6.902  0.032
E1    (M MANNERS   ) 0.096  6.902 -0.008      (J STROUD    ) 0.021  6.892  0.092
 Qualified:            #46  6.961 193.27                       #37  6.883 191.35

Harris runs a 0.020 package and earns a bye to the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1268 Russell Leach                           5 Nick Folk                    
E4   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.564 200.62                     0.003  6.947 182.60
         TD  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.014              TD  Dial: 6.95 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B NESBITT   ) 0.000  6.578  0.038      (S FURR      ) 0.012  6.948 -0.002
E2    (A MILES     ) 0.036  6.560  0.000      (D HARRIS    ) 0.030  6.958  0.048
E1    (M BERTOZZI  ) 0.010  6.615  0.035      (M WATTS     ) 0.022  6.929 -0.011
 Qualified:             #9  6.574 199.14                       #42  6.914 184.65

Folk missed a perfect run by 0.006 seconds, but half of that was on the wrong side of the dial-in and he's done. Leach races Brown in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink