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Sat, 12 Oct 2019, 21:02 PM

Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2501 Kevin Brannon                         387 Mike Coughlin                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  7.071 185.51                     0.024  6.175 210.80
         T/D  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.021             T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Houston   ) 0.015  7.081  0.021      (P Fisher    ) 0.024  6.259  0.109
 Qualified:            #22  7.040 187.50                        #2  6.125 225.11

8:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 2,793 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.
Brannon gets the advantage off the line and holds off Coughlin for the win.
Kevin Brannon's MOV: 0.0089 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Brannon will have a bye in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2271 Casey Spradlin                       2124 Jeff Strickland              
E2                   0.028  6.225 223.58     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.313 215.68
         T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-): -0.015             T/D  Dial: 6.31 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Slack     ) 0.040  6.258  0.068      (J Houston   ) 0.066  6.326  0.026
 Qualified:             #5  6.174 225.90                       #12  6.270 216.45

Strickland gets the advantage off the line and Spradlin breaks out trying to run him down.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1611 Chad Traylor                         296C Larry Roberts                
E2                  -0.015  7.167 184.19     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.135 223.54
         T/D  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  0.087             T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Fisher    ) 0.006  7.101  0.021      (J Duggins   ) 0.030  6.155 -0.015
 Qualified:            #23  7.072 187.60                        #3  6.153 224.73

Traylor is a little too quick off the line and goes red giving the win to Roberts.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  232 Clint Riley                          2114 Steve Furr                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  7.000 182.21                     0.000  6.173 228.34
         T/D  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.000             T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Landry    ) 0.032  7.018  0.018                     0.010  6.166  0.066
 Qualified:            #21  6.984 185.51                        #1  6.118 210.31

Furr is perfect off the line but Riley runs dead on the number for a .010 package against Furr's .013 package.
Clint Riley's MOV: 0.0035 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

Riley will take on Strickland in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 206B Brook Warren-Foley                      3 Alan Kenny                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  7.474 175.62                     0.029  6.201 221.63
         T/D  Dial: 7.46 (+/-):  0.014             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Martino   ) 0.004  7.473  0.013      (J Gary      ) 0.026  6.267  0.077
 Qualified:            #26  7.475 176.93                        #6  6.180 222.66

Warren-Foley gets the advantage off the line and holds off Kenny for the win.

Warren-Foley will take on Roberts in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2708 Lauren Freer                            4 Aaron Stanfield              
E2                   0.003  7.100 177.25     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.175 219.90
         T/D  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.040             T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Travis    ) 0.019  7.115  0.025      (T Fisher    ) 0.011  6.255  0.075
 Qualified:            #24  7.075 189.47                        #4  6.157 223.14

Freer gets a great light but Stanfield gets the stripe and takes the win.

Aaron Stanfield's MOV: 0.0141 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         2992 Brian Younce                 
E2                   0.023  7.609 173.29     ****WINNER****  0.013  7.019 187.57
         T/D  Dial: 7.61 (+/-): -0.001             T/D  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Moses     ) 0.008  7.621  0.001      (J Biagi     ) 0.000  6.984  0.024
 Qualified:            #27  7.586 176.51                       #20  6.952 191.48

Younce gets the holeshot and Fletcher breaks out trying to run him down.

Younce will take on Stanfield in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink