Sat, 25 Sep 2010, 08:48 PM Top Dragster Shootout Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 2 eliminations in the Jeg's Top Dragster Shootout at the NHRA, Sixth annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3016 Rick Forish                          3166 Tom Elliott                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.720 200.08                    -0.002 14.127  53.89
        T/D  Dial: 6.67 (+/-):  0.050             T/D  Dial: 6.35 (+/-):  7.777
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Harmon    ) 0.034  6.732  0.062      (J Coughlin  ) 0.072  6.364  0.014
 Qualified:             #5 400                                  #3 600          

8:42 p.m. Elliott lit the red bulb then the car made a hard move to the right. He managed to keep the car off the wall.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 335X Dave Connolly                          34 James Monroe                 
E2                   0.012  6.677 196.70     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.776 193.52
        T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.023             T/D  Dial: 6.79 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Ellison   ) 0.016  6.760  0.060      (P Oakley    ) 0.012  6.835  0.065
 Qualified:             #4 500                                  #2 700          

James Monroe wins on a double-breakout.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink