Sun, 26 Feb 2017, 17:02 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of final, round 5 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                           713 Tom Koenen                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.824 194.27                    -0.001  9.240  90.37
         T/D  Dial: 6.81 (+/-):  0.014             T/D  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  2.450
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Seipel    ) 0.016  6.815  0.015      (J Taylor    ) 0.010  6.778  0.078
E3    (M Simmons   ) 0.016  6.803  0.003      (M MacBrair  ) 0.031  6.704  0.114
E2    (T Ritchie   ) 0.010  6.801  0.011      (J Bond      ) -0.007  7.796  1.216
E1    (S Ruckman   ) 0.047  6.789  0.029      (P Dion      ) 0.084  6.683  0.183
 Qualified:            #20  6.737 197.42                       #12  6.508 217.11

2:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.63 inches, adjusted altitude 2,730 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Koenen hs two prior wins in TD with a win here in 2012. This is Durie's first final round.

Koenen goes red by just -0.001 and he lifts. Durie gets his first win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink