Sat, 18 May 2013, 19:25 PM Top Dragster Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 5 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
 5947 Larry Piper                          5379 Jacqueline Gerhardt          
E5   ****WINNER****  0.009  7.145 173.27                     0.029  6.872 197.08
         T/D  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.005             T/D  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Medlin    ) 0.013  7.171  0.021      (B Fuller    ) 0.020  6.881  0.021
E3    (J Koron     ) 0.035  7.179  0.029      (B Camerlinck) 0.105  6.870  0.020
E2    (R Howard II ) 0.028  7.232  0.082      (M Driskell  ) 0.066  6.863  0.003
E1    (S Barker    ) 0.029  7.160 -0.010      (J Slagle    ) 0.019  6.856  0.036
 Qualified:            #99 No Time                             #99 No Time      

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 28.60 inches, adjusted altitude 4,220 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Larry Piper's package: 0.014 for the win by five feet. Piper picks up his first National event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink