Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sat, 29 Oct 2022, 12:49 PM

Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 1 Eliminations
By Dave Gerard



LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7145 Jennifer Wiens                       7468 George Prather               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  6.190 210.18                     0.011  7.025 197.19
         T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.020             T/D  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.275
 Qualified:            #13  6.194 225.90                       #29  6.760 197.65
9:20 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 53 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 30.18 inches, adjusted altitude 1,748 feet.

Two strong lights, just 0.003 apart!

Jennifer Wiens takes the easy win, as Prather slows.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7237 Steve Will                           6591 Moe Trujillo                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003  6.105 227.80                     0.005  6.670 185.21
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.005             T/D  Dial: 6.72 (+/-): -0.050
 Qualified:            #11  6.173 228.89                       #27  6.746 199.82
Another pair of great lights! Just 0.002 this time.

Steve Will's MOV: Opponent broke out.

Steve Will's package: 0.008.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7091 Reed Taylor                             7 Bradley Johnson              
E1                  -0.007  6.325 217.39     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.112 216.90
         T/D  Dial: 6.35 (+/-): -0.025             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-): -0.028
 Qualified:            #18  6.355 215.58                        #2  6.134 226.24
Taylor goes red by seven and Johnson hits the tree with a seven!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   68 Bernie Plourd                        7638 Mark Yeager                  
E1                   0.036  6.333 217.84     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.087 232.79
         T/D  Dial: 6.39 (+/-): -0.057             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.013
 Qualified:            #21  6.407 217.07                        #5  6.144 232.83
Great two light for Mark Yeager and the win. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 637H Dylan Hough                          696M Mark Simmons                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.738 199.17                     0.036  6.187 209.43
         T/D  Dial: 6.75 (+/-): -0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.22 (+/-): -0.033
 Qualified:            #30  6.770 198.00                       #14  6.231 225.60
Nice five light for Dylan Hough and the close win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0100 seconds (approximately 3 feet) in a double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 H218 Jeremy Hancock                       7703 Harold Hoffman               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.134  6.104 225.82                           No Time      
         T/D  Dial: 6.19 (+/-): -0.086             T/D  Dial: 6.41 (+/-): 93.589
 Qualified:             #6  6.146 223.10                       #22  6.431 208.68
Hoffman leaves before the green and coasts on down.

Hancock gets the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7942 Thomas Bayer                         6640 Trevor Ritchie               
E1                  -0.009  6.521 167.91     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.484 211.99
         T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.371             T/D  Dial: 6.49 (+/-): -0.006
 Qualified:             #8  6.156 228.11                       #24  6.504 210.44
Bayer goes red by just -0.009 and Trevor Ritchie puts up a nine light for the win

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1055 Ken Moses                            7796 John Richardson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.414 190.81                     0.035  6.087 216.58
         T/D  Dial: 6.42 (+/-): -0.006             T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-): -0.033
 Qualified:            #19  6.398 211.93                        #3  6.134 224.28
Ken Moses' MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   57 Kevin Wright                           17 Al Kenny                     
E1                   0.008  6.544 201.91     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.138 217.84
         T/D  Dial: 6.56 (+/-): -0.016             T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:            #23  6.499 211.76                        #7  6.153 223.99
Wright has a great eight light, but Al Kenny gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  594 Daria Vang                             71 Jeff Connelly                
E1                   0.178  6.168 229.24     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.249 196.07
         T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-): -0.012             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.149
 Qualified:             #4  6.138 228.69                       #20  6.404 159.19
Vang is way late and Jeff Connelly gets the easy win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5201 Gary Vang                            752T Linzi Meserve                
E1                   0.030  6.200 219.65     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.770 198.64
         T/D  Dial: 6.22 (+/-): -0.020             T/D  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.010
 Qualified:            #16  6.265 217.18                       #32  6.792 197.36
Linzi Meserve puts up a pair of tens for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   56 Jeff Korn                            7219 Geneva Nash                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  6.145 231.44                    -0.013  6.627 204.54
         T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-): -0.025             T/D  Dial: 6.63 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:            #10  6.162 230.25                       #26  6.670 201.94
Nash goes red by thirteen. Korn goes on to round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  790 Taylor Wiens                         7506 Trey Vetter                  
E1                   0.075  6.272 228.46     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.813 187.63
         T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.122             T/D  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.123
 Qualified:            #12  6.173 227.57                       #28  6.746 199.76
A pair of former LVMS Junior Dragster racers come to the line.

Trey Vetter with the better light and the win. Just 0.001 difference to their dials.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7531 Chris Thode                          699B Aaron Steinkey               
E1                  -0.017  6.873 197.74     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.774 198.73
         T/D  Dial: 6.91 (+/-): -0.037             T/D  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #33  6.914 195.65                       #31  6.786 197.86
Aaron Steinkey runs four to his dial for the win. MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 479W Wynette Hudgins                      7212 Peyton Januik                
E1                   0.012  6.428 227.96     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.267 209.85
         T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.328             T/D  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:             #1  6.106 226.85                       #17  6.273 218.90
Hudgins has the better RT, but slows.

Januik goes on to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  445 Aaron Stanfield                        74 Brianna Wiens                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.148 220.26                     0.053  6.571 202.24
         T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-): -0.002             T/D  Dial: 6.58 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:             #9  6.158 223.28                       #25  6.596 205.51
Number one qualifier in Pro Stock right now, Aaron Stanfield matches Wiens RT for the in. MOV: Double breakout.

Just seven difference in their dials!

9:45 a.m.

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