Sun, 26 Feb 2012, 15:46 PM Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in HUGHES PERFORMANCE Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6718 Shane Molinari 7336 Justin Davis
E2 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.054 7.125 186.48
T/D Dial: 6.90 (+/-): 93.099 T/D Dial: 7.06 (+/-): 0.065
Prior rounds:
E1 (L Alvey ) -0.278 6.890 0.010 (J Lewis ) 0.062 7.098 0.078
Qualified: #21 6.880 196.59 #32 7.035 187.86
1:30 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.23 inches, adjusted
altitude 3,086 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.Molinari comes up to play, but doesn't do the burnout.
Davis goes
on.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5186 George Slatten Bye
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.003 6.954 190.19
T/D Dial: 6.91 (+/-): 0.044
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Hills ) 0.053 6.951 0.011
Qualified: #24 6.913 190.32 Bye
Bye run.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7730 Mike MacBrair 5002 Kent Kroeker
E2 0.015 7.064 188.78 ****WINNER**** 0.003 6.882 197.25
T/D Dial: 7.07 (+/-): -0.006 T/D Dial: 6.86 (+/-): 0.022
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Ray McMaha) 0.004 7.062 0.032 (D Aguayo ) 0.003 6.855 0.005
Qualified: #29 7.022 188.78 #18 6.860 197.86
Kent Kroeker cuts a 0.003 light. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.006
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
54 Phil Unruh 6591 Moe Trujillo
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.499 199.64 0.064 6.872 196.70
T/D Dial: 6.47 (+/-): 0.029 T/D Dial: 6.86 (+/-): 0.012
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Hawk ) 0.022 6.456 0.016 (L Imerti Cox) 0.049 6.866 0.006
Qualified: #4 6.446 215.07 #15 6.831 197.80
Phil Unruh's MOV: 0.0261 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7256 Mera Silvia 7250 Jason Dawson
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.759 192.28 0.022 7.262 185.15
T/D Dial: 6.74 (+/-): 0.019 T/D Dial: 7.23 (+/-): 0.032
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Scott ) 0.025 6.701 -0.029 (R Gregory ) 0.032 7.224 -0.006
Qualified: #8 6.708 201.22 #41 7.232 185.56
Only 0.004 difference in RT's and Mera Silvia gets the win. MOV: 0.0172 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
71 Paul Snell 7791 George Clark
E2 0.050 6.843 198.44 ****WINNER**** 0.005 6.990 187.13
T/D Dial: 6.84 (+/-): 0.003 T/D Dial: 6.98 (+/-): 0.010
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Hunt ) 0.035 6.824 0.014 (L Burnham ) 0.006 6.958 0.018
Qualified: #14 6.829 199.11 #25 6.964 194.66
Snell is second off the line to Clark's 0.005 RT and he can't run him down.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7848 Jon Bradford 7980 Joe Roubicek
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.020 7.281 169.68 0.025 7.006 200.23
T/D Dial: 7.26 (+/-): 0.021 T/D Dial: 6.78 (+/-): 0.226
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Overland ) 0.010 7.256 0.006 (J Richardson) 0.027 6.920 0.200
Qualified: #42 7.236 185.26 #9 6.754 202.88
Just 0.005 difference in RT's and Jon Bradford gets the easy win, when Roubicek slows for no apparent reason.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
744 Del Cox Jr 75 Chip Rumis
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.038 6.898 176.84 0.035 6.641 205.51
T/D Dial: 6.87 (+/-): 0.028 T/D Dial: 6.60 (+/-): 0.041
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Johnson ) 0.047 6.909 0.049 (S Gecker ) 0.015 6.624 0.074
Qualified: #17 6.854 193.74 #6 6.583 205.35
Close Rt's again and a close race at the finish line. Del Cox Jr takes the stripe. MOV: 0.0104 seconds (approximately 3
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
51 JR Lobner 780V Val Torres Jr.
E2 0.026 6.998 180.00 ****WINNER**** 0.055 6.852 193.93
T/D Dial: 6.91 (+/-): 0.088 T/D Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 0.052
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Shambaugh ) 0.001 7.032 0.122 (A Madrid ) 0.028 6.829 0.059
Qualified: #23 6.897 195.05 #12 6.776 198.70
A little shake off the line for Lobner and it may have cost him. Val Torres Jr.'s MOV: 0.0076 seconds (approximately 2
feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7062 Chris Lindsay 7056 Chuck Phelps
E2 0.020 7.047 185.43 ****WINNER**** 0.004 7.352 176.33
T/D Dial: 7.06 (+/-): -0.013 T/D Dial: 7.36 (+/-): -0.008
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Nann ) 0.034 7.053 0.003 (G Nash ) 0.020 7.355 0.055
Qualified: #33 7.039 185.61 #44 7.314 182.23
Phelps cards a 0.004 light and took the stripe by 0.0110 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
766M Paul Gladden 7586 Kenny Upton
E2 ****WINNER**** -0.031 6.656 211.53 -0.002 11.652 87.76
T/D Dial: 6.47 (+/-): 0.186 T/D Dial: 6.88 (+/-): 4.772
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Pulliam ) 0.019 6.467 0.017 (T Koenen ) 0.014 6.866 0.026
Qualified: #5 6.472 212.83 #16 6.834 197.88
Upton goes red by -0.002 and clicks it off. Easy win for Gladden.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 5822 John Lobner
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.012 6.854 197.42
T/D Dial: 6.81 (+/-): 0.044
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Cracraft ) 0.010 6.819 0.009
Qualified: #13 6.793 198.85
Lobner with the bye run to end the round.1:44 p.m.
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