Sat, 12 Nov 2022, 17:02 PM Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
  790 Taylor Wiens                           17 Alan Kenny                   
E3                   0.031  6.270 220.91     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.163 210.67
         T/D  Dial: 6.21 (+/-):  0.060             T/D  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Richardson) 0.024  6.195  0.005      (R Taylor    ) 0.028  6.092 -0.008
E1    (A Spiegel   ) 0.009  6.219  0.019      (B Wiens     ) 0.017  6.089 -0.011
 Qualified:             #8  6.208 227.00                        #4  6.142 196.27

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,809 feet.

Kenny with the slight starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Alan Kenny's MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 11 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7468 George Prather                       7074 Duane Daniel                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.670 201.10                     0.050  7.410 121.33
         T/D  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.020             T/D  Dial: 6.23 (+/-):  1.180
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Bayer     ) 0.015  6.657  0.027      (K Wright    ) 0.005  6.201 -0.019
E1    (S Will      ) 0.011  6.650  0.000      (R Comstock  ) 0.060  6.246  0.016
 Qualified:            #26  6.653 201.61                       #14  6.323 184.14

Prather with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Kenny in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   68 Bernie Plourd                        637H Dylan Hough                  
E3                   0.064  6.411 214.52     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.714 198.76
         T/D  Dial: 6.36 (+/-):  0.051             T/D  Dial: 6.67 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Reis      ) 0.009  6.430  0.040      (B Chesleigh ) 0.020  6.659 -0.001
E1    (A Englen    ) 0.002  6.424  0.024      (V Torres    ) 0.014  6.692  0.002
 Qualified:            #15  6.398 215.20                       #27  6.701 201.04

Hough with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 H218 Jeremy Hancock                       710V Taylor Vetter                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.152 225.48                    -0.014  6.348 218.65
         T/D  Dial: 6.18 (+/-): -0.028             T/D  Dial: 6.37 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Murphy    ) 0.004  6.140 -0.050      (J Richardson) 0.020  6.349  0.039
E1    (J Koron     ) 0.017  6.192  0.042      (B Hough     ) 0.024  6.344  0.034
 Qualified:            #17  6.448 225.94                       #13  6.319 220.76

Vetter goes red to give Hancock the win. He will face Hough in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

E-mail rick@fastnews.net for information about supporting these reports.