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Sun, 29 Sep 2013, 15:43 PM

Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Results of round 3 eliminations in Hughes Performance Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Night of Fire at Rocky Mountain Raceway:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 727E Shane Thompson                       723H Tracy Holt                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.002  7.689 173.41                     0.015  7.236 180.61
         T/D  Dial: 7.68 (+/-):  0.009             T/D  Dial: 7.24 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Dubach    ) 0.010  7.695  0.015                     -0.023  7.280  0.070
E1    (E Olpin Jr  ) 0.010  7.689  0.019      (B Burt      ) 0.089  7.231  0.001
 Qualified:            #24  7.710 173.81                       #14  7.219 185.03

1:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 25.67 inches, adjusted altitude 6,465 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Shane Thompson starts with a two night and runs nine to his dial for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.004.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7302 Paul Russell                         5116 Dave Slatten                 
E3                   0.064  6.953 194.80     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.967 187.46
         T/D  Dial: 6.98 (+/-): -0.027             T/D  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Colton    ) 0.002  7.006  0.036      (S Cook      ) 0.024  9.512  2.622
E1    (C Parker    ) -0.009  6.934 -0.046      (A Steinkey  ) 0.074  6.886 -0.004
 Qualified:             #7  6.991 194.72                        #4  6.896 194.76

Winner races Thompson next round.

Dave Slatten's MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6541 Paul Snell                             56 Robert Ross                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  7.075 192.06                     0.045  6.892 196.67
         T/D  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.025             T/D  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Burnham   ) 0.021  7.067  0.037      (D Lafferty  ) 0.011  6.908  0.018
E1    (T DeBartolo ) 0.016  7.161  0.111      (M Schoenfeld) 0.021  6.892  0.002
 Qualified:             #8  6.994 193.50                        #5  6.898 196.72

Winner will race Morris in the next round.

Paul Snell gets the close win, as Ross runs 0.002 to his dial. MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 21 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Jake Morris                                Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  3.568  2.411   NS       
         T/D  Dial: 7.32 (+/-): -4.909    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Nash      ) 0.011  7.334  0.014   
E1    (G Slatten   ) 0.046  7.315 -0.015   
 Qualified:            #15  7.302 183.89                     Bye

Morris takes the green and backs out.

1:39 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink