Sun, 01 Oct 2017, 15:54 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 5 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
   45 Danny Nelson                          387 Mike Coughlin                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.036 232.31                     0.015  6.031 221.92
         T/D  Dial: 6.03 (+/-):  0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.01 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E4    (A Swanson   ) 0.015  6.044  0.014      (S Cohen     ) 0.039  6.011  0.011
E3    (J R Baxter  ) 0.002  6.058  0.058      (L Ellison   ) 0.010  6.028  0.028
E2    (T Fisher    ) 0.017  6.048  0.028      (A Peavler   ) 0.015  6.007  0.007
E1    (K Fisher    ) 0.009  6.272  0.252      (B Henry     ) 0.000  6.076  0.076
 Qualified:             #3  6.044 231.08                        #2  6.035 224.96

2:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,163 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Nelson has been to three finals and has one win. This is Coughlin's 22nd final round and he has 14 career wins.

Coughlin gets a small holeshot but Nelson is able to hold him off and take the stripe for his second career win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink