Sat, 18 May 2013, 18:17 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   58 Jeff Koron                           5947 Larry Piper                  
E3                   0.043  6.851 199.46     ****WINNER****  0.035  7.179 172.21
         T/D  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.051             T/D  Dial: 7.15 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lobner    ) 0.030  6.818  0.008      (R Howard II ) 0.028  7.232  0.082
E1    (S Beeny     ) 0.036  6.806  0.046      (S Barker    ) 0.029  7.160 -0.010
 Qualified:            #99 No Time                             #99 No Time      

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.63 inches, adjusted altitude 4,264 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5379 Jacqueline Gerhardt                  5164 Brent Camerlinck             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.105  6.870 196.53                    -0.009  8.073 137.05
         T/D  Dial: 6.85 (+/-):  0.020             T/D  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  1.283
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Driskell  ) 0.066  6.863  0.003      (R McKinley J) 0.036  6.809  0.029
E1    (J Slagle    ) 0.019  6.856  0.036      (R Wilson    ) 0.041  6.787 -0.023
 Qualified:            #99 No Time                             #99 No Time      

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 501B Bob Fuller                           5998 David Harrington             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  7.254 180.14                     0.069  6.851 196.82
         T/D  Dial: 7.22 (+/-):  0.034             T/D  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Grame     ) 0.014  7.239  0.019      (J Lobner    ) 0.041  6.836 -0.004
E1    (R Frazier   ) 0.007  7.224  0.004      (B Basgall   ) 0.054  6.835  0.025
 Qualified:            #99 No Time                             #99 No Time      

Fuller will face Gerhardt in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  589 Jason Medlin                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  3.197 No Time           
         T/D  Dial: 7.28 (+/-): 92.719    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Dilday    ) 0.006  7.282  0.002   
E1    (B Henry     ) 0.040  7.279  0.009   
 Qualified:            #99 No Time                           Bye

Medlin took the green light and will face Piper in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink