Sun, 26 Feb 2017, 15:55 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 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
 6010 Grant Durie                          7826 Kyle Seipel                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.815 195.05                    -0.001  6.821 200.26
         T/D  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.015             T/D  Dial: 6.83 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Simmons   ) 0.016  6.803  0.003      (S Casner    ) 0.000  6.866  0.016
E2    (T Ritchie   ) 0.010  6.801  0.011      (M Colton    ) 0.014  6.873  0.053
E1    (S Ruckman   ) 0.047  6.789  0.029      (Z Sackman   ) 0.000  6.838  0.038
 Qualified:            #20  6.737 197.42                       #22  6.808 200.77

1:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.65 inches, adjusted altitude 2,687 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Seipel goes red by just -0.001, after two perfect lights. Durie goes to the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  708 Jeff Taylor                           713 Tom Koenen                   
E4                  -0.001  7.813 116.33     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.778 207.62
         T/D  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.843             T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.078
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Thode     ) 0.023  6.975  0.015      (M MacBrair  ) 0.031  6.704  0.114
E2    (J Richardson) 0.032  7.008  0.068      (J Bond      ) -0.007  7.796  1.216
E1    (P Snell     ) 0.008  6.974  0.044      (P Dion      ) 0.084  6.683  0.183
 Qualified:            #29  6.936 196.16                       #12  6.508 217.11

Tom Koenen's MOV: opponent's red light by just -0.001.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink