Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 21:46 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7867 Dean Hall 780V Val Torres Jr.
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.017 6.808 185.69 0.024 6.734 197.28
T/D Dial: 6.76 (+/-): 0.048 T/D Dial: 6.69 (+/-): 0.044
Prior rounds:
E2 (G Nash ) 0.016 6.750 0.000 (T Prockish ) 0.021 6.687 0.007
E1 (J Richardson) 0.018 6.854 0.094 (T White ) 0.014 6.672 0.022
Qualified: #14 6.746 198.47 #10 6.643 201.34
6:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,846 feet. Dean Hall gets the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 11 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7531 Chris Thode 6591 Moe Trujillo
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.030 6.931 179.09 0.016 7.239 191.92
T/D Dial: 6.83 (+/-): 0.101 T/D Dial: 6.64 (+/-): 0.599
Prior rounds:
E2 (W Harrison ) 0.001 6.835 -0.015 (L Burnham ) 0.016 6.655 0.005
E1 (B Ray McMaha) 0.063 6.824 0.024 (R Cracraft ) 0.027 6.710 0.050
Qualified: #23 6.812 195.90 #11 6.650 203.00
Trujillo gets the starting line advantage and the has to lift , when the dragster gets loose. Thode gets the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7468 George Prather 7062 Chris Lindsay
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.793 189.82 -0.004 7.307 183.57
T/D Dial: 6.75 (+/-): 0.043 T/D Dial: 6.78 (+/-): 0.527
Prior rounds:
E2 (J Johnson ) 0.033 6.750 0.000 (P Snell ) 0.039 6.781 0.001
E1 (M Colton Sr ) 0.020 7.267 0.517 (A Spiegel ) 0.025 6.835 0.045
Qualified: #16 6.751 194.10 #20 6.785 193.02
George Prather's MOV: opponent's -0.004 red light.He races Hall tomorrow.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
613 Randy Pressel 756 Robert Button
E3 0.031 6.981 190.81 ****WINNER**** 0.034 6.860 199.02
T/D Dial: 6.91 (+/-): 0.071 T/D Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 0.060
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Comstock ) 0.023 6.918 0.008 (S Will ) 0.029 6.929 0.129
E1 (T Koenen ) 0.058 6.896 0.006 (J Bradford ) 0.025 6.810 0.050
Qualified: #33 6.907 192.77 #17 6.770 202.15
Pressel came into the field as an alternate and just misses going on to the next round. Robert Button runs closer to his dial
for the win. MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 2 feet).He races Thode in round four.
6:35 p.m.
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