Sun, 29 Sep 2013, 16:11 PM Top Dragster Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5839 Lane Dicken                            39 Phillip Oakley               
E5   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.891 183.59                     0.045  6.583 196.07
         T/D  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.011             T/D  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Riddle    ) 0.013  6.896  0.026      (L Piper     ) 0.011  6.586  0.036
E3    (T Fisher    ) 0.012  6.882  0.052      (J Strassweg ) 0.013  6.557  0.007
E2    (D Floyd     ) 0.004  7.081  0.231      (C Ray       ) 0.007  6.568  0.008
E1    (K Dvorak    ) 0.015  6.878  0.008      (R Edwards   ) 0.056  6.560 -0.010
 Qualified:            #29  6.856 192.49                       #18  6.595 205.51

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.55 inches, adjusted altitude 2,139 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Dicken with the better light and the win by 0.0176 seconds (approximately 5 feet). Dicken with 0.031 package for his first National event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink