Sun, 20 May 2012, 17:59 PM Top Dragster Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 4 eliminations in Spitzer Race Cars Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division, B'laster Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3505 Jim Prevo                            3040 Cody Bayus                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.782 195.59                    -0.017  6.686 201.91
         T/D  Dial: 6.71 (+/-):  0.072             T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E3    (V Nannini   ) 0.004  6.721  0.021      (R Mandell   ) 0.004  6.702  0.032
E2    (B Keller    ) 0.035  6.732  0.042      (R Smith     ) 0.016  6.762  0.102
E1    (J Toolis    ) 0.024  6.676  0.006      (C Maruniak  ) 0.053  6.799  0.159
 Qualified:            #33  6.677 201.46                       #29  6.657 201.37

5:50 p.m. We started with 52 and are down to just four.

Both of these drivers hammered the tree last round and Bayus hammered it too hard this time around.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3662 Tony Myers                           3528 Andy Johnson                 
E4                   0.053  6.666 203.12     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.602 197.57
         T/D  Dial: 6.67 (+/-): -0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Trauth    ) 0.036  6.681  0.021      (M Cheyenne S) 0.006  6.643  0.063
E2    (R Forish    ) 0.041  6.672  0.012      (E Dudley    ) 0.005  6.601  0.031
E1    (C Sullivan  ) 0.047  6.660  0.010      (J Loshbough ) 0.062  6.662  0.082
 Qualified:            #30  6.658 203.00                       #16  6.573 206.99

Johnson "was holding four" as he passed the tree and took the stripe by 0.0190 seconds (approximately 6 feet), his opponent broke out. He will race Prevo for the Spitzer Top Dragster "Wally" and purse.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink