Sun, 15 Oct 2017, 15:14 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4059 Jim Thorp                            4979 Wade Pennington              
E4                   0.052  6.182 218.16     ****WINNER****  0.255 No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-): -0.008             T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-): 93.999
 Prior rounds:
E3    (W Kruse     ) 0.018  6.266  0.006      (A Stanfield ) 0.011  6.052  0.012
E2    (B Swann     ) 0.014  6.252  0.012      (B Henry     ) 0.000  6.056  0.006
E1    (W Hudgins   ) 0.026  6.236 -0.004      (A Kenny     ) 0.015  6.124  0.044
 Qualified:            #23  6.276 218.94                        #1  6.048 231.75

2:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 1,907 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Pennington hits the throttle and the engine pops. he comes to a stop about 40 feet out. Thorp stays on the throttle all the way through the run and breaks out giving the win to Pennington.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 430E Shane Eperjesi                       398F Joe Fisher                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.395 200.32                     0.033  6.163 217.28
         T/D  Dial: 6.40 (+/-): -0.005             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-): -0.027
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Koron     ) 0.019  6.420 -0.010      (W Johnson   ) 0.044  6.208 -0.002
E2    (J Ogden     ) 0.016  6.430  0.030      (J White     ) 0.003  6.217  0.017
E1    (C Peterson  ) 0.038  6.394 -0.016      (D Nelson    ) 0.040  6.201 -0.019
 Qualified:            #30  6.430 209.36                       #20  6.247 220.08

Eperjesi gets the advantage off the line, Fisher reels him in but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Eperjesi.

Eperjesi will take on Pennington in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink