Sun, 15 May 2016, 14:20 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2124 Jeff Strickland                      2271 Casey Spradlin               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.474 201.25                     0.044  6.429 215.17
         T/D  Dial: 6.43 (+/-):  0.044             T/D  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Laris     ) 0.008  6.449 -0.011      (R Vance Hous) 0.024  6.391 -0.029
E2    (L Ellison   ) 0.001  6.523  0.013      (S Furr      ) 0.018  6.528  0.048
E1    (J Walls     ) 0.028  6.489 -0.011      (J Hancock   ) 0.014  6.475  0.005
 Qualified:            #12  6.511 208.71                       #11  6.506 210.64

2:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 2,183 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Strickland gets a big holeshot and holds off Spradlin for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  408 Richard Prince                        202 Steve Cohen                  
E4   ****WINNER**** -0.016  6.229 202.64                    -0.007  6.996 143.16
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.109             T/D  Dial: 6.50 (+/-):  0.496
 Prior rounds:
E3                   -0.005 12.586  6.456      (W Brooks    ) 0.008  6.515 -0.015
E2    (J Strassweg ) 0.020 13.946  7.816      (A Stanfield ) 0.032  6.557 -0.003
E1    (C Murray    ) 0.007  6.129  0.009      (J Lynch     ) 0.019  6.573  0.033
 Qualified:             #1  6.144 229.16                       #13  6.564 201.82

Cohen goes red and gives Prince a trip to the final round.

Strickland will take on Prince in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink