Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 19:52 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 5 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
 7160 Andy Spiegel                          387 Mike Coughlin                
E5                   0.033  6.662 199.85     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.093 212.73
         T/D  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.08 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Casner    ) 0.006  6.683  0.013      (J Adams     ) 0.053  6.096  0.016
E3    (F Young     ) 0.025  6.670  0.010      (E Olpin Jr  ) 0.009  6.143  0.093
E2    (C Thode     ) 0.017  6.658  0.008      (T White     ) 0.012  6.052  0.032
E1    (R Comstock  ) -0.009  6.622 -0.008      (S Faller    ) 0.034  6.227  0.137
 Qualified:            #14  6.634 200.32                        #3  6.135 216.55

4:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,552 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Spiegel has one prior wim in TD. Coughlin has 13 career wins, but none so far in TD.

Coughlin gets the starting line advantage with an 11 light. Spiegel is 0.001 closer to his dial, but couldn't match his RT. MOV: 0.0215 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink