Sun, 04 Oct 2020, 10:49 AM Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 359X Zach Sackman                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.310 196.50     
         T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.140    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Swanson   ) 0.078  6.226  0.026   
 Qualified:            #14  6.220 225.63                     Bye

Sackman with a great light on the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  572 Jimmy Sackuvich                      4407 Bob Henry                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.234 234.00                    -0.023 14.242  69.77
         T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.054             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  8.102
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Z Fisher    ) 0.044  6.209  0.019      (H Laris     ) 0.011  6.153  0.013
 Qualified:            #12  6.186 234.29                        #6  6.148 235.47

Henry goes red to give Sackuvich the win. He will face Sackman in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Danny Nelson                           46 Wynette Hudgins              
E2   ****WINNER****  2.405 20.448  69.47                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-): 14.238             T/D  Dial: 6.37 (+/-): 93.629
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J R Baxter  ) 0.018  6.220 -0.030      (R Laris     ) 0.043  6.392  0.272
 Qualified:            #15  6.227 233.44                       #21  6.525 187.52

Hudgins was timed out to give Nelson the win. He will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3687 Al Peavler                             33 JB Strassweg                 
E2                   0.017  6.094 231.24     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.129 197.25
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Fisher    ) 0.036  6.109  0.009      (J Prevo     ) -0.011  6.100 -0.060
 Qualified:            #13  6.210 209.95                        #7  6.150 217.91

Peavler with a slight starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Strassweg the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 444B Wayne Landry                          397 Phillip Oakley               
E2                   0.016  6.210 219.40     ****WINNER****  0.038  6.190 214.86
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.110             T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.070
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Fisher    ) 0.091  6.092 -0.038                     0.012  6.132  0.032
 Qualified:             #8  6.152 225.75                        #1  6.117 235.15

Landry with the starting line advantage, but Oakley chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3537 Patrick Forster                       224 Brad Plourd                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.283 222.91                     0.016  6.557 200.05
         T/D  Dial: 6.25 (+/-):  0.033             T/D  Dial: 6.52 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Ward      ) 0.015  6.279  0.009      (R Baxter    ) 0.017  6.525  0.025
 Qualified:            #17  6.268 230.61                       #23  6.583 201.67

Plourd with a couple ticks on the tree, but Forster chased him down for the win in a close one. Patrick Forster's MOV: 0.0022 seconds (approximately 8 inches). He will face Landry in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Mike Coughlin                         370 Jeff Libla                   
E2                   0.030  6.178 216.34     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.174 217.21
         T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.038             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Strickland) 0.030  6.139  0.019      (V Johnson   ) 0.021  6.150  0.030
 Qualified:             #4  6.121 225.52                       #10  6.180 230.53

Libla with a near perfect light and the win. He will face Strassweg in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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