Sun, 21 Sep 2008, 04:24 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Spitzer Top Dragster at the NHRA, Fourth annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3627 Bill Webb                             168 Wayne Hofmann                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029  7.369 182.11                     0.029  6.926 190.78
        T/D  Dial: 7.37 (+/-): -0.001             T/D  Dial: 6.94 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Raymond   ) 0.038  7.382  0.022      (M Harmon    ) 0.024  6.962  0.042
E1    (T Koenen    ) 0.005  7.357 -0.013      (R Nichols   ) 0.004  6.914 -0.026
 Qualified:            #23  7.088 183.84                       #11  6.945 191.29

4:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 2,626 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 357X Ricky Adkins                         3708 Adam Lear                    
E3                   0.009  7.322 173.45     ****WINNER****  0.007  7.153 183.92
        T/D  Dial: 7.28 (+/-):  0.042             T/D  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Abruzzi   ) 0.014  7.299  0.079      (T Martino   ) 0.009  7.265  0.125
E1    (C Anderson  ) 0.022  7.225  0.005      (D Mc Ilvain ) 0.006  7.145  0.015
 Qualified:            #13  6.985 190.97                       #25  7.132 183.84

Two very good lights and Lear gets the win. Adam Lear's MOV: 0.0318 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Ricky Adkins' package: 0.051.
Adam Lear's package: 0.020.
Lear races Webb in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  329 James Monroe                         3558 Rob Kropfeld                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.015  7.101 180.14                     0.015  7.316 180.26
        T/D  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.031             T/D  Dial: 7.27 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Raftery   ) 0.009  7.072  0.002      (P Lecompte  ) 0.025  7.282  0.022
E1    (J Brown     ) 0.021  7.054 -0.006      (J Ledford   ) 0.008  7.270 -0.010
 Qualified:            #22  7.087 189.34                       #33  7.283 177.60

James Monroe's MOV: 0.0151 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 109N Ryan Ondrejko                        3930 Greg Kamplain                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.015  7.040 185.79                     0.011  7.335 181.35
        T/D  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.010             T/D  Dial: 7.32 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Coughlin  ) 0.050  7.038  0.008      (R Forish    ) 0.015  7.341  0.031
E1    (K Damron Jr ) 0.053  7.026  0.016      (B Cireddu   ) 0.000  7.336  0.026
 Qualified:            #16  7.004 188.83                       #34  7.312 183.34

Ryan Ondrejko's MOV: 0.0014 seconds (approximately 4 inches). Ryan Ondrejko's package: 0.025.
Greg Kamplain's package: 0.026.
Ondrejko races Monroe in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink