Sun, 20 Sep 2015, 20:21 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA, 11th annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  333 Marco Abruzzi                         326 Danny Waddle Jr.             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.291 218.19                    -0.105  7.028 193.54
         T/D  Dial: 6.29 (+/-):  0.001             T/D  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Fisher    ) 0.014  6.290 -0.010      (B J Sexton  ) 0.042  7.020  0.030
E1    (L Roberts   ) 0.067  6.764  0.434      (J Deakins   ) 0.004  7.018  0.028
 Qualified:            #10  6.429 215.55                       #27  7.155 191.67

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.
Marco Abruzzi's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  369 Joe Hessling                           38 Phillip Oakley               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.031  6.342 202.06                     0.068  6.470 200.89
         T/D  Dial: 6.28 (+/-):  0.062             T/D  Dial: 6.44 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Houston   ) 0.014  6.296 -0.004      (E Syrek     ) 0.061  6.455  0.005
E1    (T Martino   ) 0.031  6.384  0.034      (A Elrod     ) 0.029  6.448  0.008
 Qualified:            #25  6.708 217.46                       #14  6.492 208.91

Joe Hessling's MOV: 0.0050 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3528 Andrew Johnson                       2008 Robert Vance Houston         
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.200 182.85                     2.226  7.148 141.53
         T/D  Dial: 6.06 (+/-):  0.140             T/D  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.668
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Prevo     ) 0.038  6.110  0.070      (R Fritsche  ) 0.045  6.616  0.146
E1    (M Harmon    ) 0.035  6.313  0.173      (J Kirk      ) 0.002  6.506  0.006
 Qualified:             #2  6.235 210.67                       #19  6.531 208.42

Houston had problems at the starting line.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   35 Karma Hopper                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.422 209.43     
         T/D  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.022    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Barker    ) 0.000  6.409 -0.001   
E1    (B Keller    ) 0.011  6.422 -0.058   
 Qualified:            #15  6.505 208.94                     Bye

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink