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Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 13:27 PM

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 766M Paul Gladden                         7089 Terry White                  
E1                   0.046  6.390 211.89     ****WINNER****  0.033  7.255 171.88
         T/D  Dial: 6.40 (+/-): -0.010             T/D  Dial: 7.24 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #11  6.433 210.31                       #27  6.971 192.03

10:01 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.96 inches, adjusted altitude 1,881 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Terry White's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.010.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Jon Bradford                         7591 Frank Young                  
E1                  -0.003  6.046 231.12     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.707 202.79
         T/D  Dial: 6.04 (+/-):  0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:             #2  6.084 230.17                       #18  6.688 203.40

Frank Young leaves with a 0.004 light MOV: opponent's -0.003 red light and 0.006 to his dial.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7399 Steve Faller                          387 Mike Coughlin                
E1                   0.032 21.153  35.65     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.227 168.68
         T/D  Dial: 6.65 (+/-): 14.503             T/D  Dial: 6.09 (+/-):  0.137
 Qualified:            #19  6.765 202.03                        #3  6.135 216.55

Faller's altered drove directly towards towards the wall at the green and barely missed nailing it. The chute pops out and he is done.

Coughlin dump early for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7774 Rodger Comstock                      7160 Andy Spiegel                 
E1                  -0.003  7.144 187.29     ****WINNER**** -0.009  6.622 200.74
         T/D  Dial: 7.15 (+/-): -0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.63 (+/-): -0.008
 Qualified:            #30  7.206 185.26                       #14  6.634 200.32

Andy Spiegel's MOV: opponent's -0.003 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  569 Greg Krause                           713 Tom Koenen                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.540 179.54                    -0.011  6.502 216.58
         T/D  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.500             T/D  Dial: 6.57 (+/-): -0.068
 Qualified:            #29  7.091 190.11                       #13  6.603 213.91

Greg Krause's MOV: opponent's -0.011 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5501 Eddie Olpin Jr.                      7522 Brian Fitzpatrick            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  6.862 170.64                     8.066  6.562 224.92
         T/D  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.112             T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-):  0.562
 Qualified:            #23  6.801 198.32                        #7  6.174 226.96

That was weird? Fitzpatrick sat at the green for over eight seconds and then ran on down the track.

Olpin gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7208 Denny Hills                          7531 Chris Thode                  
E1                   0.008  6.118 222.29     ****WINNER****  0.637  6.779 199.37
         T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-): -0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.78 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:             #6  6.161 223.06                       #22  6.794 197.88

Chris Thode will race Spiegel in the next round MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Thomas Bayer                         6541 Paul Snell                   
E1                   0.023  7.350 174.35     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.661 204.70
         T/D  Dial: 7.36 (+/-): -0.010             T/D  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  0.041
 Qualified:            #32  7.388 182.35                       #16  6.642 205.38

Paul Snell was way loose at the green and still gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7498 Steve Casner                         7156 Chuck Philps                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.982 189.55                     0.024  6.498 208.91
         T/D  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.002             T/D  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:            #28  7.018 186.90                       #12  6.522 207.98

Identical RT's and a close finish. Steve Casner runs 0.002 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0068 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  756 Bob Button                             78 Tony Jardino                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.004 215.03                     0.029  6.706 201.40
         T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-):  0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.066
 Qualified:             #1  6.013 233.80                       #17  6.686 200.17

Just 0.008 difference in their RT's and Bob Button runs 0.004 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0708 seconds (approximately 21 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7796 John Richardson                      6010 Grant Durie                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  6.428 177.91                     2.259 14.045  71.58
         T/D  Dial: 6.28 (+/-):  0.148             T/D  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  7.225
 Qualified:             #8  6.283 221.67                       #24  6.823 194.83

Durie just sits on the line at the green and then motors on down the track. Richardson dumps early for the easy win.

He faces Snell later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  782 John Bond                            703Y Shaunda Ruckman              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.766 197.62                    -0.006  6.064 204.94
         T/D  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  0.086             T/D  Dial: 6.08 (+/-): -0.016
 Qualified:            #20  6.781 195.76                        #4  6.152 228.65

John Bond's MOV: opponent's -0.006 red light.

Casner will be in the other lane later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6077 Chuck Glanz                          7826 Kyle Seipel                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.317 221.49                     0.015  6.809 197.48
         T/D  Dial: 6.29 (+/-):  0.027             T/D  Dial: 6.82 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:             #9  6.312 220.84                       #25  6.850 199.58

Big wheel stand for Glanz and he still gets the win, as Seipel breaks out.

He races Button in round five.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6640 Trevor Ritchie                       7807 David Cook                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.763 204.11                     0.043  7.229 182.06
         T/D  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.193             T/D  Dial: 7.24 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:            #15  6.639 205.98                       #31  7.279 184.77

Trevor Ritchie slows a bunch, but Cook broke out.

Olpin will be his opponent in round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Jesse Adams                          7009 David Morgan                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047  5.938 219.26                    -0.001  6.801 178.68
         T/D  Dial: 6.04 (+/-): -0.102             T/D  Dial: 6.84 (+/-): -0.039
 Qualified:             #5  6.155 205.10                       #21  6.790 197.25

Morgan goes red and Adams will win even though he ran quicker than six seconds. He races Krause later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5908 Lyle Byrum                           7998 Dustin Lee                   
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.011  6.348 208.65                    -0.009  6.872 191.84
         T/D  Dial: 6.41 (+/-): -0.062             T/D  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #10  6.433 218.44                       #26  6.907 192.03

Lee goes red by -0.009 and Byrum will now race Young in the next round.

10:21 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink