Thu, 13 Oct 2011, 10:38 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

NOBLE, Okla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in TCI/Comp Cams Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   48 Jimmy Arabie                         418X Allen Constantine            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.000  7.311 172.71                     0.035  6.798 197.67
        T/D  Dial: 7.28 (+/-):  0.031             T/D  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.015  7.283  0.003      (B Thompson  ) 0.021  6.783  0.023
E1    (L Eidson    ) 0.028  7.260 -0.020      (K Raftery   ) 0.010  6.755 -0.005
 Qualified:            #21  6.868 199.64                       #18  6.780 199.64

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.
Arabie combined a perfect light with a shutout ET, closer to his dial-in than Constantine's reaction time. Jimmy Arabie's MOV: 0.0220 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 421K Keith McCullar                        437 Jenifer White                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  7.079 181.96                     0.073  6.774 199.86
        T/D  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  0.059             T/D  Dial: 6.79 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Koron     ) 0.012  7.045  0.025      (M Rodgers   ) 0.037  6.798  0.068
E1    (C Pogue     ) 0.030  7.037 -0.023      (B Patterson ) 0.023  6.732 -0.018
 Qualified:            #10  6.582 206.46                        #6  6.504 209.93

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4331 Lee Ramey                            4962 Scott Barker                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.524 216.76                     0.025  6.767 198.67
        T/D  Dial: 6.50 (+/-):  0.024             T/D  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Jones     ) 0.021  6.535  0.005      (K Ford      ) 0.031  6.775  0.075
E1    (B Basgall   ) 0.097  6.529 -0.031      (M Crader    ) 0.007  6.752  0.002
 Qualified:            #11  6.583 215.67                        #7  6.559 207.37

Close race all the way...Lee Ramey's MOV: 0.0050 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4281 Rob McKinley                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.537 38.830  25.13     
        T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-): 32.590     
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Gibson    ) 0.045  6.268  0.028   
E1    (W Pennington) 0.069  6.233  0.033   
 Qualified:             #2  6.258 218.44                     Bye

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink