Sat, 30 Mar 2013, 23:57 PM Top Dragster Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 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
 5908 Lyle Byrum                           7998 Dustin Lee                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.051  6.922 193.68                     0.017  7.080 174.12
         T/D  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  0.132             T/D  Dial: 7.09 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Prather   ) -0.500  6.986  0.796      (G Clark     ) 0.007 10.698  3.648
E2    (M Thompson  ) 0.006  6.828  0.008      (P Snell     ) 0.086  7.067  0.017
E1    (T Koenen    ) 0.002  6.822  0.022      (A Pulliam   ) 0.005  7.067  0.037
 Qualified:            #12  6.767 197.97                       #33  7.014 190.70

8:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 27.88 inches, adjusted altitude 3,739 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Lee gets a big head start and takes too much strip. Lyle Byrum gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.010.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7256 Mera Silvia                          7219 Geneva Nash                  
E4                   0.023  6.727 199.14     ****WINNER****  0.013  7.015 191.87
         T/D  Dial: 6.73 (+/-): -0.003             T/D  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Nelson    ) 0.013  6.799  0.039      (M Trujillo  ) 0.019  7.018  0.018
E2    (B Button    ) 0.024  6.758  0.008      (J Davis     ) 0.022  7.053  0.033
E1    (J Herman    ) 0.025  6.729 -0.011      (B Ray McMaha) 0.026  7.012  0.042
 Qualified:            #10  6.739 201.25                       #31  6.998 192.52

Geneva Nash gets a bye run to the final round. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.003.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5116 Dave Slatten                         1184 Bill Moloughney              
E4   ****WINNER****  0.093  6.829 197.42                     0.018  6.714 195.34
         T/D  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  0.039             T/D  Dial: 6.73 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Nann      ) 0.116  6.826  0.026      (R Suyenaga  ) 0.025  6.731  0.021
E2    (L Burnham   )       No Time            (A THOMPSON  ) 0.013  6.753  0.013
E1    (P Saruga    ) 0.002  6.870  0.070      (G Giroux    ) 0.050  6.740  0.000
 Qualified:            #14  6.780 198.03                       #11  6.748 200.77

Winner races Bryum next round.

Dave Slatten is late and still gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink