Sun, 26 May 2013, 17:56 PM Top Dragster presented by Select Performance Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in MXI/Magnaflux Top Dragster presented by Select Performance at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, event at Maple Grove Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1332 Vince Musolino                         14 Kenneth Moses                
E3                   0.028  7.167 186.12     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.882 188.99
         T/D  Dial: 7.17 (+/-): -0.003             T/D  Dial: 0.00 (+/-):  6.882
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Galofaro  ) 0.009  7.181  0.011      (J Hoff      ) 0.031  7.018  0.168
E1    (D Anthony   ) 0.047  7.182  0.032      (M Esposito  ) 0.024  6.847  0.047
 Qualified:            #24  7.145 187.76                       #13  6.790 197.16

5:49 p.m. -

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1635 Katie Gardner                        171M John Taylor                  
E3                   0.030  6.903 190.38     ****WINNER****  0.010  7.340 181.50
         T/D  Dial: 6.91 (+/-): -0.007             T/D  Dial: 7.34 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Sullivan  ) 0.021  6.922  0.032      (C Mills     ) 0.026  7.354  0.014
E1    (C Powers    ) 0.019  6.898  0.018      (P Neal      ) 0.004  7.328  0.038
 Qualified:            #16  6.877 193.85                       #26  7.287 186.20

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1039 Howie Smith                          168T Luc Angers                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.910 192.38                     0.029  6.781 193.54
         T/D  Dial: 6.93 (+/-): -0.020             T/D  Dial: 6.82 (+/-): -0.039
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Bochon    ) 0.014  6.945  0.015      (K Stricker  ) 0.004  6.821  0.021
E1    (M Kalin     ) 0.038  6.921  0.021      (J Beckman   ) 0.110  6.978  0.178
 Qualified:            #18  6.896 195.31                       #14  6.804 198.90

Smith will race Taylor in round four.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  105 Mike Gardner                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.690 199.40     
         T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.010    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Vardy     ) 0.011  6.738  0.038   
E1    (L Zeffiro   ) 0.008  6.693 -0.047   
 Qualified:             #8  6.723 198.52                     Bye

Gardner had a bye into a fourth round race against Moses.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink