Sun, 01 Oct 2017, 14:52 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5226 Afton Swanson                          45 Danny Nelson                 
E4                   0.012  6.051 229.90     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.044 226.16
         T/D  Dial: 6.03 (+/-):  0.021             T/D  Dial: 6.03 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A O'Brien   ) 0.025  6.009  0.009      (J R Baxter  ) 0.002  6.058  0.058
E2    (G Dilday    ) 0.038  6.038  0.038      (T Fisher    ) 0.017  6.048  0.028
E1    (D Boesch    ) 0.003  5.982 -0.048      (K Fisher    ) 0.009  6.272  0.252
 Qualified:             #1  6.018 204.66                        #3  6.044 231.08

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 2,154 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Swanson with the starting line advantage, but Nelson gets the win in a close one. Danny Nelson's MOV: 0.0046 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

Nelson advance to his fourth final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  202 Steve Cohen                           387 Mike Coughlin                
E4                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.039  6.011 226.89
         T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-): 93.999             T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Driskell  ) 0.018  7.321  0.931      (L Ellison   ) 0.010  6.028  0.028
E2    (S Snyder    ) 0.000  6.407  0.037      (A Peavler   ) 0.015  6.007  0.007
E1    (M Jones     ) 0.001  6.352  0.002      (B Henry     ) 0.000  6.076  0.076
 Qualified:            #32  6.381 213.57                        #2  6.035 224.96

Cohen is a no show and Coughlin with the freebie into the final.

He advances to his 22nd final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink