Sat, 14 Sep 2013, 19:40 PM Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations |
By Larry Sullivan |
BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Sunset Racecraft Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, NHRA Texas Sportsman Shootout:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
407 Lanny South 411 Jim Gascoyne
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.728 6.701 184.04 -0.061 7.089 193.54
T/D Dial: 6.63 (+/-): 0.071 T/D Dial: 7.05 (+/-): 0.039
Qualified: #14 6.641 203.46 #30 7.082 191.67
6:02 p.m. Gascoyne was early and South advances.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4067 David Smith 4299 Jimmy Thibodeaux
E1 0.010 7.584 173.49 ****WINNER**** 0.303 7.138 192.69
T/D Dial: 6.60 (+/-): 0.984 T/D Dial: 6.65 (+/-): 0.488
Qualified: #13 6.636 204.98 #29 6.992 198.26
Thibodeaux was dead-late, but Smith's car was not up to the task and Thibodeaux got the win anyway.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4281 Rob McKinley Jr. 4030 William Kruse
E1 0.026 6.992 141.91 ****WINNER**** 0.012 6.653 197.25
T/D Dial: 6.09 (+/-): 0.902 T/D Dial: 6.62 (+/-): 0.033
Qualified: #1 6.105 227.42 #17 6.664 205.76
Kruse had a hundredth in hand at the tree, but McKinley was reeling him in until there was a loud POP when McKinley's burst
panel let go and the blower belt came off.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
437 Jenifer White 486 Angie Cart
E1 0.033 6.531 209.82 ****WINNER**** 0.065 6.826 194.35
T/D Dial: 6.45 (+/-): 0.081 T/D Dial: 6.81 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #5 6.484 209.98 #21 6.826 198.55
Two ladies in Spitzer race cars, White with R-M power, Cart with a Ford.White had an advantage at the green, but did not run
the number and Cart won by about 10 feet. She will race Thibodeaux in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4149 Eli McGee 4608 Michael Kile
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.003 6.793 203.28 -0.010 6.312 217.32
T/D Dial: 6.85 (+/-): -0.057 T/D Dial: 6.29 (+/-): 0.022
Qualified: #19 6.748 205.35 #3 6.320 216.24
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
44 Mike Weaver 470L Michelle LeBleu
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.883 197.71 -0.001 6.620 208.33
T/D Dial: 6.91 (+/-): -0.027 T/D Dial: 6.59 (+/-): 0.030
Qualified: #27 6.899 197.91 #11 6.618 209.04
Weaver will race McGee in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4142 James Ogden 4249 Jeb Adams
E1 ****WINNER**** -0.009 6.532 207.27 No Time
T/D Dial: 6.58 (+/-): -0.048 T/D Dial: 6.83 (+/-): 93.169
Qualified: #8 6.580 206.45 #24 6.843 201.13
Adams was unable to get the car to back up after the burnout and he drove it out the other end.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4500 Coby Jones 405 Keith Raftery
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.330 186.64 0.016 10.453 88.96
T/D Dial: 6.17 (+/-): 0.160 T/D Dial: 6.50 (+/-): 3.953
Qualified: #35 18.232 59.10 #33 8.071 178.57
These two are alternates, in for Chase Murray and Douglas Barnhart (and don't write, the Policy & Procedures Manual allows two
alternates to face each other).Raftery has been fighting with a malfunctioning race car all through the event and his car once
again slowed after the launch. Jones will race Kruse in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4318 Cody Draper 4021 Robert LeJeune
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.015 7.384 183.69 No Time
T/D Dial: 7.40 (+/-): -0.016 T/D Dial: 6.65 (+/-): 93.349
Qualified: #32 7.410 183.19 #16 6.661 208.23
LeJeune's car lurched forward when he tried to stage the car and then died. He parked next to the wall about 150 feet out and
got over the wall so Draper could run. Draper races Ogden in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4941 Samuel Patrick 4367 Steve Benoit
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.817 198.58 0.046 6.489 210.14
T/D Dial: 6.83 (+/-): -0.013 T/D Dial: 6.52 (+/-): -0.031
Qualified: #23 6.841 199.05 #7 6.521 207.85
Samuel Patrick's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0140 seconds (approximately 4 feet) in a double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
408 Richard Prince 4790 John Garner
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.035 6.369 221.45 -0.009 6.778 201.91
T/D Dial: 6.32 (+/-): 0.049 T/D Dial: 6.77 (+/-): 0.008
Qualified: #4 6.366 219.76 #20 6.786 202.70
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
494C Brandon Chauvin 49 Jimmy Arabie
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.022 6.642 184.40 0.008 7.906 132.30
T/D Dial: 6.57 (+/-): 0.072 T/D Dial: 6.85 (+/-): 1.056
Qualified: #10 6.597 202.64 #26 6.853 200.14
Arabie's car nosed over around half track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
491C Mario Boesch 4170 David Strain
E1 ****WINNER**** -0.245 6.622 206.51 No Time
T/D Dial: 6.65 (+/-): -0.028 T/D Dial: 6.88 (+/-): 93.119
Qualified: #12 6.634 206.61 #28 6.925 191.13
Strain popped the burst panel on the burnout. Boesch races Prince in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4746 Mark Jones 46 Allen Constantine
E1 0.016 6.832 191.16 ****WINNER**** 0.039 6.298 228.46
T/D Dial: 6.70 (+/-): 0.132 T/D Dial: 6.24 (+/-): 0.058
Qualified: #18 6.692 206.42 #2 6.278 228.85
Allen Constantine's MOV: 0.0514 seconds (approximately 14 feet). He races Chauvin next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4979 Wade Pennington 42 Lee Lightfoot
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.015 6.389 212.73
T/D Dial: 6.81 (+/-): 93.189 T/D Dial: 6.35 (+/-): 0.039
Qualified: #22 6.829 198.50 #6 6.495 221.78
Pennington made the burnout, backed up, and was pushed away. Lightfoot will race South in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4942 Pete Vicari 428A Dennis Ake Jr
E1 0.034 6.639 193.74 ****WINNER**** 0.003 7.284 181.03
T/D Dial: 6.63 (+/-): 0.009 T/D Dial: 7.27 (+/-): 0.014
Qualified: #15 6.648 199.88 #31 7.307 183.32
Dennis Ake Jr's MOV: 0.0269 seconds (approximately 8 feet). Dennis Ake Jr's package: 0.017. He races Patrick in round
two.
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