Sun, 15 Oct 2017, 16:34 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 5 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
 430E Shane Eperjesi                       4979 Wade Pennington              
E5   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.404 209.75                     0.036  5.965 213.20
         T/D  Dial: 6.37 (+/-):  0.034             T/D  Dial: 6.00 (+/-): -0.035
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Fisher    ) 0.022  6.395 -0.005      (J Thorp     )       No Time      
E3    (J Koron     ) 0.019  6.420 -0.010      (A Stanfield ) 0.011  6.052  0.012
E2    (J Ogden     ) 0.016  6.430  0.030      (B Henry     ) 0.000  6.056  0.006
E1    (C Peterson  ) 0.038  6.394 -0.016      (A Kenny     ) 0.015  6.124  0.044
 Qualified:            #30  6.430 209.36                        #1  6.048 231.75

3:30 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,024 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Pennington has been to one final round. This is Eperjesi's first final round.

Eperjesi gets the advantage off the line and Pennington breaks out trying to run him down.

Eperjesi takes the win for his first career national event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink