Sun, 28 Feb 2016, 16:30 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6010 Grant Durie                          7029 Bobby Ray McMahan            
E3                  -0.005  6.803 191.40     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.926 180.00
         T/D  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.003             T/D  Dial: 6.53 (+/-):  0.396
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Lindsay   ) 0.062  6.801  0.011      (B Buttons   ) 0.011  6.538 -0.012
E1    (Z Sackman   ) 0.045  6.841  0.041      (E Olpin     ) 0.017  6.566  0.036
 Qualified:            #22  6.792 197.25                       #10  6.553 207.59

2:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 3,036 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Bobby Ray McMahan runs 0.003 to his dial in the easy win. MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7160 Andy Spiegel                         5908 Lyle Byrum                   
E3                   0.014  6.655 202.33     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.617 206.61
         T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.015             T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Richardson) 0.027  6.641  0.011      (J Bradford  ) 0.000  6.618  0.038
E1    (J Taylor    ) 0.019  6.796  0.146      (D Carter    ) 0.016  6.593  0.023
 Qualified:            #15  6.634 202.39                       #11  6.576 207.02

Two good lights and a really close finish. Lyle Byrum gets a 0.006 advantage at the green and a hole shot win, as he runs 0.002 slower at the finish line. MOV: 0.0042 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5186 George Slatten                         54 Phil Unruh                   
E3                   0.058  6.698 200.53     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.380 209.39
         T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.002             T/D  Dial: 6.36 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Comstock  ) 0.041  6.725  0.035      (J Lobner    ) 0.041  6.345 -0.005
E1    (J Adams     ) 0.011  6.703  0.023      (T Jardino   ) 0.018  6.383  0.013
 Qualified:            #17  6.679 200.32                        #5  6.352 217.81

Phil Unruh use an nice eleven light for the win and he will face Byrum later. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0250 seconds (approximately 7 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Moe Trujillo                           73 Mike MacBrair                
E3                   0.046  6.664 203.61     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.696 192.47
         T/D  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.014             T/D  Dial: 6.67 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Hills     ) 0.033  6.651  0.011      (F Young     ) 0.023  6.655  0.005
E1    (R Tehle     ) 0.025  6.659  0.009      (J Lobner    ) 0.028  6.729  0.059
 Qualified:            #12  6.580 206.67                       #16  6.649 205.85

MacBrair gets the starting line advantage and holds off Trujillo for the close win., He races McMahan in the next round.

2:27 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink