Sat, 30 Mar 2013, 22:37 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in PACIFIC DIVISION Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7791 George Clark 7998 Dustin Lee
E3 -0.004 6.852 198.93 ****WINNER**** 0.007 10.698 111.42
T/D Dial: 6.82 (+/-): 0.032 T/D Dial: 7.05 (+/-): 3.648
Prior rounds:
E2 (M MacBrair ) 0.009 6.880 0.060 (P Snell ) 0.086 7.067 0.017
E1 (C Phelps ) 0.015 6.814 -0.006 (A Pulliam ) 0.005 7.067 0.037
Qualified: #15 6.805 199.08 #33 7.014 190.70
7:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 27.88 inches, adjusted
altitude 4,112 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.Dustin Lee nails the tree with a nice 0.007 light. MOV: opponent's -0.004 red
light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
719R Russell Suyenaga 1184 Bill Moloughney
E3 0.004 6.773 204.29 ****WINNER**** 0.025 6.731 202.39
T/D Dial: 6.72 (+/-): 0.053 T/D Dial: 6.71 (+/-): 0.021
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Burt ) -0.132 6.777 0.027 (A THOMPSON ) 0.013 6.753 0.013
E1 (K Kleinewebe) 0.004 6.724 0.004 (G Giroux ) 0.050 6.740 0.000
Qualified: #5 6.689 207.11 #11 6.748 200.77
Only 0.01 difference in dial-ins!Suyenaga nails the tree too with a great0.004 light, but Moloughney runs closer to the dial
for the four foot win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5908 Lyle Byrum 7468 George Prather
E3 ****WINNER**** -0.500 6.986 169.13 -0.119 7.852 127.91
T/D Dial: 6.19 (+/-): 0.796 T/D Dial: 6.86 (+/-): 0.992
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Thompson ) 0.006 6.828 0.008 (B Ross ) 0.006 6.898 0.028
E1 (T Koenen ) 0.002 6.822 0.022 (F Giroux ) 0.027 6.861 0.001
Qualified: #12 6.767 197.97 #18 6.867 194.18
Byrum takes a bad dial and red lights big time. Prather jumped to, but gets the win. He will race Lee later.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7026 George Nann 5116 Dave Slatten
E3 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.116 6.826 198.35
T/D Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 93.199 T/D Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 0.026
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Will ) 0.025 6.992 0.092 (L Burnham ) No Time
E1 (J Padd ) 0.003 6.896 -0.004 (P Saruga ) 0.002 6.870 0.070
Qualified: #20 6.887 196.50 #14 6.780 198.03
Nann has issues and is pushed away. Slatten gets the win. He will race Moloughney in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6591 Moe Trujillo 7219 Geneva Nash
E3 0.042 6.773 194.35 ****WINNER**** 0.019 7.018 192.00
T/D Dial: 6.77 (+/-): 0.003 T/D Dial: 7.00 (+/-): 0.018
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Morris ) 0.018 6.793 0.003 (J Davis ) 0.022 7.053 0.033
E1 (J Dawson ) 0.021 6.843 0.073 (B Ray McMaha) 0.026 7.012 0.042
Qualified: #13 6.773 199.82 #31 6.998 192.52
Nash gets a nice head start and scores the hole shot win. Trujillo runs 0.003 to his dial. Ouch!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7256 Mera Silvia 7073 Geoff Nelson
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.013 6.799 193.18 0.024 6.850 197.33
T/D Dial: 6.76 (+/-): 0.039 T/D Dial: 6.82 (+/-): 0.030
Prior rounds:
E2 (B Button ) 0.024 6.758 0.008 (R Comstock ) 0.002 6.871 0.001
E1 (J Herman ) 0.025 6.729 -0.011 (D Morgan ) 0.027 6.885 0.065
Qualified: #10 6.739 201.25 #16 6.818 197.05
Mera Silvia gets a hole shot win too. MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 9 inches).7:07 p.m. Se will race Nash in the next
round.
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