Sun, 5 Nov 2006, 06:21 PM Top Comp Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Comp at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Shortline Express Markets Gambler Shootout at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6552 Frank Tamez                          6643 Randal Olynyk
E4                   0.017  7.074 196.24     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.383 180.21
         TC  Dial: 7.08 (+/-): -0.006              TC  Dial: 7.36 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Tucker    ) 0.005  7.117  0.047      (G Prather   ) 0.133  7.371 -0.009
E2    (L Figueroa  ) 0.007  7.059  0.009      (M Simpson   ) 0.040  7.478  0.128
E1    (A Morris    ) 0.017  7.119  0.039      (T Turner    ) 0.005  7.410  0.060
 Qualified:            #15  7.069 195.68                       #43  7.351 185.74

3:12 p.m. One car is from Edmonton, the other from Yakima - are you sure this is not Division 6?

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4147 Greg Lair                            6207 Jim Morris
E4   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.059 196.22                    -0.026  7.347 181.76
         TC  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.009              TC  Dial: 7.34 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Scarth    ) 0.001  7.061 -0.009      (D Cox Jr    ) 0.010  7.334 -0.026
E2    (S Langdon   ) 0.037  7.083  0.043      (S Johnson   ) 0.018  7.336 -0.024
E1    (J Devey     ) 0.027  7.059  0.009      (J Johnson   ) 0.028  7.393  0.013
 Qualified:            #16  7.090 196.62                       #44  7.352 182.50

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5995 Steve Swenson                        6157 Todd Hoerner
E4   ****WINNER****  0.007  7.247 175.62                     0.023  6.855 202.36
         TC  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.017              TC  Dial: 6.84 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Fuller    ) 0.047  7.249  0.019      (K Tamez     ) 0.033  6.854  0.024
E2    (D Morgan    ) 0.043  7.219 -0.001      (C Glanz     ) 0.011  7.883  1.093
E1    (G Groves    ) 0.038  7.285  0.025      (T Jardino   ) 0.169  6.847  0.017
 Qualified:            #33  7.248 183.72                        #5  6.810 202.36

Steve Swenson's MOV: 0.0148 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   31 Donnie Peden                           73 Joe Roubicek
E4   ****WINNER****  0.081  7.221 190.38                           No Time
         TC  Dial: 7.21 (+/-):  0.011              TC  Dial: 7.21 (+/-): 92.789
 Prior rounds:
E3    (W Harrison  ) -0.029  7.212 -0.008      (J Nelson    ) 0.011  6.925  0.035
E2    (W Glasgow   ) 0.019  7.277  0.077      (B Israelson ) 0.020  6.874 -0.006
E1    (G Krause    ) 0.010 13.555  6.305      (J Gebhardt  ) 0.020  6.926 -0.004
 Qualified:            #30  7.224 190.19                       #10  6.916 194.24

Roubicek was a no-show. In the semifinals it's Swenson vs Olynyk and Peden vs Lair.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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