Sun, 21 Sep 2008, 04:34 PM

Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations
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By Larry Sullivan
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HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Dart Top Sportsman at the NHRA, Fourth annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4864 Vince Hoda 344A Stephen Brinegar
E3 -0.500 9.151 107.80 ****WINNER**** 0.004 7.034 200.35
TS Dial: 7.00 (+/-): 2.151 TS Dial: 7.01 (+/-): 0.024
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Crocker Sr) 0.025 7.010 0.000 (J Albert ) 0.020 7.031 0.021
E1 (A Glaser ) 0.048 7.016 0.006 (J Wyatt ) 0.017 7.002 0.022
Qualified: #32 7.025 197.45 #12 6.895 203.49
4:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,626 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.Hoda poulled the tree very early and Brinegar takes his Probe to the
semifinals. Stephen Brinegar's package: 0.028.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3581 Matt Sam 204 Ronnie Davis
E3 0.035 6.971 192.85 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.907 189.02
TS Dial: 6.96 (+/-): 0.011 TS Dial: 6.90 (+/-): 0.007
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Malcuit ) 0.037 6.959 -0.001 (M Kaufman ) 0.022 6.913 0.013
E1 (B Beyer ) 0.008 6.981 0.031 (J Brooks ) 0.033 6.888 0.018
Qualified: #6 6.847 204.32 #10 6.869 201.61
Davis had a very good light and a very good package to get the win. Ronnie Davis' package: 0.017.
Ronnie Davis' MOV: 0.0296
seconds (approximately 8 feet). He faces Brinegar in the semifinals.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
345B Benjamin Board 405 Keith Raftery
E3 -0.012 12.275 62.38 ****WINNER**** 0.017 7.016 200.23
TS Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 5.475 TS Dial: 6.99 (+/-): 0.026
Prior rounds:
E2 (T Molnar ) 0.032 7.383 0.583 (R Hughes ) 0.017 6.975 0.005
E1 (S Wasko ) 0.004 6.822 0.002 (R Ondrejko ) 0.016 6.977 0.027
Qualified: #5 6.827 203.34 #1 6.490 213.94
B oard goes red and Raftery takes another step toward the Jeg's Crown award.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2459 Tommy Turner 357X Ricky Adkins
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.057 6.957 202.18 -0.005 13.743 75.99
TS Dial: 6.94 (+/-): 0.017 TS Dial: 7.02 (+/-): 6.723
Prior rounds:
E2 (M Coughlin ) 0.039 6.947 0.007 (G Wojnowski ) 0.048 7.078 0.038
E1 (B Yates ) 0.062 6.926 0.016 (T Stultz ) 0.011 7.065 0.015
Qualified: #15 6.922 202.24 #19 6.939 198.38
Adkins car chattered the tires and tried to turn right, leaving a red bulb on the tree. Turner will race Raftery in the
semifinals.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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