Sat, 29 Oct 2022, 22:45 PM Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
 752T Linzi Meserve                        6640 Trevor Ritchie               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.770 196.70                     0.138  6.542 209.43
         T/D  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.010             T/D  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Vang      ) 0.010  6.770  0.010      (T Bayer     ) 0.008  6.484 -0.006
 Qualified:            #32  6.792 197.36                       #24  6.504 210.44

7:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 8 percent, barometer 30.04 inches, adjusted altitude 2,927 feet.

Richie is way late and Meserve gets an easy win.

Linzi Meserve's package: 0.016.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 699B Aaron Steinkey                         17 Al Kenny                     
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.799 192.49                     0.010  6.207 208.30
         T/D  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.019             T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Thode     ) 0.018  6.774  0.004      (K Wright    ) 0.022  6.138  0.018
 Qualified:            #31  6.786 197.86                        #7  6.153 223.99

Two strong lights and Aaron Steinkey gets the close win. MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7145 Jennifer Wiens                       7638 Mark Yeager                  
E2                   0.043  6.183 219.29     ****WINNER****  0.038  6.316 208.07
         T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-): -0.027             T/D  Dial: 6.11 (+/-):  0.206
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Prather   ) 0.008  6.190  0.020      (B Plourd    ) 0.002  6.087 -0.013
 Qualified:            #13  6.194 225.90                        #5  6.144 232.83

Mark Yeager's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7237 Steve Will                           1055 Ken Moses                    
E2                   0.157 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.039  6.403 205.51
         T/D  Dial: 6.12 (+/-): 93.879             T/D  Dial: 6.41 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Trujillo  ) 0.003  6.105  0.005      (J Richardson) 0.028  6.414 -0.006
 Qualified:            #11  6.173 228.89                       #19  6.398 211.93

Staging duel!

Will is dead late and then has his dragster power across the center line to DQ his run.

Moses gets the easy win and will face Steinkey tomorrow.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 H218 Jeremy Hancock                       637H Dylan Hough                  
E2                  -0.007 15.867  57.86     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.777 197.74
         T/D  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  9.717             T/D  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Hoffman   ) 0.134  6.104 -0.086      (M Simmons   ) 0.005  6.738 -0.012
 Qualified:             #6  6.146 223.10                       #30  6.770 198.00

Hancock goes red and Hough goes on to round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7506 Trey Vetter                            71 Jeff Connelly                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.803 178.83                     0.004  6.086 207.18
         T/D  Dial: 6.81 (+/-): -0.007             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Wiens     ) 0.022  6.813  0.123      (D Vang      ) 0.031  6.249  0.149
 Qualified:            #28  6.746 199.76                       #20  6.404 159.19

Connelly posts a four light and then runs too quick to give the double breakout win to Vetter.

Meserve will be in the other lane tomorrow.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   56 Jeff Korn                               7 Bradley Johnson              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.175 229.70                     0.010  6.168 222.07
         T/D  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.015             T/D  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Nash      ) 0.050  6.145 -0.025      (R Taylor    ) 0.007  6.112 -0.028
 Qualified:            #10  6.162 230.25                        #2  6.134 226.24

Close in the lights.

Jeff Korn's MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

He will race Hough next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  445 Aaron Stanfield                      7212 Peyton Januik                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.279 186.36                     0.039  6.308 211.83
         T/D  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.109             T/D  Dial: 6.32 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Wiens     ) 0.053  6.148 -0.002      (W Hudgins   ) 0.045  6.267  0.027
 Qualified:             #9  6.158 223.28                       #17  6.273 218.90

Stanfield slows after blowing up the engine down track.

He still gets the win, as Januik breaks out.

He will face Yeager tomorrow, if they can get it back together.

7:39 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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