Sun, 19 May 2019, 16:40 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 4 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
 214B William Brown III                    1611 Chad Traylor                 
E4                   0.039  6.388 212.33     ****WINNER****  0.021  7.192 181.52
         T/D  Dial: 6.39 (+/-): -0.002             T/D  Dial: 7.19 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.052  6.406  0.016      (C Brown     ) 0.007  7.203  0.003
E2    (D Di Genova ) 0.011  6.364  0.024      (D Fletcher  ) 0.006  7.193  0.013
E1    (J Taylor    ) 0.015  6.342  0.032      (G Gallagher ) 0.018  7.162 -0.008
 Qualified:             #8  6.337 213.30                       #20  7.178 184.22

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted altitude 3,357 feet, track temperature 132 degrees.

Traylor with the starting line advantage and the win. He is advancing to his fourth final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 213A Anthony Bertozzi                     2007 Junior Houston               
E4                   0.011  6.245 209.43     ****WINNER****  0.013  7.420 172.98
         T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-): -0.005             T/D  Dial: 7.42 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Taylor Jr ) 0.062  6.368  0.118      (D Batchelor ) 0.032  7.419  0.019
E2                   0.018  6.197 -0.013      (C Mollichell) 0.014  7.419  0.039
E1    (V Di Genova ) 0.009  6.178  0.028      (C Michaud   ) 0.019  7.413  0.023
 Qualified:             #1  6.144 223.28                       #22  7.355 179.78

Bertozzi with a couple tick advantage on the tree, but took too much stripe to give Houston the win. He is advancing to his first final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink