Sun, 30 Sep 2007, 04:28 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 3 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
  304 Scott Fitzgibbon                     3749 Tim Molnar                   
E3                   0.057  7.142 195.28     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.933 190.27
         TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.032              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.035  7.164  0.054      (R Hughes    ) 0.033  6.917  0.017
E1    (D Stevenson ) 0.011  7.080  0.020      (R Ondrejko  ) 0.028  6.934  0.054
 Qualified:            #16  7.040 196.04                       #13  6.966 199.05

4:19 p.m. Tim Molnar's MOV: 0.0361 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3015 Bill Yates                            387 Mike Coughlin                
E3                   0.037  6.958 200.44     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.930 197.39
         TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-): -0.012              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Brinegar  ) 0.031  6.964  0.014      (M Malcuit   ) 0.017  6.969  0.069
E1    (B Tiffe     ) 0.050  6.987  0.067      (J Scali Jr  ) 0.029  6.874 -0.006
 Qualified:            #10  6.932 200.05                        #7  6.869 202.15

Dead on the dial for Coughlin.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3053 Belva Brinegar                        351 Charlie Edelen               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  8.034 167.05                     0.018  7.032 189.73
         TS  Dial: 7.99 (+/-):  0.044              TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Abruzzi   ) 0.005  8.031  0.041      (T Turner    ) 0.001  7.042  0.012
E1    (M Blaney    ) 0.029  8.002  0.012      (M Jones     ) 0.003  7.123  0.123
 Qualified:            #29  8.013 166.07                       #11  6.951 198.64

Brinegar will face Molnar in the semi's.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3761 Brian Brown                          372C Greg Burba                   
E3                   0.070  7.191 189.92     ****WINNER****  0.005  7.032 175.68
         TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.021              TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.062
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Brinegar J) 0.038  7.172 -0.008      (J Wyatt     ) 0.023  7.327  0.427
E1    (B Thoman    ) 0.056  7.241  0.071                     0.030  6.896 -0.024
 Qualified:            #26  7.197 189.44                        #1  6.709 205.82

Greg Burba's MOV: 0.0243 seconds (approximately 7 feet). He'll face Coughlin in the semi's.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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