Fri, 24 May 2013, 17:17 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Hickory Enclosed Trailer Sales Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Atlanta Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4746 Mark Jones                            202 Steve Cohen                  
E3                   0.018  6.801 198.76     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.947 195.90
         T/D  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.041             T/D  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Wells     ) 0.004  6.772  0.022      (M Rodgers   ) 0.019  6.921  0.011
E1    (L Roberts   ) 0.032  6.776  0.016      (S Pruitt    ) 0.054 17.234 10.334
 Qualified:             #7  6.759 203.09                       #10  6.902 195.53

5:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 2,389 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Steve Cohen's MOV: 0.0018 seconds (approximately 6 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4942 Pete Vicari                          2771 Ray Miller III               
E3                  -0.019  6.720 194.38     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.989 173.72
         T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.020             T/D  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.109
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Roe       ) 0.021  6.753  0.043      (J Shaw      ) 0.018  6.890  0.000
E1    (V Cauffield ) 0.027  6.726  0.016      (A O'Brien   ) 0.022  6.868 -0.012
 Qualified:             #6  6.711 194.02                        #9  6.844 196.85

Vicari leaves too soon and gives the win to Miller.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2463 Burwell Kendrick                     2389 Wendell Bowie II             
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.074  7.232 187.00
         T/D  Dial: 7.19 (+/-): 92.809             T/D  Dial: 7.19 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E2                   -0.206 12.203  6.203      (K Brannon   ) 0.031  7.253  0.073
E1    (D Urban     ) 0.022  6.058  0.058      (J Strassweg ) 0.002  7.184  0.014
 Qualified:             #1  6.099 227.27                       #18  7.175 186.98

Kendrick broke on the last pass and is not able to make the call to the line. Bowie will run Miller in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  218 Matt Cooke                                 Bye
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.005  7.214 183.89     
         T/D  Dial: 7.25 (+/-): -0.036    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Barker    ) 0.013  7.280  0.040   
E1    (D Stott     ) 0.050  7.235  0.015   
 Qualified:            #21  7.220 183.32                     Bye

Cooke will take on Cohen in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink