Sun, 26 Jun 2005, 02:09 PM Top Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

EDMONTON, Alb. - Results of round 1 eliminations in MALLORY Top Dragster at the 2005 Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, Third Annual Western RV Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by TORCO Race Fuels:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 BX62 Tom Ebertz                           6992 Jim Attewell                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.363  8.871 174.32                           No Time      
         TD  Dial: 7.50 (+/-):  1.371              TD  Dial: 7.90 (+/-): 92.099
 Qualified:             #4  7.560 180.67                       #10  7.904 169.68

11:53 a.m. Attewell made his burnout, but shut off before staging. Ebertz launched, shook and spun the tires, got completely out of the throttle, then continued.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4548 Britt Cummings                       6781 Dave 'Rusty' Hilderman       
E1   ****WINNER****  0.136  7.829 148.62                           No Time      
         TD  Dial: 7.72 (+/-):  0.109              TD  Dial: 7.90 (+/-): 92.099
 Qualified:             #6  7.665 176.10                       #12  8.496 168.83

The right lane claimed another car, "Rusty" shutting off before staging.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6034 John Evans                           6733 Marvin Anderson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.177  7.764 174.53                    -0.048  8.227 150.78
         TD  Dial: 7.77 (+/-): -0.006              TD  Dial: 7.58 (+/-):  0.647
 Qualified:             #8  7.772 175.27                        #2  7.511 178.21

Anderson gets a bye to the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 RX67 Larry Pederson                       6444 Scott Taylor                 
E1                   0.399  7.939 164.77     ****WINNER****  0.065  7.798 150.56
         TD  Dial: 7.90 (+/-):  0.039              TD  Dial: 7.58 (+/-):  0.218
 Qualified:            #11  7.982 166.89                        #5  7.609 178.31

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5896 Doug McCaskill                       6451 Scott Hearn                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  7.900 172.04                     0.070  7.589 162.22
         TD  Dial: 7.86 (+/-):  0.040              TD  Dial: 7.60 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:             #9  7.789 173.94                        #3  7.511 171.49

McCaskill faces Cummings next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6736 Steven Flasha                        6590 George Rayner                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.240  7.696 173.78                           No Time      
         TD  Dial: 7.71 (+/-): -0.014              TD  Dial: 11.11 (+/-): 88.889
 Qualified:             #7  7.680 174.73                       #13 28.000   NS  

Rayner was a no-show. Flasha faces Ebertz next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                6901 Mark Campbell                
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.071  7.470 177.95
                                                   TD  Dial: 7.40 (+/-):  0.070
 Qualified:                                                       #1  7.359 180.72

Campbell races Taylor in round two.

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