Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 14:15 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  369 Joe Hessling                          529 Donna Patterson              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.390 211.89                     0.035  6.594 209.20
         T/D  Dial: 6.36 (+/-):  0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Bruce     ) 0.028  6.442  0.052      (J White     ) 0.003  6.621  0.001
E1    (J Crooks    ) 0.017  6.408  0.018      (D Kritzky   ) 0.053  6.619  0.019
 Qualified:             #4  6.404 221.09                        #6  6.617 211.43

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 28.62 inches, adjusted altitude 3,175 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Hessling with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5932 Michael Kritzky                        44 Ross Laris                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.384 212.66                    -0.002  6.349 222.25
         T/D  Dial: 6.38 (+/-):  0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.36 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Krause    ) 0.040  9.835  3.435      (D Forrest   ) 0.025  6.421  0.031
E1    (B Johnson   ) 0.016  6.414  0.024      (G Gordon    ) 0.011  6.408  0.028
 Qualified:             #5  6.406 213.64                        #3  6.381 220.84

Laris is a few ticks to quick on the tree and turns on the red light to Kritzky the win. Kritzky will have the bye into the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                5484 Bob Fischer                  
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.135  7.394 184.32
                                                   T/D  Dial: 7.40 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (W Stelmach  ) 0.010  7.420  0.030
E1                                           (S Cusey     ) 0.009  7.394  0.024
 Qualified:                                                      #16  7.383 184.70

Fischer with the bye here and he will face Hessling in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink