Sun, 30 Jun 2013, 13:42 PM Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, ADRL Summer Drags IX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3122 Kerrie Mae Smith                      187 Wendell Howard Jr.           
E1   ****WINNER****  0.076  4.161 167.82                    -0.021  4.657 148.60
          TD  Dial: 4.17 (+/-): -0.009              TD  Dial: 4.65 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:             #7  4.166 168.52                       #15  4.646 148.62

1:25 p.m.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3917 Scott Doyen                           364 Chris Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007  4.590 141.12                    -0.262  3.840 185.00
          TD  Dial: 4.31 (+/-):  0.280              TD  Dial: 3.64 (+/-):  0.200
 Qualified:            #10  4.294 162.44                        #2  3.850 184.27

Doyen had a great light, then Smith went way red and Doyen advanced the easy way.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 306K Kyle Dvorak                           263 Mark McElwee                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  7.771  85.21                           No Time      
          TD  Dial: 4.28 (+/-):  3.491              TD  Dial: 3.78 (+/-): 96.219
 Qualified:             #9  4.273 165.41                        #1  3.809 196.98

McElwee broke on the burnout and Dvorak made an easy victory lap.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3239 Ashley Tidrick                       3377 Dan Oldham                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007  4.125 173.71                     0.005  4.464 140.31
          TD  Dial: 4.12 (+/-):  0.005              TD  Dial: 4.42 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:             #5  4.120 174.38                       #13  4.426 158.45

Great lights in both lanes and a close drag race. Ashley Tidrick's MOV: 0.0359 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Ashley Tidrick's package: 0.012. Tidrick races Dvorak in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2090 Eddie Careccia                       9X15 Erin Staley                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.153  4.414 141.56                    -0.012  4.469 152.59
          TD  Dial: 4.27 (+/-):  0.144              TD  Dial: 4.47 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:             #6  4.125 179.22                       #14  4.473 152.06

Careccia faces Doyen in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2970 Travis Harvey                        3636 Dan Norris                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  4.417 141.13                     0.288  3.978 182.69
          TD  Dial: 4.39 (+/-):  0.027              TD  Dial: 3.97 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:            #11  4.341 159.59                        #3  3.919 185.02

Harvey won this one on a holeshot. Norris was late, then ran just 0.008 over his dial-in. Harvey faces Smith in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3295 Jeremy McCormick                     3851 Craig Sullivan               
E1                   0.021  4.345 160.71     ****WINNER****  0.015  4.049 175.67
          TD  Dial: 4.39 (+/-): -0.045              TD  Dial: 4.06 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:            #12  4.376 160.16                        #4  4.023 177.81

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3362 Mike Crick                           3070 Richard Motyca               
E1                  -0.011  4.643 142.01     ****WINNER****  0.012  4.151 168.52
          TD  Dial: 4.65 (+/-): -0.007              TD  Dial: 4.18 (+/-): -0.029
 Qualified:            #16  4.656 141.60                        #8  4.179 167.90

Motyca races Sullivan in round two.