Sat, 22 Feb 2020, 20:24 PM Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 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                                 Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.212 229.90     
         T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.042    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Taylor Sr ) 0.045  6.417  0.277   
E1    (G Durie     ) 0.023  6.222  0.092   
 Qualified:             #1  6.150 230.61                     Bye

6:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 28.71 inches, adjusted altitude 2,917 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Bye run for Will.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7102 Art Hoover                           6591 Moe Trujillo                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.003  6.577 203.86                     0.003  6.826 198.41
         T/D  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.017             T/D  Dial: 6.83 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Colton    ) 0.026  6.560  0.000      (J Warden    ) 0.013  6.820  0.020
E1    (M Mendenhall) 0.041  6.630  0.100      (J Wiens     ) 0.044  6.822  0.022
 Qualified:            #13  6.726 162.31                       #17  6.818 199.85

Winner will race Will tomorrow.

Identical 0.003 lights for these two..

Art Hoover's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.004

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7730 Mike MacBrair                          10 Ed Olpin                     
E3   ****WINNER****  0.000  6.556 209.43                     0.012  6.712 198.96
         T/D  Dial: 6.53 (+/-):  0.026             T/D  Dial: 6.72 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Richardson) 0.034  6.522 -0.008      (S Blinzler  ) 0.033  6.725  0.035
E1    (C Webber    ) 0.020  6.540  0.010      (P Nero      ) 0.019  6.727 -0.003
 Qualified:             #9  6.536 208.71                       #12  6.706 199.02

Perfect light for Mike MacBrair to take the win. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.008.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5149 Phil Unruh                           7029 Bobby Ray McMahan            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.052  6.406 207.59                     0.107  6.218 222.47
         T/D  Dial: 6.37 (+/-):  0.036             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Meserve   ) 0.117  6.351 -0.009      (B Wiens     ) 0.056  6.196  0.006
E1    (R Comstock  ) 0.036  6.648  0.268      (T Bayer     ) 0.049  6.212  0.002
 Qualified:             #7  6.374 222.22                        #4  6.222 221.23

Unruh was late. McMahan was later.

6:19 p.m. Unruh faces MacBrair in the nest round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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