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Sat, 20 Jul 2013, 18:34 PM

Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 2 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                        51 Phil Unruh                   
E2                   0.054  7.033 195.51     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.843 186.48
         T/D  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.063             T/D  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Stemach   ) -0.008  6.976 -0.004      (G Slatten   ) 0.039  6.832  0.062
 Qualified:            #14  6.978 197.62                        #6  6.754 203.28

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 24.15 inches, adjusted altitude 9,826 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Unruh with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4281 Rob McKinley Jr.                     5158 Deborah Renck                
E2                   0.013  6.487 213.06     ****WINNER****  0.016  7.135 180.52
         T/D  Dial: 6.44 (+/-):  0.047             T/D  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.012  6.448  0.048      (K Kroeker   ) 0.042  7.123  0.023
 Qualified:             #1  6.407 216.17                       #24  7.112 189.50

Deborah Renck's MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 3 feet). They leave together with McKinley Jr. getting the slight advantage, but Renck gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  503 Ken Wolf                             5595 Vicky Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  7.330 181.50                    -0.005  7.296 188.89
         T/D  Dial: 7.36 (+/-): -0.030             T/D  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.176
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Mustard   ) 0.099  7.328  0.088      (S Abbott    ) 0.018  7.228  0.108
 Qualified:            #31  7.260 186.23                       #23  7.083 189.66

Johnson is too quick on the tree and wolf gets the freebie.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 David Oenes                          5922 Dan Scholtz                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.572 198.93                     0.016  6.999 191.89
         T/D  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.022             T/D  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Caudill   ) 0.063  6.548  0.018      (A Pulliam   ) 0.002  6.977  0.007
 Qualified:             #3  6.513 212.90                       #11  6.932 195.14

Oenes with the starting line advantage and the win by 0.0173 seconds (approximately 5 feet). David Oenes' package: 0.028.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   58 Jeff Koron                             56 Bob Ross                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.043  7.128 190.97                     0.023  7.080 188.81
         T/D  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.008             T/D  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Rhodes    ) 0.012  7.119  0.029      (D Slatten   ) 0.014  7.054  0.004
 Qualified:            #22  7.080 192.85                       #15  6.983 195.05

This is a great drag race...Jeff Koron's MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 8 inches). He will face Oenes in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5802 Greg Christensen                      559 Steve Johnson                
E2                   0.027  7.232 175.78     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.652 196.24
         T/D  Dial: 7.20 (+/-):  0.032             T/D  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Burt      ) 0.041  7.197  0.007      (R Cruikshank) 0.025  6.650  0.020
 Qualified:            #27  7.174 184.47                        #4  6.615 204.11

Johnson with the win by 0.0286 seconds (approximately 7 feet). He will face wolf in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5301 Anthony Stark                        5745 Ray Wilson                   
E2                   0.036  7.186 186.00     ****WINNER****  0.020  7.033 191.19
         T/D  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.026             T/D  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Herman    ) 0.029  7.256  0.096      (C Jones     ) 0.022  7.006  0.006
 Qualified:            #25  7.116 187.86                       #17  6.988 192.80

Ray Wilson's MOV: 0.0097 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Stark will face Unruh in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5396 Brad Johnson                         5660 Brad Basgall                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.021 192.38                    -0.005 29.210  32.75
         T/D  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.041             T/D  Dial: 7.23 (+/-): 21.980
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Bates     ) 0.014  6.981  0.001      (M Sasina    ) 0.007  7.201  0.021
 Qualified:            #13  6.965 194.91                       #20  7.039 193.71

Basgall is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. B Johnson will face Renck in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink