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Sun, 03 Nov 2013, 18:32 PM

Top Dragster Round 4 Eliminations (Revised)

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - (Revised) Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Las Vegas Gambler Showdown Division 7 Finale:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7256 Mera Silvia                          7271 Shane Thompson               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.775 189.12                     0.023  7.281 179.88
         T/D  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.025             T/D  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Ross      ) 0.016  6.736  0.036      (V Torres Jr ) 0.024  7.225  0.005
E2    (M Kile      ) 0.005  6.725  0.015      (M Westerman ) 0.029  7.207  0.007
E1    (R Wilson    ) 0.000  6.762  0.002      (G Slatten   ) 0.002  7.276  0.056
 Qualified:            #18  6.689 202.12                       #62  7.177 184.22

1:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 27.66 inches, adjusted altitude 3,954 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Mera Silvia's MOV: 0.0301 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7122 Tony Jardino                         7117 Jake Morris                  
E4                   0.028  6.793 198.58     ****WINNER****  0.023  7.200 176.86
         T/D  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.023             T/D  Dial: 7.18 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Gatlin    ) 0.029  6.789  0.019      (J Davis     ) 0.024  7.216  0.066
E2    (E Olpin JR  ) 0.050  6.759  0.009      (R Suyenaga  ) 0.037  7.147  0.017
E1    (A Chioda    ) -0.003  6.777 -0.003      (J Lewis     ) 0.010  7.163  0.013
 Qualified:            #23  6.745 200.17                       #59  7.122 188.31

Jake Morris' MOV: 0.0083 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7183 Jesse Adams                          699B Aaron Steinkey               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.055  6.109 220.30                    -0.002  7.191 187.86
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.009             T/D  Dial: 7.21 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J White     ) -0.003  6.103  0.033      (L Lightfoot ) 0.007  7.213  0.003
E2    (S Will      ) 0.021  6.044 -0.046      (M Colton Sr ) 0.023  7.217  0.057
E1    (S Ruckman   ) 0.047  6.162  0.062      (E Sharron   ) 0.016  7.219  0.059
 Qualified:             #1  6.054 226.62                       #61  7.157 187.78

Adams is very consistent for a quick, blown car. He faces Morris in the semifinals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7102 Art Hoover                           7062 Chris Lindsay                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.842 183.10                     0.007  6.940 186.85
         T/D  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.042             T/D  Dial: 6.97 (+/-): -0.030
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Provost   ) 0.225  6.796  0.006      (P Nero      ) 0.061  6.986  0.026
E2                   -0.003  6.785 -0.005      (G Prather   ) 0.027  6.976  0.036
E1    (S Moeller   ) 0.058  6.828  0.028      (L Burnham   ) 0.034  6.968  0.008
 Qualified:            #28  6.785 200.32                       #40  6.944 187.70

Lindsay took too much stripe. Hoover faces Silvia in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink