Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 18:28 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 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
 7168 James Warden                          708 Jeff Taylor                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.265 172.85                     0.044  7.221 187.99
         T/D  Dial: 7.26 (+/-):  0.005             T/D  Dial: 7.23 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Casner    ) 0.000  7.262  0.022      (T Ritchie   ) 0.010  7.245  0.015
E2    (B Wiens     ) 0.020  7.238 -0.012      (S Will      ) 0.033  7.241  0.021
E1    (P Dion      ) 0.004  7.216  0.026      (D Naylor    ) 0.019  7.234  0.024
 Qualified:            #27  7.207 185.05                       #29  7.222 187.16

4:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.76 inches, adjusted altitude 2,435 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Neither of these two drivers have ever been to a final round.

Great six light and five to his dial gives James Warden the win and a trip to the final round MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0240 seconds (approximately 7 feet), opponent broke out by -0.009.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Ed Olpin                             6010 Grant Durie                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.769 199.82                     0.034  6.719 197.71
         T/D  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.72 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E3    (P Unruh     ) 0.018  6.789  0.039      (T Bayer     ) 0.023  6.740  0.040
E2    (G Nash      ) 0.017  6.790  0.020      (J Wiens     ) 0.011  6.721  0.021
E1    (D Knoblauch ) 0.025  6.736 -0.034      (J Connelly  ) 0.027  6.701  0.021
 Qualified:            #16  6.786 200.20                       #14  6.688 197.62

Ed Olpin has the better light and runs nine to his dial to go to his fifteenth final round. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0070 seconds (approximately 2 feet), opponent broke out.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink