Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 19:08 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
    8 Jesse Adams                           387 Mike Coughlin                
E4                   0.056  6.069 215.93     ****WINNER****  0.053  6.096 219.97
         T/D  Dial: 6.05 (+/-):  0.019             T/D  Dial: 6.08 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Button    ) 0.019  6.041  0.031      (E Olpin Jr  ) 0.009  6.143  0.093
E2    (G Krause    ) 0.055  6.184  0.124      (T White     ) 0.012  6.052  0.032
E1    (D Morgan    ) 0.047  5.938 -0.102      (S Faller    ) 0.034  6.227  0.137
 Qualified:             #5  6.155 205.10                        #3  6.135 216.55

4:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,552 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Just 0.003 difference in their dials and 0.003 difference in their RT's and ET to their dials.

Mike Coughlin just nips Adams for the super close win. MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7498 Steve Casner                         7160 Andy Spiegel                 
E4                   0.038  7.040 186.00     ****WINNER****  0.006  6.683 192.49
         T/D  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.000             T/D  Dial: 6.67 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Richardson) 0.017  7.056  0.046      (F Young     ) 0.025  6.670  0.010
E2    (J Harry Bond) 0.001  7.123  0.113      (C Thode     ) 0.017  6.658  0.008
E1    (C Phelps    ) 0.024  6.982  0.002      (R Comstock  ) -0.009  6.622 -0.008
 Qualified:            #28  7.018 186.90                       #14  6.634 200.32

Andy Spiegel nails the tree with a great light and Casner runs right on his dial. MOV: 0.0194 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink