Thu, 05 Nov 2020, 16:26 PM Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA, JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7074 Duane Daniel                            6 Paul Nero                    
E4                   0.046  6.646 199.17     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.650 200.98
         T/D  Dial: 6.67 (+/-): -0.024             T/D  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Wiens     ) 0.052  6.663  0.013      (M Mendenhall) 0.035  6.696  0.046
E2    (M Yeager    ) 0.002  6.654  0.014      (F Jaramillo ) 0.055  6.654  0.004
E1    (J Connelly  ) 0.028 10.589  3.949      (A Kenny     ) 0.009  6.665  0.015
 Qualified:            #28  6.647 208.97                       #31  6.656 200.56

Nero with the starting line advantage and the win as he ran dead-on with a zero for the win. He will have a bye into the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5950 Dawn Barth                             10 Ed Olpin                     
E4   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.610 203.09                     0.003  6.846 195.05
         T/D  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.010             T/D  Dial: 6.85 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Will      ) 0.009  6.615  0.035      (J Koron     ) 0.010  6.893  0.043
E2    (J Havens    ) 0.032  6.579 -0.011      (D Oenes     ) 0.001  6.854  0.004
E1    (J Warden    ) 0.042  6.626  0.036      (C Phelps    ) 0.019  6.869  0.019
 Qualified:            #24  6.602 202.33                       #39  6.849 195.03

Olpin with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Barth the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  634 Dan Lafferty                         5396 Bradley Johnson              
E4                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.037  6.236 219.08
         T/D  Dial: 6.23 (+/-): 93.769             T/D  Dial: 6.23 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Vetter    ) 0.025  7.129  0.019      (W Wayman    ) 0.048  7.961  1.751
E2    (A Bertozzi  ) 0.013  7.103  0.003      (T Bayer     ) 0.017  6.213  0.003
E1    (S Hamilton  ) 0.014  7.105  0.025      (M Trujillo  ) 0.015  6.762  0.512
 Qualified:            #49  7.084 187.86                        #5  6.204 220.55

Lafferty is a no-show to give Johnson the single. He will face Barth in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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