Fri, 04 May 2012, 21:45 PM Pro Fuel Dragster Round 1 Competition

By Larry Sullivan

BATON ROUGE, La. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Fuel Dragster at the 2012 Nitro Jam Series, IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam presented by Domino's Pizza, Day One:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  265 Cherissa Smallwood                    498 Kristen Dennis               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  8.643 128.24                     0.119 14.051  73.69

8:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,827 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

"Ladies First." Both ladies had traction problems, Dennis up in smoke immediately, Smallwood at half track. Smallwood gets the win, coasting.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Bill Evans                            326 Robin Samsel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  5.992 241.02                     0.213  6.845 149.00

The winner here will face Smallwood in the championship round, the loser will face Dennis in the consolation round.

Evans had to pedal once to regain traction, Samsel had to slap the throttle several times. Evans will face Smallwood in the money round, Samsel will race Dennis in the consolation matchup.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink