Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 19:52 PM Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 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
 497B Rusty Baxter                         381B John Biagi                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.162 210.64                    -0.009  6.210 217.35
         T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Landry    ) 0.037  6.154  0.024      (M Jones     ) 0.011  6.211 -0.009
E1    (M Kalin     ) 0.044  6.173  0.053      (J Koron     ) 0.157  6.307  0.127
 Qualified:             #6  6.115 224.02                       #10  6.120 219.36

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,133 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Biagi goes red to give Baxter the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1136 Peter Biondo                         4407 Bob Henry                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  6.144 210.14                     0.013  6.183 226.09
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.024             T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-):  0.053
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Hudgins   ) 0.006  6.129 -0.001      (P Dion      ) 0.031  6.155  0.025
E1    (A Swanson   ) 0.003  6.092 -0.008      (J Strassweg ) 0.024  6.111  0.011
 Qualified:             #3  6.109 226.85                        #7  6.117 229.90

Biondo with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   33 Danny Nelson                            5 Ross Laris                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.154 222.69                     0.032  6.083 221.92
         T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-): -0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Forster   ) 0.078  6.185  0.035      (J Richardson) 0.007  6.101 -0.009
E1    (P Fisher    ) 0.011  6.177  0.047      (J Hessling  ) 0.044  6.137  0.037
 Qualified:            #13  6.126 228.42                        #1  6.100 230.17

Laris with a couple ticks on the tree, but took too much stripe to give Nelson the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Alan Kenny                           399F Zack Fisher                  
E3                   0.089  6.282 204.11     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.212 205.76
         T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  0.042             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.072
 Prior rounds:
E2    (Z Sackman   ) 0.025  6.310  0.070      (J Bond      ) 0.045  7.782  1.652
E1    (A Johnson   ) 0.046  6.325  0.095      (M Boesch    ) 0.005  6.137  0.007
 Qualified:            #32  6.234 220.73                       #20  6.145 226.39

Fisher with the starting line advantage and the win. Zack Fisher's MOV: 0.0264 seconds (approximately 8 feet). He will face Baxter in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink