Sun, 28 Sep 2014, 17:21 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, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  397 Phillip Oakley                       3991 JB Strassweg                 
E5                   0.005  6.885 204.79     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.607 189.42
         T/D  Dial: 6.51 (+/-):  0.375             T/D  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.057
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Oldham    ) 0.591 10.881  4.371      (L Piper     ) 0.008  6.565  0.005
E3    (J White     ) 0.011  6.526  0.016      (T Stone     ) 0.030  6.564  0.014
E2    (G Atchison  ) -0.008  6.490  0.000      (D Phelps    ) 0.012  6.542  0.022
E1    (R Prince    ) 0.070  6.491  0.001      (J Hessling  ) 0.027  6.520 -0.020
 Qualified:            #20  6.506 205.29                       #23  6.555 205.38

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.61 inches, adjusted altitude 2,859 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Oakley won last week at the SportsNationals and was runner-up here last year and he has the starting line advantage and then has a puff of smoke and slows. Strassweg with a good light and a great pass to pick up his first National event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink