Sun, 13 Oct 2013, 15:04 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Good Vibrations Top Dragster at the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour and Summit Super Series presented by AMSOIL, Summit World Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4642 Austin Cowan                          401 David Johns                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  7.120 182.77                     0.020  7.161 185.10
         T/D  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.000             T/D  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S DWECK     ) 0.002  7.125  0.005      (R BIONDO    ) 0.019  7.163  0.003
E1    (M WHITE     ) 0.046  7.250  0.140      (C DE BONIS  ) 0.007  7.177 -0.003
 Qualified:            #11 0.021                                #6 0.015        

2:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,424 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Cowan gets a slight advantage off the line and runs dead on the number to take the win.

Austin Cowan's MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6640 Trevor Ritchie                       1611 Chad Traylor                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.951 192.66                     0.010  7.117 186.43
         T/D  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.001             T/D  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C CADLE     ) 0.022  6.959  0.009      (G BINGHAM   ) 0.009  7.171  0.081
E1    (W WASHINGTON) 0.022  6.965  0.015      (E SMITH     ) 0.006  7.093  0.023
 Qualified:            #12 0.022                                #3 0.006        

Traylor gets the advantage off the line but Ritchie the number and takes the stripe for the win.

Cowan will have lane choice over Ritchie in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink