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Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 16:25 PM

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Steve Casner                           75 Mike MacBrair                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  7.074 187.44                     0.040  6.541 205.57
         T/D  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.034             T/D  Dial: 6.52 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Mendenhall) 0.018  7.032  0.042      (J Taylor    ) 0.051  6.925  0.405
 Qualified:            #23  7.014 192.11                       #31 28.000   NS

2:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 1,867 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.
A little shake for McBrair at the green.

Steve Casner gets the hole shot win MOV: 0.0021 seconds (approximately 8 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6640 Trevor Ritchie                         76 John Richardson              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.032  6.595 209.59                     0.004  6.252 195.39
         T/D  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.025             T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.082
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Januik    ) 0.014  6.578  0.018      (M Colton    ) 0.010  6.478  0.318
 Qualified:             #9  6.575 209.23                        #1  6.168 225.60

Richardson nails the tree with a great four light, but gives up the win to Trevor Ritchie. MOV: 0.0291 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Ed Olpin                             7219 Geneva Nash                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.790 184.22                     0.038  6.495 209.33
         T/D  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.020             T/D  Dial: 6.45 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Knoblauch ) 0.025  6.736 -0.034      (K Larson    ) 0.006  6.433  0.003
 Qualified:            #16  6.786 200.20                        #8  6.450 210.87

Nash's car was rocking in the beams and then after a strong leave, drove towards the center line.

Ed Olpin starts out in front for the win. MOV: 0.0465 seconds (approximately 14 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5149 Phil Unruh                           696M Mark Simmons                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.061  6.205 232.23                    -0.002  6.635 206.99
         T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.025             T/D  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.085
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Nero      ) 0.042  6.154  0.024      (R Comstock  ) 0.029  6.672  0.072
 Qualified:             #4  6.254 197.19                       #12  6.611 208.46

Phil Unruh will face Olpin in the next round. MOV: opponent's -0.002red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7145 Jennifer Wiens                       6010 Grant Durie                  
E2                   0.015  6.357 219.01     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.721 188.33
         T/D  Dial: 6.27 (+/-):  0.087             T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Hamilton  ) 0.051  6.274 -0.036      (J Connelly  ) 0.027  6.701  0.021
 Qualified:             #6  6.319 220.15                       #14  6.688 197.62

Durie gets a narrow 0.004 starting line advantage and opens it on up for an easy win, as Wiens slows.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7168 James Warden                           77 Brianna Wiens                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  7.238 183.69                    -0.003  6.928 193.63
         T/D  Dial: 7.25 (+/-): -0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Dion      ) 0.004  7.216  0.026      (Z Sackman   ) 0.010  6.905  0.005
 Qualified:            #27  7.207 185.05                       #19  6.897 193.99

Wiens misses the green by -0.003 and Warden goes on.

He races Casner later.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6591 Moe Trujillo                         7942 Thomas Bayer                 
E2                   0.051  6.627 204.35     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.862 190.73
         T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.027             T/D  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Warden    ) 0.020  6.604  0.034      (B Ray McMaha) 0.038  6.852  0.032
 Qualified:            #10  6.590 204.17                       #18  6.836 195.51

Great race. Just 0.006 at the green and 0.005 in the lights.

Thomas Bayer gets the close hole shot win. MOV: 0.0018 seconds (approximately 6 inches). He faces Durie in round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Steve Will                            708 Jeff Taylor                  
E2                   0.042  6.351 225.63     ****WINNER****  0.033  7.241 185.18
         T/D  Dial: 6.23 (+/-):  0.121             T/D  Dial: 7.22 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Taylor Jr ) 0.046  6.329  0.139      (D Naylor    ) 0.019  7.234  0.024
 Qualified:             #5  6.271 199.76                       #29  7.222 187.16

Jeff Taylor gets the easy win, as Will slows. MOV: 0.1093 seconds (approximately 36 feet).

2:20 p.m. He will meet Ritchie in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink