Sun, 26 Feb 2017, 14:49 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7730 Mike MacBrair                         713 Tom Koenen                   
E3                   0.061  6.751 185.46     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.704 209.75
         T/D  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.101             T/D  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  0.114
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Bayer     ) 0.040  6.663  0.023      (J Bond      ) -0.007  7.796  1.216
E1    (C Plaizier  ) 0.110  6.670  0.020      (P Dion      ) 0.084  6.683  0.183
 Qualified:            #16  6.652 203.86                       #12  6.508 217.11

12:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,372 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Tom Koenen looked to be playing in the lights. MOV: 0.0173 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7531 Chris Thode                           708 Jeff Taylor                  
E3                   0.037  6.744 199.05     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.975 192.03
         T/D  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  0.024             T/D  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Phelps    ) 0.029  6.755  0.035      (J Richardson) 0.032  7.008  0.068
E1    (J Bradford  ) 0.083  6.726  0.006      (P Snell     ) 0.008  6.974  0.044
 Qualified:            #17  6.710 200.14                       #29  6.936 196.16

Jeff Taylor in front from start to finish. MOV: 0.0233 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

He will race Koenen later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7498 Steve Casner                         7826 Kyle Seipel                  
E3                   0.020  6.918 184.95     ****WINNER****  0.000  6.866 192.74
         T/D  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.008             T/D  Dial: 6.85 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Young     ) 0.036  6.906  0.016      (M Colton    ) 0.014  6.873  0.053
E1    (A Spiegel   ) 0.004  6.894  0.014      (Z Sackman   ) 0.000  6.838  0.038
 Qualified:            #26  6.870 193.60                       #22  6.808 200.77

Kyle Seipel has a perfect light for the second time this weekend and Casner runs 8 to his dial. MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6010 Grant Durie                          696M Mark Simmons                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.803 193.77                     0.026  6.877 187.81
         T/D  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.003             T/D  Dial: 6.88 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Ritchie   ) 0.010  6.801  0.011      (B Button    ) 0.038  6.868  0.018
E1    (S Ruckman   ) 0.047  6.789  0.029      (B Ray McMaha) 0.060  6.870  0.020
 Qualified:            #20  6.737 197.42                       #24  6.851 192.25

Grant Durie runs 0.003 to his dial for the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0040 seconds (approximately 13 inches), opponent broke out by -0.003.

Seipel be in the other lane later.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink