Sat, 03 Nov 2012, 17:00 PM Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations |
By Larry Sullivan |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Hughes Performance Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Short Line Express Gambler Shootout at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7998 Dustin Lee 5046 Darren Stettner
E1 -0.015 7.026 190.94 ****WINNER**** 0.013 6.638 204.29
T/D Dial: 6.99 (+/-): 0.036 T/D Dial: 6.62 (+/-): 0.018
Qualified: #37 6.998 191.02 #7 6.623 204.57
1:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 27.99 inches, adjusted
altitude 3,590 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7208 Denny Hills 5186 George Slatten
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.008 6.179 221.34 0.013 6.939 191.43
T/D Dial: 6.18 (+/-): -0.001 T/D Dial: 6.95 (+/-): -0.011
Qualified: #1 6.184 220.15 #31 6.954 191.21
Denny Hills' MOV: Double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7256 Mera Silvia 765M Jim Momjian
E1 0.033 6.856 186.18 ****WINNER**** 0.018 7.280 184.55
T/D Dial: 6.85 (+/-): 0.006 T/D Dial: 7.26 (+/-): 0.020
Qualified: #20 6.839 198.88 #50 7.264 185.51
Jim Momjian's MOV: 0.0013 seconds (approximately 4 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
780F Danny Aguayo 7613 Kevin Kleineweber
E1 0.031 7.355 181.96 ****WINNER**** 0.003 6.898 185.23
T/D Dial: 7.37 (+/-): -0.015 T/D Dial: 6.89 (+/-): 0.008
Qualified: #54 7.364 181.86 #24 6.884 195.99
Kevin Kleineweber's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0050 seconds (approximately 16 inches), opponent broke out. Kevin Kleineweber's
package: 0.011.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5116 Dave Slatten 773 Vito Adragna
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.903 194.55 0.006 7.444 172.50
T/D Dial: 6.88 (+/-): 0.023 T/D Dial: 7.46 (+/-): -0.016
Qualified: #27 6.902 192.11 #57 7.463 181.03
Adragna had Slatten covered, took too much stripe.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7219 Geneva Nash 7353 Lyle Burnham
E1 0.087 6.976 193.16 ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.663 201.19
T/D Dial: 7.00 (+/-): -0.024 T/D Dial: 6.64 (+/-): 0.023
Qualified: #39 7.008 192.69 #9 6.657 201.94
Lyle Burnham's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0220 seconds (approximately 6 feet), opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4432 Dillon Bontrager 7336 Justin Davis
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.946 186.87 0.067 7.497 175.82
T/D Dial: 6.92 (+/-): 0.026 T/D Dial: 7.51 (+/-): -0.013
Qualified: #28 6.919 195.85 #58 7.518 178.99
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
719R Russell Suyenaga 7414 Johan Overland
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.655 203.52 -0.247 6.983 192.19
T/D Dial: 6.45 (+/-): 0.205 T/D Dial: 7.02 (+/-): -0.037
Qualified: #4 6.441 214.76 #34 6.974 191.95
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
744 Del Cox Jr 7160 Andy Spiegel
E1 0.052 7.094 186.33 ****WINNER**** 0.034 7.039 179.40
T/D Dial: 6.99 (+/-): 0.104 T/D Dial: 6.99 (+/-): 0.049
Qualified: #8 6.655 195.82 #38 7.004 192.41
Cox missed the tree. Andy Spiegel's MOV: 0.0738 seconds (approximately 20 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
518 Monte Green 7498 Steve Casner
E1 0.128 6.963 202.58 ****WINNER**** 0.032 7.521 159.04
T/D Dial: 6.89 (+/-): 0.073 T/D Dial: 7.45 (+/-): 0.071
Qualified: #26 6.899 202.94 #56 7.449 181.08
Green's car backfired on the launch, then he had to backpedal as he passed the tree.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7774 Rodger Comstock 71 Paul Snell
E1 -0.006 7.392 182.30 ****WINNER**** -0.002 6.881 197.83
T/D Dial: 7.35 (+/-): 0.042 T/D Dial: 6.87 (+/-): 0.011
Qualified: #53 7.362 182.18 #23 6.879 197.68
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6830 Gene Heaton 7586 Kenny Upton
E1 0.071 7.783 173.76 ****WINNER**** 0.031 6.999 182.30
T/D Dial: 7.78 (+/-): 0.003 T/D Dial: 6.96 (+/-): 0.039
Qualified: #60 7.775 173.65 #30 6.951 194.35
Kenny Upton's MOV: 0.0046 seconds (approximately 14 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7117 Jake Morris 571P Anita Pulliam
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.010 7.103 188.31 0.004 6.770 183.44
T/D Dial: 7.08 (+/-): 0.023 T/D Dial: 6.72 (+/-): 0.050
Qualified: #41 7.081 189.60 #11 6.713 202.91
Jake Morris' MOV: 0.0216 seconds (approximately 6 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7391 Jimmy Johnson 5614 Bob Ross
E1 -0.068 7.039 189.55 ****WINNER**** 0.043 6.767 201.61
T/D Dial: 7.10 (+/-): -0.061 T/D Dial: 6.78 (+/-): -0.013
Qualified: #43 7.101 188.38 #13 6.760 201.85
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
780V Val Torres Jr. 770 Errol Sharron
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.019 6.824 193.99 0.080 7.171 184.85
T/D Dial: 6.79 (+/-): 0.034 T/D Dial: 7.15 (+/-): 0.021
Qualified: #16 6.785 198.12 #46 7.159 185.74
Sharron's FED is a great-looking car, but we won't see it again this weekend.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7441 Leah Imerti Cox 7531 Chris Thode
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 7.241 173.01 0.042 6.807 195.08
T/D Dial: 7.23 (+/-): 0.011 T/D Dial: 6.81 (+/-): -0.003
Qualified: #48 7.204 183.19 #18 6.795 195.93
Close race...Leah Imerti Cox's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 3 inches), opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7921 Gary Campbell 429G Robert Gregory
E1 0.041 6.553 211.69 ****WINNER**** 0.006 6.999 192.85
T/D Dial: 6.59 (+/-): -0.037 T/D Dial: 7.00 (+/-): -0.001
Qualified: #6 6.585 216.58 #36 6.996 192.69
Campbell's FED is a Uyehara design, very "retro." Gregory's double-oh light played a large part in his double-breakout
victory.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6563 Gerald Devenpeck 72 Art Hoover
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.035 7.159 176.42 0.102 6.782 184.32
T/D Dial: 7.16 (+/-): -0.001 T/D Dial: 6.79 (+/-): -0.008
Qualified: #45 7.150 187.70 #15 6.781 198.17
Devnpeck is trying to win the Division 6 championship. Gerald Devenpeck's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0600 seconds
(approximately 16 feet) in a double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7796 John Richardson 758B Stephanie Crifasi
E1 -0.003 6.968 194.63 ****WINNER**** 0.098 6.584 205.44
T/D Dial: 6.98 (+/-): -0.012 T/D Dial: 6.55 (+/-): 0.034
Qualified: #35 6.987 194.38 #5 6.573 203.28
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6591 Moe Trujillo 7875 Roy Cracraft
E1 0.044 7.011 200.44 ****WINNER**** 0.021 7.149 179.68
T/D Dial: 6.71 (+/-): 0.301 T/D Dial: 7.08 (+/-): 0.069
Qualified: #12 6.723 202.70 #42 7.095 190.03
Trujillo's car shook and he had to backpedal to settle it down.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7026 George Nann 7920 Morgan Thompson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.420 9.439 176.35 0.042 7.328 181.96
T/D Dial: 6.84 (+/-): 2.599 T/D Dial: 7.33 (+/-): -0.002
Qualified: #21 6.848 198.73 #51 7.332 182.43
Nann's car was a slug when it launched and Thompson never looked back, breaking out by two thoudandths, giving the win to
Nann.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7848 Jon Bradford 7791 George Clark
E1 -0.015 7.099 189.76 ****WINNER**** 0.011 6.815 197.39
T/D Dial: 7.09 (+/-): 0.009 T/D Dial: 6.79 (+/-): 0.025
Qualified: #44 7.107 189.76 #14 6.779 197.48
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
370X Bill Riddle 700E David Tinlin
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.067 7.025 182.53 0.007 7.168 186.02
T/D Dial: 6.97 (+/-): 0.055 T/D Dial: 7.05 (+/-): 0.118
Qualified: #10 6.710 201.76 #40 7.072 188.17
Tinlin had a great light, did not run the number. Bill Riddle's MOV: 0.0038 seconds (approximately 12 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4608 Michael Kile 5256 Brandon Rhodes
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.027 6.381 197.68 0.026 7.159 194.24
T/D Dial: 6.31 (+/-): 0.071 T/D Dial: 6.85 (+/-): 0.309
Qualified: #3 6.321 215.27 #33 6.973 194.74
These two had almost identical lights, but Kile caught Rhodes just past half track and pulled away for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
760M Michael Piraino 747L Ryen Lamb
E1 0.077 7.846 167.95 ****WINNER**** 0.006 7.314 171.38
T/D Dial: 7.70 (+/-): 0.146 T/D Dial: 7.28 (+/-): 0.034
Qualified: #59 7.756 176.51 #29 6.931 190.46
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4500 Coby Jones 4099 Lee Lightfoot
E1 0.014 6.947 193.10 ****WINNER**** 0.023 6.313 223.76
T/D Dial: 6.96 (+/-): -0.013 T/D Dial: 6.29 (+/-): 0.023
Qualified: #32 6.967 192.41 #2 6.303 223.36
Jones had a small starting line advantage, took too much stripe.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7062 Chris Lindsay 7733 Malissa Westerman
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.065 7.238 178.14 0.277 7.023 184.14
T/D Dial: 7.22 (+/-): 0.018 T/D Dial: 6.86 (+/-): 0.163
Qualified: #49 7.238 186.87 #19 6.817 197.51
Westerman was late and her car was sluggish on the launch.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6718 Shane Molinari 6738 Clint Geise
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.032 6.875 198.99 -0.026 7.362 182.70
T/D Dial: 6.90 (+/-): -0.025 T/D Dial: 7.35 (+/-): 0.012
Qualified: #25 6.888 198.38 #55 7.370 183.12
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7468 George Prather 6676 Stefan Kondolay
E1 0.031 6.841 191.92 ****WINNER**** 0.018 7.351 173.63
T/D Dial: 6.86 (+/-): -0.019 T/D Dial: 7.34 (+/-): 0.011
Qualified: #22 6.866 192.77 #52 7.346 181.47
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
756 Robert Button 7250 Jason Dawson
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.037 7.432 180.57
T/D Dial: 7.43 (+/-): 92.569 T/D Dial: 7.43 (+/-): 0.002
Qualified: #17 6.792 198.03 #47 7.167 189.36
Button was a no-show, breaking during qualifying yesterday.
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