Sun, 05 May 2019, 14:45 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 H218 Jeremy Hancock                          2 Mark Jones                   
E3                   0.036  7.104 187.13     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.330 210.90
         T/D  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.30 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Baxter    ) 0.020  7.116  0.046      (L Roberts   ) 0.010  6.295  0.075
E1    (B Earnest   ) 0.047  7.078  0.028      (R Houston   ) 0.039  6.210  0.000
 Qualified:            #23  7.056 188.78                       #13  6.204 225.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 3,654 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Jones with a near perfect light and the win. Mark Jones' MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2114 Steve Furr                            202 Steve Cohen                  
E3                   0.013  6.199 225.07     ****WINNER****  0.003  6.618 205.04
         T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.029             T/D  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Ellison   ) 0.016  6.195  0.025      (A Stanfield ) 0.001  6.611  0.001
E1    (C Spradlin  ) 0.016  6.182  0.022      (W Landry    ) 0.022  6.600  0.010
 Qualified:             #4  6.147 228.73                       #20  6.597 201.46

Cohen with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  232 Clint Riley                             5 Ross Laris                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.030  7.389 180.43                     0.025  6.263 211.53
         T/D  Dial: 7.37 (+/-):  0.019             T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-):  0.053
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Boesch    ) 0.024  7.372  0.022      (R Cool      ) 0.004  6.272  0.082
E1    (J R Baxter  ) 0.037  7.353  0.033                     -0.007  6.186  0.066
 Qualified:            #25  7.327 186.85                        #1  6.107 230.37

Laris with the starting line advantage, but Riley gets the win. He will face Jones in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  10 Darian Boesch                
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.039  6.261 224.06
                                                   T/D  Dial: 6.29 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (M Strassweg ) 0.026  6.290  0.100
E1                                           (R May       ) 0.181  6.186 -0.004
 Qualified:                                                       #2  6.138 227.00

Boesch with the bye and will face Cohen in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink