Sun, 19 May 2019, 15:17 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 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
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                     171M John Taylor Jr.              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.062  6.368 180.74                    -0.013  7.012 191.43
         T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-):  0.118             T/D  Dial: 6.99 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.018  6.197 -0.013      (B Brown     ) 0.007  6.986  0.006
E1    (V Di Genova ) 0.009  6.178  0.028      (B Mullins   ) 0.041  6.974  0.004
 Qualified:             #1  6.144 223.28                       #18  6.980 191.97

Weather conditions: air temperature 93 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.76 inches, adjusted altitude 3,230 feet, track temperature 136 degrees.

Taylor Jr. goes red to give Bertozzi the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2007 Junior Houston                        171 David Batchelor              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.032  7.419 178.71                    -0.005  7.082 191.87
         T/D  Dial: 7.40 (+/-):  0.019             T/D  Dial: 7.09 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Mollichell) 0.014  7.419  0.039      (K Moses     ) 0.025  7.059  0.009
E1    (C Michaud   ) 0.019  7.413  0.023      (L Freer     ) 0.018  7.045  0.015
 Qualified:            #22  7.355 179.78                       #19  7.026 192.00

Batchelor goes red to give Houston the win. He will face Bertozzi in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2300 Carson Brown                         1611 Chad Traylor                 
E3                   0.011  7.594 165.11     ****WINNER****  0.007  7.203 179.18
         T/D  Dial: 7.55 (+/-):  0.044             T/D  Dial: 7.20 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Miller    ) 0.033  7.879  0.339      (D Fletcher  ) 0.006  7.193  0.013
E1    (G Kelley    ) 0.013  7.550  0.040      (G Gallagher ) 0.018  7.162 -0.008
 Qualified:            #23  7.517 177.04                       #20  7.178 184.22

Taylor 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                          Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.052  6.406 211.43     
         T/D  Dial: 6.39 (+/-):  0.016    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Di Genova ) 0.011  6.364  0.024   
E1    (J Taylor    ) 0.015  6.342  0.032   
 Qualified:             #8  6.337 213.30                     Bye

Brown III with the bye he will face Chad Taylor in the semifinal

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink