Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 15:19 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 3 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
  503 Ken Wolf                              559 Steve Johnson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  7.314 184.55                     0.097  6.625 202.52
         T/D  Dial: 7.26 (+/-):  0.054             T/D  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (V Johnson   ) 0.024  7.330 -0.030      (G Christense) 0.029  6.652  0.002
E1    (M Mustard   ) 0.099  7.328  0.088      (R Cruikshank) 0.025  6.650  0.020
 Qualified:            #31  7.260 186.23                        #4  6.615 204.11

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 24.18 inches, adjusted altitude 9,696 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Wolf with the starting line advantage and the win. Ken Wolf's MOV: 0.0211 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 David Oenes                            58 Jeff Koron                   
E3                  -0.014  7.070 147.10     ****WINNER****  0.012  7.143 190.59
         T/D  Dial: 6.52 (+/-):  0.550             T/D  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.053
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Scholtz   ) 0.006  6.572  0.022      (B Ross      ) 0.043  7.128  0.008
E1    (J Caudill   ) 0.063  6.548  0.018      (M Rhodes    ) 0.012  7.119  0.029
 Qualified:             #3  6.513 212.90                       #22  7.080 192.85

Oenes was too quick on the tree and turned on the red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5396 Brad Johnson                         5158 Deborah Renck                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  7.035 186.33                     0.041  7.153 187.57
         T/D  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.065             T/D  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.053
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Basgall   ) 0.028  7.021  0.041      (R McKinley J) 0.016  7.135  0.035
E1    (J Bates     ) 0.014  6.981  0.001      (K Kroeker   ) 0.042  7.123  0.023
 Qualified:            #13  6.965 194.91                       #24  7.112 189.50

Johnson with the starting line advantage and the win. Brad Johnson's MOV: 0.0124 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Johnson will face Oenes in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5745 Ray Wilson                             51 Phil Unruh                   
E3                   0.013  7.043 190.75     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.823 201.25
         T/D  Dial: 7.05 (+/-): -0.007             T/D  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Stark     ) 0.020  7.033  0.033      (J Gerhardt  ) 0.011  6.843  0.063
E1    (C Jones     ) 0.022  7.006  0.006      (G Slatten   ) 0.039  6.832  0.062
 Qualified:            #17  6.988 192.80                        #6  6.754 203.28

Unruh with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face off with Wolf in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink