Sun, 4 Jun 2006, 02:51 PM

Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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GRAND BEND, Ont. - Results of round 3 eliminations in ERSON CAMS Top Sportsman at the 2006 eMax Drag Racing Series, Mopar Canadian Nationals presented
by Castrol:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3357 Paul Martin 175 Tom Bene
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.019 7.286 188.28 0.001 7.221 174.35
TS Dial: 7.18 (+/-): 0.106 TS Dial: 7.09 (+/-): 0.131
Prior rounds:
E2 (I MAIER ) 0.052 7.274 0.124 (F TEAGUE ) 0.005 7.120 0.020
E1 (B GREVERS ) 0.019 7.384 0.204 (R PRIMOZIC ) 0.039 7.171 0.061
Qualified: #17 7.167 190.23 #12 7.096 192.71
2:16 p.m. Bene had an almost-perfect light, but could not run the number. Paul Martin's MOV: 0.0075 seconds (approximately 23
inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
9 Gary Bingham 136 Bob Harris
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.008 7.327 186.45 0.015 6.949 196.72
TS Dial: 7.31 (+/-): 0.017 TS Dial: 6.93 (+/-): 0.019
Prior rounds:
E2 (K MCPHERSON ) 0.034 7.318 0.018 (J MCNALLY ) 0.008 6.994 0.054
E1 (C GOUPIL ) 0.031 7.307 0.027 (E STEFFEY ) 0.006 6.951 0.011
Qualified: #22 7.280 187.26 #5 6.935 199.46
Close race, Bingham getting the nod. Gary Bingham's MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3447 Kevin Wicke 557 Ricky Adkins
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.061 7.352 176.74 0.018 7.951 172.24
TS Dial: 7.30 (+/-): 0.052 TS Dial: 7.38 (+/-): 0.571
Prior rounds:
E2 (Bye ) 0.032 7.307 0.007 (M BUSH ) 0.050 7.460 0.080
E1 (G MATER ) 0.055 7.396 0.096 (G CLEVENGER ) 0.043 7.464 0.074
Qualified: #24 7.314 188.99 #30 7.382 176.92
Adkins lost a lot of time early in the run, probably tire shake.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3190 Glenn Butcher 52 Curt Fredrich
E3 0.017 7.083 195.27 ****WINNER**** 0.019 7.349 184.08
TS Dial: 7.09 (+/-): -0.007 TS Dial: 7.35 (+/-): -0.001
Prior rounds:
E2 (M BLOOMFIELD) 0.028 7.072 -0.008 (B HARRISON ) 0.003 7.350 0.000
E1 (B ATKINSON ) 0.037 7.084 0.024 (G MUSCAT ) 0.010 7.380 0.070
Qualified: #10 7.065 192.55 #27 7.327 184.65
Close one, Fredrich gets the nod on a double-breakout. He races Wicke in the quarterfinals.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
334 Marco Abruzzi 134 Jeff Solyan
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.015 7.274 181.37 0.038 7.356 177.33
TS Dial: 7.26 (+/-): 0.014 TS Dial: 7.36 (+/-): -0.004
Prior rounds:
E2 (J CLIFFORD ) 0.015 7.286 0.036 (J SLONE ) 0.019 7.360 0.020
E1 (C JACKSON ) 0.037 7.310 0.070 (J BOWLES ) 0.039 7.356 0.036
Qualified: #19 7.219 188.36 #25 7.322 177.90
Abruzzi will race Bingham in the quarterfinals.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
377 Gary Wojnowski Jr 377A Gary Wojnowski Sr.
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.025 7.142 194.09 0.028 7.222 191.20
TS Dial: 7.16 (+/-): -0.018 TS Dial: 7.25 (+/-): -0.028
Prior rounds:
E2 (M GUENTHER ) 0.041 7.192 0.062 (T ORR ) 0.019 7.364 0.124
E1 (T STUART ) 0.015 7.152 0.002 (J GABEL ) 0.051 7.250 0.020
Qualified: #14 7.126 194.04 #20 7.245 190.55
Family deal, Dad's in the right lane. Almost identical lights and "the kid" gets the win on a double-breakout. He races Martin
next round.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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