Sat, 18 May 2019, 10:34 AM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2185 Greg Gallagher 1611 Chad Traylor
E1 -0.009 6.353 215.03 ****WINNER**** 0.018 7.162 185.05
T/D Dial: 6.30 (+/-): 0.053 T/D Dial: 7.17 (+/-): -0.008
Qualified: #7 6.294 215.68 #20 7.178 184.22
Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.76
inches, adjusted altitude 2,667 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.Gallagher goes red to give
Taylor the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1055 Kenneth Moses 180A Neil Jamieson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.026 6.716 194.21 -0.003 7.629 170.64
T/D Dial: 6.63 (+/-): 0.086 T/D Dial: 7.65 (+/-): -0.021
Qualified: #12 6.639 199.26 #25 7.647 170.86
Jamieson is a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Moses the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1266 Craig Michaud 2007 Junior Houston
E1 0.007 6.375 205.66 ****WINNER**** 0.019 7.413 162.96
T/D Dial: 6.34 (+/-): 0.035 T/D Dial: 7.39 (+/-): 0.023
Qualified: #9 6.339 214.08 #22 7.355 179.78
Michaud with a great light, but Houston held on for the win in a close one. Junior Houston's
MOV: 0.0007 seconds (approximately 3 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
146B Rick Jamieson 255B Barry Brown
E1 0.024 6.631 204.17 ****WINNER**** 0.019 7.544 172.43
T/D Dial: 6.57 (+/-): 0.061 T/D Dial: 7.54 (+/-): 0.004
Qualified: #11 6.577 205.57 #24 7.544 174.91
Brown with a slight starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2149 Bruce Mullins 171M John Taylor Jr.
E1 0.043 6.203 224.62 ****WINNER**** 0.041 6.974 191.95
T/D Dial: 6.23 (+/-): -0.027 T/D Dial: 6.97 (+/-): 0.004
Qualified: #5 6.238 224.55 #18 6.980 191.97
Taylor Jr. with a couple ticks on the tree and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3 Alan Kenny 17 Carmen Mollichella
E1 0.059 6.223 220.98 ****WINNER**** 0.009 6.947 188.83
T/D Dial: 6.23 (+/-): -0.007 T/D Dial: 6.93 (+/-): 0.017
Qualified: #3 6.236 220.48 #16 6.924 193.16
Mollichella with a great light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2300 Carson Brown 126G Greg Kelley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.550 176.93 0.020 6.480 195.90
T/D Dial: 7.51 (+/-): 0.040 T/D Dial: 6.49 (+/-): -0.010
Qualified: #23 7.517 177.04 #10 6.391 209.01
Brown with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2114 Steve Furr 1410 Deborah DiGenova
E1 0.017 6.129 210.97 ****WINNER**** 0.011 6.875 184.47
T/D Dial: 6.14 (+/-): -0.011 T/D Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 0.075
Qualified: #2 6.145 227.88 #15 6.785 192.99
DiGenova with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
171 David Batchelor 2708 Lauren Freer
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.018 7.045 192.00 0.026 6.299 218.02
T/D Dial: 7.03 (+/-): 0.015 T/D Dial: 6.27 (+/-): 0.029
Qualified: #19 7.026 192.00 #6 6.276 218.23
Batchelor with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1781 Dan Fletcher 1831 Jim Dunn
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.021 7.654 167.41 0.038 6.745 188.31
T/D Dial: 7.63 (+/-): 0.024 T/D Dial: 6.81 (+/-): -0.065
Qualified: #26 7.661 174.12 #13 6.652 205.94
Fletcher with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
213A Anthony Bertozzi 1419 Val DiGenova
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.009 6.178 212.19 0.043 6.810 187.89
T/D Dial: 6.15 (+/-): 0.028 T/D Dial: 6.79 (+/-): 0.020
Qualified: #1 6.144 223.28 #14 6.774 194.55
Bertozzi with a great light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
214B William Brown III 708 Jeff Taylor
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.015 6.342 209.69 0.033 7.229 188.04
T/D Dial: 6.31 (+/-): 0.032 T/D Dial: 7.20 (+/-): 0.029
Qualified: #8 6.337 213.30 #21 7.216 189.18
Brown III with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1440 Aldan Miller 2008 Robert Houston
E1 ****WINNER**** 20.133 59.86 No Time
T/D Dial: 6.94 (+/-): 13.193 T/D Dial: 6.94 (+/-): 93.059
Qualified: #17 6.926 191.62 #4 6.237 221.38
Houston is a no-show to give Miller the freebie.
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