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Sat, 01 Oct 2022, 13:17 PM

Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   35 J.B. Strassweg                        551 Rick Milinazzo               
E1                   0.014  6.210 197.97     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.979 184.25
         T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.030             T/D  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #16  6.165 214.11                       #32  6.968 187.81

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 30.16 inches, adjusted altitude 850 feet.

Strassweg with the starting line advantage, but Milinazzo runs dead-on with a nine for the win in a close one. Rick Milinazzo's MOV: 0.0054 seconds (approximately 19 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 359X Zach Sackman                         3505 Jim Prevo                    
E1                   0.018  6.139 227.23     ****WINNER****  0.012  6.780 191.51
         T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-):  0.009             T/D  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:            #13  6.156 227.23                       #29  6.775 194.44

Prevo with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Jim Prevo's MOV: 0.0057 seconds (approximately 23 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4059 Jim Thorp                            V208 Vance Houston                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.096 217.28                     0.019  6.531 208.84
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.55 (+/-): -0.019
 Qualified:            #10  6.153 191.73                       #26  6.566 208.17

Houston with a few ticks on the tree, but took too much stripe to give Thorp the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   52 Afton Swanson                        361X Bo Butner                    
E1                  -0.464  8.978  87.71     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.952 189.36
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  2.878             T/D  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.002
 Qualified:            #15  6.165 225.60                       #31  6.946 192.41

Swanson goes red to give Butner the win, who runs dead-on with a two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Danny Nelson                           59 Prescott Dean                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.149 196.64                     0.028 11.973  65.40
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.049             T/D  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  5.713
 Qualified:             #6  6.131 210.01                       #22  6.248 216.10

Nelson with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 381B John Biagi                           H218 Jeremy Hancock               
E1                   0.030  6.657 200.74     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.176 219.15
         T/D  Dial: 6.66 (+/-): -0.003             T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #28  6.657 202.64                       #12  6.155 227.34

Hancock with a near perfect light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 363T Terry Kammler                           9 Darian Boesch                
E1                   0.057  6.778 198.20     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.132 213.60
         T/D  Dial: 6.78 (+/-): -0.002             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:            #30  6.786 198.12                       #14  6.161 227.80

Boesch with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  380 Todd Datweiler                        370 Jeff Libla                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  6.124 233.28                     0.004  6.142 220.91
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.004             T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.022
 Qualified:            #19  6.199 194.35                        #3  6.117 224.28

A couple great lights, with Libla getting the advantage, but Datweiler runs dead-on with a four for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3537 Patrick Forster                      4746 Mark Jones                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.154 224.02                     0.012  6.194 213.13
         T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.014             T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:             #4  6.123 230.92                       #20  6.202 228.00

Jones with the starting line advantage, but Forster chases him down for the win in a close one. Patrick Forster's MOV: 0.0051 seconds (approximately 19 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2008 Robert Houston                        317 Ed Dudley                    
E1                  -0.017  6.608 201.64     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.188 225.11
         T/D  Dial: 6.61 (+/-): -0.002             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.048
 Qualified:            #27  6.625 201.25                       #11  6.154 217.95

Houston goes red to give Dudley the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 J.R. Baxter                             6 Al Peavler                   
E1                  -0.013  6.188 185.46     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.131 225.45
         T/D  Dial: 6.11 (+/-):  0.078             T/D  Dial: 6.11 (+/-):  0.021
 Qualified:            #18  6.196 225.22                        #2  6.116 229.20

Baxter goes red to give Peavler the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  445 Aaron Stanfield                         1 Blake Peavler                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.209 214.25                     0.006  6.117 220.76
         T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.059             T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:            #17  6.176 223.36                        #1  6.108 230.61

Peavler with a great light, but takes too much stripe to give Stanfield the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   39 Karma Hopper                          565 Bryce Micke                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.007  6.149 224.51
         T/D  Dial: 6.33 (+/-): 93.669             T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-):  0.019
 Qualified:            #23  6.337 212.73                        #7  6.137 225.48

Hopper is leaking fluids on the burnout and is shut off.

Micke has a great light on the single.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4358 Dane Ward                              45 Rusty Baxter                 
E1                  -0.021  6.399 213.00     ****WINNER**** -0.010  6.216 199.79
         T/D  Dial: 6.32 (+/-):  0.079             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.076
 Qualified:            #25  6.358 198.90                        #9  6.146 210.24

Ward goes red to give Baxter the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Jeff Strickland                      444B Wayne Landry                 
E1                   0.012  6.183 223.47     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.199 228.69
         T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.033             T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:             #8  6.140 226.92                       #24  6.355 177.14

Strickland with the starting line advantage, but Landry runs dead-on with a nine for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  587 Greg Rice                              71 Jeff Connelly                
E1                   0.047  6.171 214.01     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.145 202.30
         T/D  Dial: 6.13 (+/-):  0.041             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.045
 Qualified:             #5  6.125 225.26                       #21  6.221 175.30

Connelly with the starting line advantage and the win. Jeff Connelly's MOV: 0.0082 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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