Sun, 04 Mar 2012, 13:11 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Sunset Racecraft Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, first event at Royal Purple Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4067 David Smith                          4399 Gary Mock                    
E3                   0.015  6.935 185.79     ****WINNER****  0.016  7.106 201.91
         T/D  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.375             T/D  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.336
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Mohana    ) 0.020  6.558 -0.002      (M F Boesch J) 0.028  6.990  0.240
E1    (J Lewis     ) -0.010  7.805  1.285      (J White     ) 0.003  6.769 -0.031
 Qualified:            #10  6.567 202.45                       #22  6.776 202.15

12:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 30.19 inches, adjusted altitude 709 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Gary Mock's MOV: 0.0382 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4948 Robert Cool                          437M Mike Weaver                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.001  6.631 190.81                     0.026  6.819 197.42
         T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-): -0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.83 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K McCullar  ) 0.005  6.632  0.052      (L Eidson    ) 0.035  6.876  0.016
E1    (N Brener    ) 0.001  6.674 -0.006      (R Frazier   ) 0.024  6.984  0.104
 Qualified:             #8  6.565 202.79                       #28  6.874 198.85

Robert Cool's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0230 seconds (approximately 7 feet) in a double breakout. He races Mock in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Mark Jones                           400B Brett Patterson              
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.010  6.573 207.34                    -0.002  7.735 121.26
         T/D  Dial: 6.58 (+/-): -0.007             T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  1.035
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Le Bleu   ) 0.086  6.674  0.104      (D Barnhart  ) 0.024  6.710  0.040
E1    (D Strain    ) 0.040  6.590 -0.030      (L South     ) 0.020  6.721 -0.079
 Qualified:            #15  6.631 204.23                       #27  6.814 202.21

Mark Jones' MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4600 Todd Schumert                        4608 Michael Kile                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.610 203.00                     0.157  6.212 222.40
         T/D  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Constantin) 0.072  6.580 -0.040      (J Thibodeaux) 0.002  6.165  0.105
E1    (M Andrus    ) 0.105  6.667 -0.033      (M Rodgers   ) 0.075  6.406  0.216
 Qualified:            #21  6.753 200.05                        #1  6.081 224.47

Kile was late and Schumert will face Jones in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink