Mon, 11 Feb 2019, 16:15 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6640 Trevor Ritchie                          6 Zach Sackman                 
E4                   0.044  6.511 210.83     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.222 220.84
         T/D  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.021             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Brannon   ) 0.044  6.497  0.007      (M MacBrair  ) 0.012  6.193  0.023
E2    (S Will      ) 0.017  6.586  0.026      (T Bayer     ) 0.026  6.364  0.124
E1    (S Hamilton  ) -0.424  6.556  0.056      (J Connelly  ) 0.002  6.320  0.110
 Qualified:            #14  6.503 211.69                        #4  6.161 226.32

Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 1,354 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Sackman with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Paul Nero                            171M John Taylor Jr.              
E4                  -0.006  6.954 192.25     ****WINNER****  0.015  7.067 192.08
         T/D  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.034             T/D  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E3    (E Olpin     ) 0.034  6.924 -0.006      (P Unruh     ) 0.022  7.027  0.007
E2    (T Jardino   ) 0.015  6.983  0.033      (T White     ) 0.008  7.153  0.123
E1    (A Hoover    ) 0.017  6.967  0.017      (M Trujillo  ) 0.011  7.078  0.048
 Qualified:            #28  6.937 192.93                       #30  7.028 192.25

Nero is a little too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Taylor Jr. the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink