Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 09:19 AM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
782 John Bond 46 Bill Swan
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.127 6.733 158.45 0.024 19.894 36.60
T/D Dial: 6.11 (+/-): 0.623 T/D Dial: 6.17 (+/-): 13.724
Qualified: #12 6.125 227.61 #28 6.193 226.05
Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 80 percent, barometer 29.15
inches, adjusted altitude 2,573 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.Swan with the starting line
advantage, but hase problems right at the hit and Bond gets the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
444B Wayne Landry 3166 Tom Elliott
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.000 6.258 197.68 7.368 No Time
T/D Dial: 6.16 (+/-): 0.098 T/D Dial: 6.16 (+/-): 93.839
Qualified: #14 6.126 226.05 #30 6.198 221.74
Landry with a perfect light and the win, as Elliott was broke on the starting line.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
497B Rusty Baxter 122 Michael Kalin
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.044 6.173 200.92 0.034 7.413 176.42
T/D Dial: 6.12 (+/-): 0.053 T/D Dial: 6.13 (+/-): 1.283
Qualified: #6 6.115 224.02 #22 6.154 224.88
Kalin with the starting line advantage, but spun right at the hit and clicked it off to give
Baxter the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
459D J.R. Baxter 3537 Patrick Forster
E1 0.012 6.047 211.93 ****WINNER**** 0.004 6.108 208.23
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.053 T/D Dial: 6.12 (+/-): -0.012
Qualified: #5 6.114 230.21 #21 6.153 223.50
Forster with a great light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3239 Ashley Johnson 3 Alan Kenny
E1 0.009 6.957 136.66 ****WINNER**** 0.046 6.325 190.59
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 0.857 T/D Dial: 6.23 (+/-): 0.095
Qualified: #16 6.132 225.79 #32 6.234 220.73
Johnson with a great light, but Kenny gets the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
397F Patty Fisher 33 Danny Nelson
E1 0.007 6.252 222.36 ****WINNER**** 0.011 6.177 210.11
T/D Dial: 6.28 (+/-): -0.028 T/D Dial: 6.13 (+/-): 0.047
Qualified: #29 6.198 224.36 #13 6.126 228.42
Fisher with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Nelson the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
D712 Phil Dion 2271 Casey Spradlin
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.028 6.080 228.61 0.033 6.203 222.99
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.020 T/D Dial: 6.23 (+/-): -0.027
Qualified: #15 6.127 224.21 #31 6.202 223.36
Dion with a slight starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
8 Steve Will 76 John Richardson
E1 0.022 6.100 231.00 ****WINNER**** 0.002 6.143 214.48
T/D Dial: 6.11 (+/-): -0.010 T/D Dial: 6.15 (+/-): -0.007
Qualified: #9 6.120 233.12 #25 6.164 224.62
Richardson with a great light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
10 Darian Boesch 6 Zach Sackman
E1 0.031 6.105 222.11 ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.111 225.86
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 0.005 T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 0.011
Qualified: #8 6.119 227.77 #24 6.160 224.21
Sackman with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Zach Sackman's MOV:
0.0074 seconds (approximately 2 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4407 Bob Henry 35 JB Strassweg
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.111 224.21 0.051 6.125 215.10
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 0.011 T/D Dial: 6.16 (+/-): -0.035
Qualified: #7 6.117 229.90 #23 6.157 216.13
Henry with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1136 Peter Biondo 58 Afton Swanson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.003 6.092 212.16 -0.500 7.222 225.67
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.008 T/D Dial: 6.19 (+/-): 1.032
Qualified: #3 6.109 226.85 #19 6.142 226.47
Swanson goes red to give Biondo the win, who had a great light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
369 Joe Hessling 5 Ross Laris
E1 -0.061 6.089 231.52 ****WINNER**** 0.044 6.137 190.59
T/D Dial: 6.13 (+/-): -0.041 T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 0.037
Qualified: #17 6.133 232.15 #1 6.100 230.17
Hessling goes red to give Laris the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
57 Jeff Koran 381B John Biagi
E1 0.053 6.620 216.62 ****WINNER**** 0.157 6.307 216.38
T/D Dial: 6.18 (+/-): 0.440 T/D Dial: 6.18 (+/-): 0.127
Qualified: #26 6.189 221.45 #10 6.120 219.36
Koran with the starting line advantage, but Biagi gets the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
491C Mario Boesch 399F Zack Fisher
E1 0.006 6.068 220.22 ****WINNER**** 0.005 6.137 203.58
T/D Dial: 6.11 (+/-): -0.042 T/D Dial: 6.13 (+/-): 0.007
Qualified: #4 6.113 231.24 #20 6.145 226.39
A couple great lights, with Fisher getting a tick advantage and the win. Zack Fisher's
package: 0.012 for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
48 Bob Button 2 Mark Jones
E1 0.033 6.095 225.75 ****WINNER**** 0.005 6.124 211.89
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.005 T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 0.024
Qualified: #2 6.107 226.32 #18 6.133 218.44
Jones with a great light and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
479W Wynette Hudgins 398F Joe Fisher
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.122 229.27 0.032 6.185 201.22
T/D Dial: 6.12 (+/-): 0.002 T/D Dial: 6.16 (+/-): 0.025
Qualified: #11 6.125 229.94 #27 6.192 222.22
Hudgins with the starting line advantage and the win.
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