Fri, 21 Feb 2020, 23:14 PM Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7237 Steve Will                           7182 John Taylor                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  6.417 181.11                     0.087  7.066 187.65
         T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.277             T/D  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.366
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Durie     ) 0.023  6.222  0.092      (J Connelly  ) 0.058  6.728  0.628
 Qualified:             #1  6.150 230.61                       #22  6.892 169.06

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,614 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Will with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7102 Art Hoover                           6087 Mark Colton                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.560 208.30                     0.006  6.849 193.05
         T/D  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.000             T/D  Dial: 6.86 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Mendenhall) 0.041  6.630  0.100      (P Dion      ) 0.016  6.959  0.099
 Qualified:            #13  6.726 162.31                       #20  6.861 196.56

Colton with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Hoover the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6591 Moe Trujillo                           78 James Warden                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.820 200.50                     0.018  6.937 186.64
         T/D  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.020             T/D  Dial: 6.94 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Wiens     ) 0.044  6.822  0.022      (G Slatten   ) 0.005  6.959 -0.011
 Qualified:            #17  6.818 199.85                       #24  6.940 191.40

Trujillo with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Hoover in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5149 Phil Unruh                             73 Linzi Meserve                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.117  6.351 223.50                     0.022  6.768 195.42
         T/D  Dial: 6.36 (+/-): -0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.79 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.036  6.648  0.268      (J Taylor    ) 0.003  6.857  0.057
 Qualified:             #7  6.374 222.22                       #14  6.772 196.44

Meserve with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Unruh the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Ed Olpin                             703Y Shaunda Blinzler             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.725 187.00                     0.072  6.235 221.42
         T/D  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.035             T/D  Dial: 6.23 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Nero      ) 0.019  6.727 -0.003      (S Hamilton  ) 0.039  6.242  0.002
 Qualified:            #12  6.706 199.02                        #5  6.245 226.58

Olpin with the starting line advantage and the win. Ed Olpin's MOV: 0.0098 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7902 Brianna Wiens                        7029 Bobby Ray McMahan            
E2                   0.036  6.636 199.61     ****WINNER****  0.056  6.196 222.88
         T/D  Dial: 6.64 (+/-): -0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Casner    ) 0.006  6.673  0.023      (T Bayer     ) 0.049  6.212  0.002
 Qualified:            #11  6.626 204.29                        #4  6.222 221.23

Wiens with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give McMahan the win as he ran dead on with a six. He will face Unruh in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7796 John Richardson                      7730 Mike MacBrair                
E2                   0.057  6.199 217.98     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.522 210.37
         T/D  Dial: 6.23 (+/-): -0.031             T/D  Dial: 6.53 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Priddy    ) 0.022  6.525  0.315      (C Webber    ) 0.020  6.540  0.010
 Qualified:             #2  6.189 223.02                        #9  6.536 208.71

MacBrair with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Olpin in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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