Sat, 25 Sep 2021, 12:26 PM Pro Xtreme Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Larry Jeffers Race Cars Pro Xtreme at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 513M Randy Merick                          360 Duane Rister                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.146  3.742 207.98                     0.264  4.868 103.87
 Qualified:             #5  4.361 143.00                        #2  3.906 187.31

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 30.14 inches, adjusted altitude 912 feet.

Merick with the starting line advantage and never trailed 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
 1967 Scott Christoffel                     526 Jerry Hunt                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.356  3.943 190.83
 Qualified:             #3  4.106 139.83                        #4  4.136 144.23

Christoffel is a no-show to give Hunt the sing. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend in the school bus.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                 167 Michael Recchia              
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.100  4.720 121.87
 Qualified:                                                       #1  3.707 196.79

Recchia with the bye. He gets loose and clicks it off. He will give up lane choice to Hunt in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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