Sat, 1 Jun 2002, 07:39 PM Top Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Annihilator Top Dragster at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 2nd annual ACDelco Nationals presented by Chevrolet:

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  13 Tim Butler          6.845  6.845 Q    7 Dennis Kline        6.784  6.784
        TD  Dial: 6.92                          TD  Dial: 6.99
   (E BOYD      ) 0.507  7.044  7.044 E1   (S CUMMINGS  ) 0.504  6.867  6.867
   (E CARECCIA  ) 0.489  6.929  6.929 E2   (B ULMER JR  ) 0.531  7.367  7.367
 *****WINNER***** 0.520  6.944  0.024 E3                  0.523  7.020  0.030

6:21 PM Good drag race! MOV: 0.0095 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  31 Chris Phelps        7.120  7.120 Q   37 Matt Cooke          7.437  7.437
        TD  Dial: 7.12                          TD  Dial: 7.41
   (B NEAL      ) 0.611  7.135  7.135 E1   (K MARTIN    ) 0.526  7.461  7.461
   (L CLARK     ) 0.784 11.498 11.498 E2   (R SCHNEIDER ) 0.516  7.421  7.421
                  1.291  8.805  1.685 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.515  7.644  0.234

No typo, Phelps was very slow off the line and his car may have been broken.

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  10 Charlie Culotto     6.823  6.823 Q   16 Jamie Silance       6.911  6.911
        TD  Dial: 7.33                          TD  Dial: 7.56
   (C CARECCIA  ) 0.506  6.987  6.987 E1   (M LYONS     ) 0.511  7.463  7.463
   (K SCALES    ) 0.502  7.356  7.356 E2   (D RONEY III ) 0.547  7.678  7.678
 *****WINNER***** 0.503  7.347  0.017 E3                  0.527  7.582  0.022

MOV: 0.0295 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  28 Malinda Bertozzi    7.085  7.085 Q   33 Ola Nordell         7.232  7.232
        TD  Dial: 7.32                          TD  Dial: 7.34
   (C SIPPLE    ) 0.514  7.276  7.276 E1   (A GLASER    ) 0.509  7.293  7.293
   (R SMITH     ) 0.588  7.331  7.331 E2   (J GONYEA    ) 0.608  7.428  7.428
 *****WINNER***** 0.504  7.359  0.039 E3                  0.521  7.409  0.069

MOV: 0.0475 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  36 Ricky Adkins        7.436  7.436 Q   19 Bruno Massel Jr     6.952  6.952
        TD  Dial: 7.59                          TD  Dial: 7.28
   (R BREHM     ) 0.525  7.544  7.544 E1   (B TAYLOR    ) 0.541  7.288  7.288
   (B BENNETT   ) 0.529  7.659  7.659 E2   (T SOCKO     ) 0.522  7.292  7.292
 *****WINNER***** 0.510  7.593  0.003 E3                  0.528  7.294  0.014

Adkins slaps a 0.013 package on Bruno to put him in the trailer. MOV: 0.0292 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  23 Scott Duggins       7.028  7.028 Q        Bye
        TD  Dial: 7.51
   (E LYONS     ) 0.519  7.237  7.237 E1
   (A SEXTON    ) 0.556  7.603  7.603 E2
 *****WINNER***** 0.504  7.590  0.080 E3

Duggins gets the bye this round.