Sun, 04 Nov 2012, 17:04 PM Top Dragster Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 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
 7208 Denny Hills                          7875 Roy Cracraft                 
E4                  -0.002  6.188 211.56     ****WINNER****  0.023  7.121 189.52
         T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.038             T/D  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E3                   -0.002  6.143 -0.007      (J Momjian   ) 0.017  7.103  0.013
E2    (V Torres Jr ) 0.010  6.192  0.022      (D Slatten   ) 0.031  7.130  0.030
E1    (G Slatten   ) 0.008  6.179 -0.001      (M Trujillo  ) 0.021  7.149  0.069
 Qualified:             #1  6.184 220.15                       #42  7.095 190.03

1:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 4,008 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Hill went red by two thousandths.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5614 Bob Ross                             4099 Lee Lightfoot                
E4                   0.000  6.758 201.67     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.371 222.62
         T/D  Dial: 6.77 (+/-): -0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.30 (+/-):  0.071
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Gregory   ) 0.006  6.788  0.018      (L Burnham   ) 0.026  6.288 -0.012
E2    (D Bantrager ) 0.014  6.785  0.005      (J Dawson    ) 0.030  6.312  0.012
E1    (J Johnson   ) 0.043  6.767 -0.013      (C Jones     ) 0.023  6.313  0.023
 Qualified:            #13  6.760 201.85                        #2  6.303 223.36

Ross was perfect at the tree, but took too much stripe and Lightfoot advances

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Jake Morris                          6563 Gerald Devenpeck             
E4                   0.035  7.072 188.60     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.204 172.70
         T/D  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.072             T/D  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Lindsey   ) 0.026  7.082  0.012      (P Snell     ) 0.002  7.159  0.019
E2    (S Casner    ) 0.020  7.087 -0.013      (K Upton     ) 0.020  7.153 -0.007
E1    (A Pulliam   ) 0.010  7.103  0.023      (A Hoover    ) 0.035  7.159 -0.001
 Qualified:            #41  7.081 189.60                       #45  7.150 187.70

Devenpeck gets the win light and will face Lightfoot in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6718 Shane Molinari                       7791 George Clark                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.046  6.880 199.05                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.020             T/D  Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 93.199
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Imerti Cox) 0.000  6.858 -0.012      (S Kondolay  ) 0.006  6.792 -0.008
E2    (B Riddle    ) 0.026  6.885  0.005      (R Lamb      ) 0.030  6.802  0.002
E1    (C Geise     ) 0.032  6.875 -0.025      (J Bradford  ) 0.011  6.815  0.025
 Qualified:            #25  6.888 198.38                       #14  6.779 197.48

Clark rolled through the water on the burnout, hit the throttle, and the engine went silent. Molinan will face Cracraft in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink