Sat, 6 Oct 2007, 05:40 PM Top Sportsman Shootout Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in K&N Top Sportsman Shootout at the NHRA, Second annual NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7223 Gary Ross                            7867 Dean Hall                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  7.667 170.08                     0.025  7.689 173.72
         TS  Dial: 7.66 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 7.66 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:             #5  0.015   NS                          #4  0.014   NS  

2:30 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 30.04 inches.

Both cars have a 7.66 dial-in. Hall gets the advantage off the line and Ross runs him down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7418 Brad Wagner                          768W J Wayne Silvia               
E1                   0.026  8.199 145.06     ****WINNER****  0.026  7.331 180.16
         TS  Dial: 7.26 (+/-):  0.939              TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.101
 Qualified:             #8  0.018   NS                          #1  0.010   NS  

Identical RT's and then Wagner is off the throttle by the 330 lights.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Joe Roubicek                          761 Jed Bourquin                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019  7.291 181.67                     0.033  7.687 177.86
         TS  Dial: 7.26 (+/-):  0.031              TS  Dial: 7.66 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:             #2  0.012   NS                          #7  0.017   NS  

Hole shot win for Roubicek.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7639 Roger Hall                           7449 Chip Rumis                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  7.447 182.85                     0.014  7.201 190.59
         TS  Dial: 7.43 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.031
 Qualified:             #3  0.013   NS                          #6  0.016   NS  

Hole shot win again. This time it's Hall.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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