Sun, 21 Feb 2010, 07:58 PM Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 765M Jim Momjian                          7640 Tom Yancer                   
E1                   0.120  9.947  79.91     ****WINNER****  0.033  7.522 139.04
        T/D  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  2.867             T/D  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.602
 Qualified:            #27  7.026 188.23                       #11  6.936 193.60

5:25 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,544 feet, track temperature 82 degrees.

The first "Official" National Event elimination round is on the line.Momjian is dead late off the line and then slows to give the easy win to Yancer[ That will be a good trivia question later].

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  675 Mike Henderson                       7026 George Nann                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  7.342 150.75                    -0.500  8.593 101.96
        T/D  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.272             T/D  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  1.643
 Qualified:            #32  7.063 190.62                       #16  6.966 195.11

A full bulb red for Nann and Henderson gets to go to round two on an easy win. He lifts and coasts on down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7391 Jimmy Johnson                          56 Phil Unruh                   
E1                         No Time                                 No Time      
        T/D  Dial: 6.92 (+/-): 93.079             T/D  Dial: 6.59 (+/-): 93.409
 Qualified:            #20  6.987 193.16                        #4  6.597 207.75

5:48 p.m. What started as a brief delay to check the track, has ended racing for Top Dragster today.

The Safety Safari had taken a quick look at the lanes after a lot of snaking around the lanes in the last pair. The Asphalt Zamboni went out and did a couple of drags from the starting line to the 330 lights in both lanes, then some "full pulls" all the way to the finish line.

Shortly after that, the remaining TD competitors were directed back to their pits. There is no current schedule for tomorrow, but now TD joins Pro Stock on Monday's growing list.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink