Sun, 05 May 2019, 16:29 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of final, round 5 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
  202 Steve Cohen                           232 Clint Riley                  
E5                  -0.004  9.373  99.45     ****WINNER****  0.018  7.412 184.37
         T/D  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  2.763             T/D  Dial: 7.37 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Boesch    ) 0.011  6.633  0.023      (M Jones     ) 0.056  7.379 -0.001
E3    (S Furr      ) 0.003  6.618  0.008      (R Laris     ) 0.030  7.389  0.019
E2    (A Stanfield ) 0.001  6.611  0.001      (M Boesch    ) 0.024  7.372  0.022
E1    (W Landry    ) 0.022  6.600  0.010      (J R Baxter  ) 0.037  7.353  0.033
 Qualified:            #20  6.597 201.46                       #25  7.327 186.85

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,477 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Cohen is a few ticks too quick and turns on the red light to give Riley the win. Riley wins his first National event Wally in his first final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink