Sun, 19 Apr 2009, 07:52 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Pacific Division Top Sportsman at the NHRA, Fourth annual NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  761 Jed Bourquin                           79 Chip Rumis                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.038  4.994 141.40                     0.015  4.565 151.90
         TS  Dial: 4.97 (+/-):  0.024              TS  Dial: 4.57 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Carli     ) 0.015  4.981  0.011                     0.024  4.802  0.142
E2                   0.017  4.980  0.010      (T Broguiere ) 0.007  4.583  0.023
E1    (S Martin    ) 0.008  4.977 -0.003      (D Zewe      ) 0.324  4.554 -0.386
 Qualified:            #20  7.676 177.81                        #3  6.949 198.03

4:33 p.m. We should be setting the final for Top Sportsman. Rumis is to quick and Bourquin is in the final to face...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 775R Rick Takahashi                       7273 Gary Ross                    
E4                   0.031  4.885 144.43     ****WINNER****  0.005  4.562 150.18
         TS  Dial: 4.86 (+/-):  0.025              TS  Dial: 4.53 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E3    (W Newman    ) 0.022  4.880 -0.010      (M Vazquez   ) 0.036  4.569  0.049
E2                   0.013  4.867 -0.003      (C Newman    ) 0.001  4.565  0.035
E1    (R Broguiere ) 0.031  4.866  0.026      (R Okerman   ) 0.033  4.531  0.021
 Qualified:            #14  7.465 185.64                        #4  6.988 196.62

Either Takahashi or Ross. Ross not only wins the Best Appearing Car award this weekend but he's going to the final in Top Sportsman as well. Gary Ross' MOV: 0.0197 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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