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Sun, 21 Oct 2007, 07:56 PM

Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the 2007 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, IHRA World Finals Presented by The U.S. Air Force featuring UTI CHampionship Sunday:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Chris Nyerges                        9225 Michael E Koontz             
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.000  7.817 167.84
         TS  Dial: 7.09 (+/-): 92.909              TS  Dial: 7.36 (+/-):  0.457
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B HARRIS    ) 0.007  7.137  0.037      (D MORRISON  ) 0.038  7.374  0.004
E1    (R EDWARDS   ) 0.046  7.106 -0.014      (R TYREE     ) 0.011  7.376  0.006
 Qualified:            #20  6.969 198.73                       #50  7.381 177.44

7:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 1,247 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Nyerges can't start the engine and is pushed away. Koontz is going to want the perfect 0.000 RT back for next round. He takes the single into round four.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1063 Robert Jones                          963 Stacy Hall                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.047  6.930 187.78                     0.034 18.091  44.86
         TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.030              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): 11.191
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M JONES JR  ) 0.449  6.903  0.033      (J MCNALLY   ) 0.019  6.911  0.001
E1    (D ROBINSON  ) 0.028  6.911  0.021      (T BAKER     ) 0.058  6.920  0.000
 Qualified:            #16  6.912 200.35                       #10  6.877 194.52

Halls car dives for the center line at the green and he has to lift to save the shiny. Jones' Vette gets close to the centerline near the top end lights, but he stays with it for the decisive win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2002 Bruce Thrift                         1957 Gary Fitzgerald              
E3                   0.047  7.345 182.67     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.805 194.27
         TS  Dial: 7.38 (+/-): -0.035              TS  Dial: 6.83 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C RINI      ) 0.048  7.395  0.015      (T WEST      ) 0.008  6.870  0.040
E1    (M WESTMORELA) 0.073  7.413  0.013      (B PHILLIPS  ) 0.034  6.853  0.003
 Qualified:            #39  7.223 191.05                        #9  6.867 195.70

Great light for Fitzgerald and he takes the double breakout win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 Sandy Wilkins                         351 Charlie Edelen               
E3                   0.039  6.992 196.04     ****WINNER****  0.004  7.000 193.35
         TS  Dial: 6.99 (+/-):  0.002              TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G BINGHAM   ) 0.003  7.017  0.017      (J MARSHALL  ) 0.017  7.061  0.071
E1    (Z ARTIS     ) 0.052  7.023 -0.017      (M WHITE     ) 0.025  6.987 -0.013
 Qualified:            #30  7.070 192.77                       #24  7.012 196.13

Edelen nails the tree and steals a close one from Wilkins. Charlie Edelen's MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 9913 Josh Miller                           936 Frank Teague                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.030  7.242 190.22                     0.033  6.959 196.27
         TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.012              TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J KOLBRICK  ) 0.004  7.266  0.036      (J EVANS     ) 0.010  6.978  0.028
E1    (T TEETS     ) 0.007  7.258  0.008      (T MATHISON  ) 0.056  6.962 -0.018
 Qualified:            #43  7.291 188.73                       #25  7.019 194.21

Almost identical RT's and then Teague breaks out by only -0.001 to give the win to Miller.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  357 John Benoit                          970X Travis Harvey                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.710 188.60                     0.021  6.919 190.43
         TS  Dial: 6.72 (+/-): -0.010              TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-): -0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J BUNTON    ) 0.018  8.825  2.105      (G PULUSE    ) 0.024  6.987  0.007
E1    (E DONOVAN   ) 0.028  6.755  0.005      (J ZIMMERMAN ) 0.017  7.123  0.133
 Qualified:             #5  6.756 192.60                       #23  6.989 185.95

Another pair of close RT's and a double breakout win for Benoit.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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