Sat, 19 Oct 2013, 20:35 PM Top Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Dragster at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, World Finals IX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   35 Dan Phelps                           4028 David Sheetz                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  4.457 155.44                    -0.016  5.967  86.14
          TD  Dial: 4.48 (+/-): -0.023              TD  Dial: 4.23 (+/-):  1.737
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J OGDON     ) 0.018  4.489  0.009      (C R POWERS  ) 0.019  4.273  0.073
 Qualified:            #14  4.475 158.52                       #17  4.621 169.40

7:22 p.m. Sheetz went red with a big wheelie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3851 Craig Sullivan                       255B Barry Brown                  
E2                   0.057  4.066 162.47     ****WINNER****  0.030  4.171 167.32
          TD  Dial: 4.10 (+/-): -0.034              TD  Dial: 4.19 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C GULITTI   ) 0.011  4.188  0.068      (B THIBODEAUL) 0.043  4.261  0.071
 Qualified:             #3  4.104 173.43                        #7  4.157 169.00

Barry Brown's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0120 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout, keeping his championship hopes alive.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  495 Kevin Wilson                         2970 Travis Harvey                
E2                   0.005  4.455 154.12     ****WINNER****  0.011  4.253 159.87
          TD  Dial: 4.43 (+/-):  0.025              TD  Dial: 4.24 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M LE BLEU   ) 0.017  4.458  0.008      (R EDWARDS   ) 0.017  4.245  0.005
 Qualified:            #13  4.454 153.14                        #9  4.251 163.35

Travis Harvey's MOV: 0.0068 seconds (approximately 18 inches), maintaining his points lead over Brown. They will face each other in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4608 Michael Kile                          128 Justin Kirk                  
E2                   0.050  4.056 175.02     ****WINNER****  0.030  4.394 157.67
          TD  Dial: 4.04 (+/-):  0.016              TD  Dial: 4.38 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D REID      ) 0.026  4.066  0.036      (J WHITE     ) 0.035  4.406  0.006
 Qualified:            #16  4.594 173.81                       #12  4.384 159.36

Justin Kirk's MOV: 0.0221 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He races Phelps in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink