Sun, 30 Sep 2007, 12:26 PM Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Dart Top Sportsman at the NHRA, Third annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3749 Tim Molnar                           109R Ryan Ondrejko                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.934 201.91                     0.039  7.348 186.61
         TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.054              TS  Dial: 7.35 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:            #13  6.966 199.05                       #27  7.350 187.50

11:55 a.m.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   31 Donnie Peden                         395J James Wyatt                  
E1                  -0.010  7.168 192.17     ****WINNER**** -0.021  6.949 196.99
         TS  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.028              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.019
 Qualified:            #23  7.140 192.30                        #9  6.903 196.67

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3417 Mike Badia                           344A Stephen Brinegar             
E1                   0.016  7.073 196.39     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.937 195.34
         TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.033              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:            #17  7.042 196.36                        #3  6.840 203.28

Stephen Brinegar's MOV: 0.0218 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  339 John Scali Jr                         387 Mike Coughlin                
E1                   0.035  7.059 182.38     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.874 201.82
         TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-): -0.021              TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-): -0.006
 Qualified:            #21  7.082 189.50                        #7  6.869 202.15

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3761 Brian Brown                          388T Billy Thoman                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  7.241 170.26                    -0.003  7.073 194.60
         TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.071              TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.033
 Qualified:            #26  7.197 189.44                       #12  6.954 198.12

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3815 Mike Jones                            351 Charlie Edelen               
E1                   0.056 10.658  91.88     ****WINNER****  0.003  7.123 166.99
         TS  Dial: 7.21 (+/-):  3.448              TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.123
 Qualified:            #25  7.190 193.99                       #11  6.951 198.64

Jones was slow off the line and he never got up to full speed.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3980 Jimmy Fallon                           34 Reed Hughes                  
E1                   0.036  7.091 193.68     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.929 187.57
         TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.041              TS  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.059
 Qualified:            #20  7.061 194.86                        #6  6.858 197.45

Reed Hughes' MOV: 0.0022 seconds (approximately 7 inches). He'll face Molnar in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  328 Dan Stevenson                         304 Scott Fitzgibbon             
E1                   0.028  6.961 198.79     ****WINNER****  0.011  7.080 186.77
         TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.061              TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:             #2  6.754 203.65                       #16  7.040 196.04

Scott Fitzgibbon's MOV: 0.0588 seconds (approximately 17 feet). He'll have a bye run in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3132 Brian Tiffe                          3015 Bill Yates                   
E1                   0.032  7.227 194.07     ****WINNER****  0.050  6.987 194.04
         TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-):  0.097              TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.067
 Qualified:            #24  7.143 191.59                       #10  6.932 200.05

Bill Yates' MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He'll face Stephen Brinegar in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  333 Marco Abruzzi                        3855 Aaron Glaser                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  7.122 186.30                     0.082  6.851 201.82
         TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.022              TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:            #22  7.107 192.44                        #8  6.879 200.71

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  288 Billy Vaughn                         3218 Belva Brinegar Jr            
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.092  6.866 201.76
         TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 93.199              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.066
 Qualified:            #19  7.051 190.43                        #5  6.855 202.21

Brinegar Jr. was a no show. Vaughn will face Brown in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3211 Jerry Albert                           28 Tommy Turner                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.091  6.841 203.09
         TS  Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999              TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.061
 Qualified:            #18  7.046 196.19                        #4  6.849 203.74

Albert was a no show. Turner will face Edelen in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  222 Jimmy Cowan                           375 Mark Malcuit                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.031  7.686 134.22
         TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-): 93.019              TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.706
 Qualified:            #28  7.768 177.16                       #14  6.983 197.97

Cowan was a no show. Malcuit was pressing the centerline from about 300 feet through half track. He'll face Coughlin in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3053 Belva Brinegar                       3600 Marvin Blaney                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  8.002 166.58                           No Time      
         TS  Dial: 7.99 (+/-):  0.012              TS  Dial: 7.99 (+/-): 92.009
 Qualified:            #29  8.013 166.07                       #15  7.039 180.14

Blaney was a no show. Brinegar will face Abruzzi in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 372C Greg Burba                                 Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.896 201.43     
         TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-): -0.024     
 Qualified:             #1  6.709 205.82                     Bye

Burba has the scheduled bye run. He'll face Wyatt in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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