Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 19:24 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pacific Division Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Sonoma Raceway presented by Korbel California Champagne:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7468 George Prather 6229 Jim Pappas
E3 No Time ****WINNER**** -0.004 23.813 44.18
T/D Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999 T/D Dial: 6.77 (+/-): 17.043
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Cracraft ) 0.034 6.731 0.031 (M Colton ) 0.001 6.780 -0.010
E1 (C Phelps ) 0.026 7.040 0.340 (R Hall ) 0.094 6.770 0.010
Qualified: #15 6.699 195.65 #21 6.763 199.43
4:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,554 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.Prather does do a burnout and is pulled away. Pappas goes on.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7647 Stewart Koch 7102 Art Hoover
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.017 6.930 195.56 0.001 6.688 195.99
T/D Dial: 5.91 (+/-): 1.020 T/D Dial: 6.65 (+/-): 0.038
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Comstock ) 0.013 6.950 0.040 (T Prockish ) 0.010 6.640 -0.020
E1 (M Trujillo ) 0.005 6.935 0.045 (T White ) 0.012 6.665 0.005
Qualified: #32 6.895 197.08 #14 6.653 203.28
Close race in the lights. Stewart Koch's MOV: 0.0024 seconds (approximately 8 inches). Hoover has a 0.001 light to no
avail.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7117 Jake Morris 7730 Mike MacBrair
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.004 7.038 179.52 0.016 7.106 168.81
T/D Dial: 7.01 (+/-): 0.028 T/D Dial: 6.88 (+/-): 0.226
Prior rounds:
E2 (C Thode ) 0.006 7.084 0.074 (M Silvia ) 0.018 6.889 0.039
E1 (V Torres ) 0.005 7.002 0.012 (J Richardson) 0.022 7.167 0.287
Qualified: #36 6.965 195.51 #19 6.757 197.48
Jake Morris gets the easy win, as MacBair slows.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7029 Bobby Ray McMahan 613 Randy Pressel
E3 0.266 6.599 205.69 ****WINNER**** 0.025 7.023 187.08
T/D Dial: 6.60 (+/-): -0.001 T/D Dial: 7.01 (+/-): 0.013
Prior rounds:
E2 (C Glanz ) 0.052 6.602 0.002 (T Koenen ) 0.000 7.038 0.028
E1 (W Harrison ) 0.039 6.604 0.014 (S Will ) 0.000 7.014 0.054
Qualified: #11 6.615 205.04 #39 6.984 194.35
Randy Pressel's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.2270 seconds (approximately 68 feet), opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
756 Robert Button 7219 Geneva Nash
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.015 7.256 144.04 -0.105 9.862 101.20
T/D Dial: 6.78 (+/-): 0.476 T/D Dial: 6.94 (+/-): 2.922
Prior rounds:
E2 (Bye ) 0.009 6.785 -0.005 (G Nelson ) 0.020 6.929 0.029
E1 (J Bradford ) 0.043 6.803 0.023 (A Spiegel ) 0.006 6.904 0.044
Qualified: #24 6.797 202.73 #30 6.872 197.31
Robert Button's MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6541 Paul Snell 4979 Wade Pennington
E3 -0.014 6.802 194.83 ****WINNER**** 0.008 6.549 210.01
T/D Dial: 6.76 (+/-): 0.042 T/D Dial: 6.55 (+/-): -0.001
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Morgan ) 0.030 6.807 0.047 (K Upton ) 0.027 6.572 0.022
E1 0.021 6.746 0.046 (C Lindsay ) 0.025 6.581 0.001
Qualified: #17 6.727 199.94 #12 6.616 206.26
Wade Pennington's MOV: opponent's red light.4:22 p.m. Next round: Button vs. Pappas; Koch vs.Pennington; Morris vs.
Pressel
Copyright ©2026 AUTOSALES INC, dba Summit Racing Equipment
Ready to take your order at 1-800-230-3030 | Customer Service 1-800-517-1035
Ready to take your order at 1-800-230-3030 | Customer Service 1-800-517-1035