Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 20:24 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2008 Robert Houston                          5 Jeff Strickland              
E3                   0.029  7.251 179.47     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.309 215.93
         T/D  Dial: 7.26 (+/-): -0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.29 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Michaud   ) 0.019  7.275  0.035      (B Mullins   ) 0.018  6.354  0.044
E1    (Z Fisher    ) 0.008  7.285  0.015      (B Mandell II) 0.005  6.359  0.049
 Qualified:            #26  7.260 181.64                       #16  6.310 217.60

Strickland with the starting line advantage and the win,

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 212J Josh Duggins                            6 J.B. Strassweg               
E3                   0.016  6.599 201.85     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.067 219.72
         T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-): -0.001             T/D  Dial: 6.06 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Brown     ) 0.021  6.612  0.022      (C Traylor   ) 0.005  6.074  0.014
E1    (S Furr      ) 0.000  6.619  0.019      (M Kalin     ) 0.015  6.105  0.035
 Qualified:            #21  6.585 201.34                        #4  6.066 217.42

Strassweg with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Strickland in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 103D Joe DeGuara                          2550 Angie Travis                 
E3                  -0.005  6.165 223.91     ****WINNER****  0.055 20.806  35.44
         T/D  Dial: 6.02 (+/-):  0.145             T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-): 14.646
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Vetter    ) 0.014  6.969  0.949      (B Ferrell   ) 0.012  6.194  0.064
E1    (A O'Brien   ) -0.005  6.063  0.043      (M Coughlin  ) 0.010  6.191  0.051
 Qualified:             #3  6.023 231.79                        #6  6.146 218.83

DeGuara is a few ticks too quick and turns on the red light to give Travis the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                           Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.064 195.39     
         T/D  Dial: 6.05 (+/-):  0.014    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Younce    ) 0.022  6.081  0.071   
E1    (W Brooks    ) 0.005  6.065  0.055   
 Qualified:             #1  6.010 226.77                     Bye

Bertozzi with a great light on the bye and he will face Travis in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink