Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 18:51 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7796 John Richardson                      6031 Jeff Havens                  
E3                   0.040  6.088 223.95     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.121 188.07
         T/D  Dial: 6.11 (+/-): -0.022             T/D  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Lindsey   ) 0.031  6.111  0.061      (T Bayer     ) 0.016  7.107  0.007
E1    (R Pressel   ) 0.050  6.056  0.006      (F Giroux    ) 0.024  7.211  0.111
 Qualified:             #2  6.115 231.75                       #21  7.123 187.76

3:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 2,501 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Jeff Havens' MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Paul Nero                            7826 Kyle Seipel                  
E3                   0.012  6.736 196.79     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.817 198.64
         T/D  Dial: 6.74 (+/-): -0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.82 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (Q Chambers  ) 0.022  6.736  0.026      (S Cohen     ) 0.010  6.910  0.110
E1    (Z Stringer  ) 0.024  6.716  0.026      (Y Wilcox    ) 0.024  6.799 -0.001
 Qualified:            #11  6.726 197.83                       #15  6.825 199.14

Really close finish.

Kyle Seipel leaves with a five light and is just -0.003 too quick. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0060 seconds (approximately 21 inches) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6142 Kevin Rennick                          75 Jon Bradford                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019  7.405 182.75                     0.005  6.050 221.85
         T/D  Dial: 7.39 (+/-):  0.015             T/D  Dial: 6.06 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D O'Connor  ) 0.037  7.410  0.040      (T Ritchie   ) 0.021  6.045  0.035
E1    (T Koenen    ) 0.044  7.358 -0.002                     0.006  5.994 -0.006
 Qualified:            #28  7.394 183.29                        #1  6.067 229.70

Winner will race Seipel tomorrow.

Great five light for Bradford, but he breaks out by -0.010. Rennick gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   66 Ryan Carlson                          609 Andy Morris                  
E3                   0.048  6.265 217.98     ****WINNER****  0.015  7.525 169.36
         T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  0.025             T/D  Dial: 7.51 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Hauter    ) 0.049  6.229 -0.021      (G Heaton    ) 0.030  7.502  0.002
E1    (C Geise     ) 0.026  6.207  0.007      (M Molinari  ) 0.013  7.518  0.028
 Qualified:             #4  6.289 219.01                       #31  7.536 177.21

Morris gets the starting line advantage and has all of the numbers for the win. He will face Havens tomorrow.

3:40 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink