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Sat, 20 Jul 2013, 15:57 PM

Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5379 Jackie Gerhardt                      5560 Wally Stelmach               
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.008  6.976 197.31                    -0.004  7.277 194.52
         T/D  Dial: 6.98 (+/-): -0.004             T/D  Dial: 7.26 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #14  6.978 197.62                       #29  7.260 195.82

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 24.19 inches, adjusted altitude 9,643 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Stelmach goes red and Gerhardt gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5660 Brad Basgall                         5999 Mike Sasina                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007  7.201 186.28                     0.071  6.785 203.61
         T/D  Dial: 7.18 (+/-):  0.021             T/D  Dial: 6.73 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:            #20  7.039 193.71                        #5  6.729 203.80

Basgall with a great light and the win. Brad Basgall's package: 0.028.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  503 Ken Wolf                             5241 Mitch Mustard                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.099  7.328 184.80                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 7.24 (+/-):  0.088             T/D  Dial: 7.24 (+/-): 92.759
 Qualified:            #31  7.260 186.23                       #16  6.985 189.82

Wolf with the easy win here.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4281 Rob McKinley Jr.                           Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.448 214.25     
         T/D  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.048    
 Qualified:             #1  6.407 216.17                     Bye


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5186 George Slatten                         51 Phil Unruh                   
E1                   0.180  7.191 162.16     ****WINNER****  0.039  6.832 188.65
         T/D  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.091             T/D  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.062
 Qualified:            #21  7.045 191.21                        #6  6.754 203.28

Unruh with the win and will face Gerhardt in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4500 Coby Jones                           5745 Ray Wilson                   
E1                   0.046  6.449 217.18     ****WINNER****  0.022  7.006 192.38
         T/D  Dial: 6.42 (+/-):  0.029             T/D  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:             #2  6.424 219.01                       #17  6.988 192.80

Wilson with the starting line advantage and a 0.028 package for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5158 Deborah Renck                        5002 Kent Kroeker                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  7.123 185.49                     0.015  7.001 171.73
         T/D  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.023             T/D  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.101
 Qualified:            #24  7.112 189.50                        #9  6.903 198.90

Kroeker with engine problems and is trailing engine smoke. Renck with the win and will face McKinley in the next round. Apparently the word from the top end is there is oil on the track.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5993 Josh Herman                          5301 Anthony Stark                
E1                   0.029  7.711 171.55     ****WINNER****  0.029  7.256 162.24
         T/D  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.781             T/D  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.096
 Qualified:            #10  6.917 192.80                       #25  7.116 187.86

After a long delay for the clean up and both of these guys changed their dial-ins by one. They leave together and Stark gets the win. He will face Wilson in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 David Oenes                          5860 Jim Caudill                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  6.548 211.30                     0.018  7.127 169.02
         T/D  Dial: 6.53 (+/-):  0.018             T/D  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.067
 Qualified:             #3  6.513 212.90                       #18  7.011 192.28

David Oenes' MOV: 0.0047 seconds (approximately 14 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   58 Jeff Koron                            577 Megan Rhodes                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  7.119 191.84                     0.018  6.931 197.74
         T/D  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.029             T/D  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.031
 Qualified:            #22  7.080 192.85                        #7  6.841 197.91

Jeff Koron's MOV: 0.0087 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5599 Barbara Burt                         5802 Greg Christensen             
E1                   0.036  6.974 193.27     ****WINNER****  0.041  7.197 180.96
         T/D  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.034             T/D  Dial: 7.19 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:            #12  6.935 196.82                       #27  7.174 184.47


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5289 Sondi Abbott                         5595 Vicky Johnson                
E1                   0.034  7.013 175.41     ****WINNER****  0.018  7.228 189.58
         T/D  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.103             T/D  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.108
 Qualified:             #8  6.888 195.17                       #23  7.083 189.66

Vicky Johnson's MOV: 0.0114 seconds (approximately 3 feet). she will face wolf in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 571P Anita Pulliam                        5922 Dan Scholtz                  
E1                   0.025  7.153 190.97     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.977 189.02
         T/D  Dial: 7.15 (+/-):  0.003             T/D  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:            #26  7.131 190.92                       #11  6.932 195.14

Scholtz with a near perfect light and the win. He will face Oenes in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5396 Brad Johnson                         5632 Johnny Bates                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.981 194.46                     0.021  7.209 186.23
         T/D  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.001             T/D  Dial: 7.21 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:            #13  6.965 194.91                       #28  7.193 185.21

Johnson with a good light and great package for the win. Brad Johnson's package: 0.015. He will face Basgall in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 566V Randy Cruickshank                     559 Steve Johnson                
E1                  -0.002 40.763 111.57     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.650 201.85
         T/D  Dial: 7.02 (+/-): 33.743             T/D  Dial: 6.63 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #19  7.028 191.57                        #4  6.615 204.11

Cruickshank went red and then just coasted on through the 1320. Johnson with the easy win and will face Christensen in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5116 Dave Slatten                           56 Bob Ross                     
E1                   0.044  7.250 187.34     ****WINNER****  0.014  7.054 186.95
         T/D  Dial: 7.26 (+/-): -0.010             T/D  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #30  7.260 187.76                       #15  6.983 195.05

Ross with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Koron in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink