Sat, 5 Jun 2010, 05:54 PM Top Dragster Allstars Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster Allstars at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Jeg's Allstars:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   23 Ray Miller                             71 Terry White                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003  6.822 181.94                     0.074  7.289 180.31
        T/D  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.042             T/D  Dial: 7.28 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:             #2  6.761 200.59                        #6  7.271 185.51

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 83 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,895 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

Miller with a great light and the win...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Jon Riedel                           2412 Steve Furr                   
E1                   0.017  7.272 185.26     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.739 182.33
        T/D  Dial: 7.21 (+/-):  0.062             T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:             #5  7.232 186.56                        #1  6.673 196.59

They leave together and Furr takes the win by seven feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Brandon Chauvin                      113D Frank Zeffiro                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.929 187.47                     0.111  6.313 202.42
        T/D  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.019             T/D  Dial: 6.45 (+/-): -0.137
 Qualified:             #4  6.904 195.42                        #8 11.533  67.78

Chauvin with the starting line advantage and the win...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 342T Bob Cireddu                            51 Clarence Mayo                
E1                   0.029  7.317 173.21     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.887 194.30
        T/D  Dial: 7.34 (+/-): -0.023             T/D  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:             #7  7.319 181.96                        #3  6.882 194.32

Cireddu with a slight starting line advantage, but then runs out and Mayo takes the win...Mayo will face Furr and Miller will race Zeffiro in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink