Sun, 06 May 2012, 16:13 PM Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

RICHMOND, Va. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Dragster at the Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour, Patriot Division 1, day one at Richmond Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  221 Tom Pistole                           170 Alan O'Brien                 
E2                  -0.001  4.732 145.16     ****WINNER****  0.026  4.702 148.17
         T/D  Dial: 4.72 (+/-):  0.012             T/D  Dial: 4.70 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:

4:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 2,146 feet.

Alan O'Brien's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 138H Gordon Herman                        1952 Danny Waters Jr.             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  4.511 148.81                     0.071  4.669 142.77
         T/D  Dial: 4.48 (+/-):  0.031             T/D  Dial: 4.67 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:

Gordon Herman's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0190 seconds (approximately 4 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 9115 Tony Meltvedt                        1X69 Wayne Talley                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  4.932 136.78                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 4.93 (+/-):  0.002             T/D  Dial: 4.44 (+/-): 95.559
 Prior rounds:

Talley is a No Show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1280 Cameron Manual                       9937 Joel Moreland                
E2                   0.009  4.566 148.66     ****WINNER****  0.016  4.798 143.36
         T/D  Dial: 4.55 (+/-):  0.016             T/D  Dial: 4.79 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:

Close race. Joel Moreland's MOV: 0.0010 seconds (approximately 3 inches).

Cameron Manual's package: 0.025. Joel Moreland's package: 0.024.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1635 Katie Gardner                           1 J.B. Donati                  
E2                   0.027  4.450 144.42     ****WINNER****  0.031  4.631 147.83
         T/D  Dial: 4.43 (+/-):  0.020             T/D  Dial: 4.62 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:

J.B. Donati's MOV: 0.0050 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1263 Donald Wiggins                        112 Wesley Washington Jr.        
E2                  -0.001  4.780 143.04     ****WINNER****  0.019  4.611 150.75
         T/D  Dial: 4.77 (+/-):  0.010             T/D  Dial: 4.62 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:

Wesley Washington Jr.'s MOV: opponent's red -0.0.0003 light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  13A Anthony Bertozzi                      177 Charles Hairston III         
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  4.706 147.25                     0.008  4.764 142.23
         T/D  Dial: 4.70 (+/-):  0.006             T/D  Dial: 4.75 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:

Anthony Bertozzi's MOV: 0.0140 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1180 Marty Dabney                         1105 Mike Gardner                 
E2                   0.044  4.276 160.71     ****WINNER****  0.002  4.541 148.03
         T/D  Dial: 4.27 (+/-):  0.006             T/D  Dial: 4.53 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:

Mike Gardner's MOV: 0.0370 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1996 Tommy Cable                          200J J.T. Johnson                 
E2                   0.022  4.936 136.24     ****WINNER****  0.031  4.722 144.79
         T/D  Dial: 4.92 (+/-):  0.016             T/D  Dial: 4.72 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:

Another close race to wrap up the round. J.T. Johnson's MOV: 0.0050 seconds (approximately 12 inches).