Sat, 15 Oct 2016, 20:49 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   43 Jenifer White                        4087 Mike Greene                  
E3                  -0.500 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.010  6.852 147.57
         T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-): 93.789             T/D  Dial: 6.35 (+/-):  0.502
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Kile      ) 0.021  6.239  0.009      (R Carrell   ) 0.002  6.366 -0.004
E1    (J Thibodeaux) 0.014  6.293  0.083      (S Evans     ) 0.050  6.454  0.074
 Qualified:            #11  6.218 218.02                       #23  6.373 209.33

7:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.34 inches, adjusted altitude 2,696 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

White breaks on the line and is pushed off the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   55 Jeff Koron                           3991 J.B. Strassweg               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.360 214.66                     0.005  6.187 217.42
         T/D  Dial: 6.35 (+/-):  0.010             T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Swann     ) 0.023  6.367  0.027      (R Gibson    ) 0.024  6.166  0.006
E1    (W Kruse     ) 0.023  6.348  0.008      (B Henry     ) 0.018  6.153  0.013
 Qualified:            #17  6.332 216.51                        #5  6.130 218.55

Strassweg gets the holeshot but can't run down Koron.

Koron will take on Greene in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4746 Mark Jones                             44 Danny Nelson                 
E3                   0.008  6.373 215.62     ****WINNER****  0.003  6.414 209.69
         T/D  Dial: 6.37 (+/-):  0.003             T/D  Dial: 6.41 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Laris     ) 0.013  6.378  0.018      (W Pennington) 0.022  6.479  0.099
E1    (S Eperjesi  ) 0.021  6.502  0.172      (M Kile      ) 0.003  6.418  0.048
 Qualified:            #14  6.311 217.32                       #18  6.334 218.37

Danny Nelson's MOV: 0.0043 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Matt Driskell                         445 Aaron Stanfield              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.326 212.03                     0.020  6.327 209.33
         T/D  Dial: 6.31 (+/-):  0.016             T/D  Dial: 6.31 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Hudgins   ) 0.348  6.329  0.019      (J R Baxter  ) 0.029  6.335  0.005
E1    (J Robinson  ) 0.014  6.408  0.098      (D Purvis    ) 0.007  6.359  0.029
 Qualified:            #12  6.283 217.25                       #16  6.312 213.10

Driskell gets the advantage off the line and takes the stripe for the win.,p>Driskell will take on Nelson in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink