Fri, 10 May 2013, 18:40 PM Top Dragster Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2771 Ray Miller III                       2124 Jeff Strickland              
E5   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.843 191.87                     0.018  7.204 174.08
         T/D  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.013             T/D  Dial: 7.21 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E4                   -0.007  6.836 -0.014      (S Duggins   ) 0.006  7.222  0.022
E3    (K Brannon   ) 0.020  6.900  0.030      (C Manuel    ) 0.015  7.208  0.008
E2    (S Furr      ) -0.007  6.852 -0.018      (L Freer     ) 0.014  7.208 -0.012
E1    (B Cummings  ) 0.005  6.908  0.048      (M F Boesch J) 0.007  7.247  0.067
 Qualified:             #7  6.825 197.48                       #15  7.176 186.36

6:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.22 inches, adjusted altitude 2,842 feet.

Strickland has nine national event wins but has never won in Top Dragster. He just won in Stock and has the chance to double-up here.

Miller has one national event win in the Super Comp class.

Strickland gets a small advantage off the line but takes a little too much stripe and gives the win to Miller.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink