How Does This Happen

Larry Hill · 05-01-2021, 08:31 AM

Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
32 Doug Duel 2124 Jeff Strickland
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.054 10.507 124.41 0.032 9.415 129.58
C/SA Dial: 10.50 (+/-): 0.007 FS/B Dial: 10.50 (+/-): -1.085
Qualified: #6 10.447 -0.953 #35 9.354 -0.646
Strickland with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Duel the win.

Strickland gets dialed .50 of a second over the FS/B index of 10.00. NHRA will not let a racer dial above the Index.

KRatcliff · 05-01-2021, 08:47 AM

Looks like a bad dial to me. He probably dialed a 9.50, but the tower fat fingered a 10.50. He might have not checked the board before staging and accepted it.

Billy Nees · 05-01-2021, 08:52 AM

DRC misprint?

Nobody is going to take a second of win light. Especially somebody like Strickland.

Larry Hill · 05-01-2021, 09:00 AM

I thought NHRA had a program that would not allow a dial above the class index.

countrypuppy4865 · 05-01-2021, 01:56 PM

This is very common. Any time the dial in is incorrect initially it doesn’t always get corrected on the results.

Pistol Pete · 05-01-2021, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

DRC misprint?

Nobody is going to take a second of win light. Especially somebody like Strickland.

DRC had another misprint on O’Toole vs Foley in Rd 3.
Should’ve had Foley at 10.90 not 10.40.

HR9121 · 05-01-2021, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

DRC had another misprint on O’Toole vs Foley in Rd 3.
Should’ve had Foley at 10.90 not 10.40.

What the other Cooter said happened on this run as a matter of fact Foley was about to stage when he noticed his was wrong and they changed it.

Brent Kopejtka · 05-01-2021, 09:23 PM

I watched this on NHRA.TV live and it was actually 9.38 dial for Strickland and the handicapped start happened. I remember is was pretty close but didn't do the math to see if it was right that way or not.

Steve Foley · 05-02-2021, 07:22 AM

I did my burnout, went through my routine and always check the boards before I roll into prestige. I looked and 10.40. I pointed to starter and they changed it.

Larry Hill · 05-02-2021, 09:21 AM

Thanks

05-01-2021, 08:31 AM	#1
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,633 Likes: 1,928 Liked 10,687 Times in 2,225 Posts	How Does This Happen Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 32 Doug Duel 2124 Jeff Strickland E1 **WINNER 0.054 10.507 124.41 0.032 9.415 129.58 C/SA Dial: 10.50 (+/-): 0.007 FS/B Dial: 10.50 (+/-): -1.085 Qualified: #6 10.447 -0.953 #35 9.354 -0.646 Strickland with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Duel the win. Strickland gets dialed .50 of a second over the FS/B index of 10.00. NHRA will not let a racer dial above the Index. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817**

05-01-2021, 08:47 AM	#2
KRatcliff Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 766 Likes: 75 Liked 524 Times in 141 Posts	Re: How Does This Happen Looks like a bad dial to me. He probably dialed a 9.50, but the tower fat fingered a 10.50. He might have not checked the board before staging and accepted it.

05-01-2021, 09:00 AM	#4
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,633 Likes: 1,928 Liked 10,687 Times in 2,225 Posts	Re: How Does This Happen I thought NHRA had a program that would not allow a dial above the class index. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

05-01-2021, 01:56 PM	#5
countrypuppy4865 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Donaldsonville, LA Posts: 980 Likes: 17 Liked 228 Times in 70 Posts	Re: How Does This Happen This is very common. Any time the dial in is incorrect initially it doesn’t always get corrected on the results. __________________ Jimmy "Cooter" Hidalgo, Jr. 4865 E/SA '04 GTO 4865 SS/GA '99 Firebird

05-01-2021, 09:23 PM	#8
Brent Kopejtka Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 49 Likes: 1,183 Liked 48 Times in 22 Posts	Re: How Does This Happen I watched this on NHRA.TV live and it was actually 9.38 dial for Strickland and the handicapped start happened. I remember is was pretty close but didn't do the math to see if it was right that way or not.

05-01-2021, 08:52 AM	#3
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,491 Likes: 3,594 Liked 7,708 Times in 1,736 Posts	Re: How Does This Happen DRC misprint? Nobody is going to take a second of win light. Especially somebody like Strickland. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

05-02-2021, 07:22 AM	#9
Steve Foley Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 9 Likes: 6 Liked 34 Times in 6 Posts	Re: How Does This Happen I did my burnout, went through my routine and always check the boards before I roll into prestige. I looked and 10.40. I pointed to starter and they changed it.

05-02-2021, 09:21 AM	#10
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,633 Likes: 1,928 Liked 10,687 Times in 2,225 Posts	Re: How Does This Happen Thanks __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817