Fri, 11 Nov 2022, 15:16 PM Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 1 Eliminations (Revised) |
By Rick Green |
POMONA, Calif. - (Revised) Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7867 Dean Hall 766 Melissa Murphy
E1 0.014 6.660 204.08 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.246 210.28
T/D Dial: 6.61 (+/-): 0.050 T/D Dial: 6.23 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #25 6.628 206.57 #9 6.228 221.52
11:00 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent,
barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 1,604 feet. Two good lights and Murphy runs down Hall
for the seven foot win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7145 Jennifer Wiens 518R Mallory Reis
E1 0.014 6.214 209.75 ****WINNER**** 0.026 6.597 206.13
T/D Dial: 6.18 (+/-): 0.034 T/D Dial: 6.58 (+/-): 0.017
Qualified: #7 6.195 220.19 #23 6.596 206.45
Reis runs closer to his dial for the super close win. MOV: 0.0052 seconds (approximately 19
inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7531 Chris Thode 7091 Reed Taylor
E1 -0.028 6.843 198.76 ****WINNER**** -0.005 6.322 209.75
T/D Dial: 6.83 (+/-): 0.013 T/D Dial: 6.29 (+/-): 0.032
Qualified: #28 6.836 198.96 #12 6.295 217.07
Double red, but Taylor's altered gets the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
797L Baruc Llamas 7942 Thomas Bayer
E1 0.008 6.435 209.52 ****WINNER**** 0.002 6.080 218.44
T/D Dial: 6.46 (+/-): -0.025 T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.020
Qualified: #18 6.466 209.88 #2 6.130 201.94
Two great lights, just 0.006 apart.Thomas Bayer scores another close win. MOV: Took the stripe
by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 4 inches) in a double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7911 Summer Richardson 7726 Tyler Smith
E1 ****WINNER**** -0.028 6.449 214.79 -0.009 7.836 125.93
T/D Dial: 6.43 (+/-): 0.019 T/D Dial: 6.91 (+/-): 0.926
Qualified: #16 6.432 215.44 #32 6.921 193.43
Smith just misses the green by nine and gives the easy win to Richardson.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7810 Travis Richardson 7044 Braiden Chesleigh
E1 -0.003 6.447 215.62 ****WINNER**** 0.000 6.099 225.90
T/D Dial: 6.47 (+/-): -0.023 T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.001
Qualified: #19 6.474 214.83 #3 6.139 224.88
Travis is red by just three this time. A perfect light for Chesleigh!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7468 George Prather 7237 Steve Will
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.011 6.650 201.94 -0.004 6.166 230.65
T/D Dial: 6.65 (+/-): 0.000 T/D Dial: 6.18 (+/-): -0.014
Qualified: #26 6.653 201.61 #10 6.246 210.93
Lots of red lights!Will misses the green by four , as Prather runs right on his dial and puts
up an eleven package.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6515 Brian Hough 710V Taylor Vetter
E1 0.009 6.832 194.18 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.344 219.54
T/D Dial: 6.84 (+/-): -0.008 T/D Dial: 6.31 (+/-): 0.034
Qualified: #29 6.844 192.88 #13 6.319 220.76
Great nine light for Hough, but he breaks out by eight. Vetter gets the free pass to round
two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
790 Taylor Wiens 7160 Andy Spiegel
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.009 6.219 228.27 0.042 6.595 203.06
T/D Dial: 6.20 (+/-): 0.019 T/D Dial: 6.61 (+/-): -0.015
Qualified: #8 6.208 227.00 #24 6.608 203.06
Wines leaves with a nine light and scores the breakout win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
17 Alan Kenny 74 Brianna Wiens
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.017 6.089 209.88 0.035 6.511 206.92
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.011 T/D Dial: 6.53 (+/-): -0.019
Qualified: #4 6.142 196.27 #20 6.528 209.04
Alan Kenny scores the really close win with a seventeen light. 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
780V Val Torres 637H Dylan Hough
E1 0.017 7.045 182.85 ****WINNER**** 0.014 6.692 196.99
T/D Dial: 7.02 (+/-): 0.025 T/D Dial: 6.69 (+/-): 0.002
Qualified: #34 7.007 189.87 #27 6.701 201.04
Torres is in as an alternate for Cook.Hough puts up a sixteen package for the seven foot
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
56 Jeff Koron H218 Jeremy Hancock
E1 0.050 6.082 231.60 ****WINNER**** 0.017 6.192 224.40
T/D Dial: 6.11 (+/-): -0.028 T/D Dial: 6.15 (+/-): 0.042
Qualified: #1 6.115 231.16 #17 6.448 225.94
Koron's dragster heads towards the wall off the line and he has to horse it back into the groove.
It costs him, as Hancock gets the breakout win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7774 Rodger Comstock 7074 Duane Daniel
E1 0.015 6.961 181.67 ****WINNER**** 0.060 6.246 212.53
T/D Dial: 6.88 (+/-): 0.081 T/D Dial: 6.23 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #30 6.892 191.08 #14 6.323 184.14
Comstock with the starting line advantage, but Daniel chases him down.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
68 Bernie Plourd 7993 Alan Englen
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.002 6.424 201.73 No Time
T/D Dial: 6.40 (+/-): 0.024 T/D Dial: 6.40 (+/-): 93.599
Qualified: #15 6.398 215.20 #31 6.897 190.30
Englen is a no show.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
57 Kevin Wright 7638 Mark Yeager
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.623 195.76 0.035 6.143 215.75
T/D Dial: 6.59 (+/-): 0.033 T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 0.043
Qualified: #22 6.596 210.24 #6 6.161 193.60
Just one difference in RT's and Wright gets the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7796 John Richardson 7038 Pat Warr
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.000 6.091 223.21 No Time
T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.009 T/D Dial: 6.10 (+/-): 93.899
Qualified: #5 6.157 197.88 #21 6.557 209.07
Warr is a no show.Perfect light for Richardson and the easy win.
11:28 a.m.
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