Sat, 17 Jul 2010, 08:30 PM
Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd
annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
757T Ted Carli 773C Billy Cremo
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.016 7.017 196.56 0.025 7.443 181.52
TS Dial: 6.97 (+/-): 0.047 TS Dial: 7.45 (+/-): -0.007
Qualified: #13 6.978 197.19 #29 7.492 182.28
5:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent,
barometer 29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,047 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.Blown 427
Shoe Box 56 vs. 665 Cobalt.
Ted Carli has the better RT and wins on a -0.007 breakout by
Cremo.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4958 Keith Haney 71 Gary Forkner
E1 -0.054 7.277 147.60 ****WINNER**** 0.039 7.142 193.43
TS Dial: 6.66 (+/-): 0.617 TS Dial: 7.13 (+/-): 0.012
Qualified: #1 6.660 209.82 #17 7.113 193.88
The number one qualifier, Haney is way too early. Gary Forkner wins on a red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
79 Dave Zewe 6773 Mike Strickland
E1 0.024 7.412 172.36 ****WINNER**** 0.035 6.894 201.10
TS Dial: 7.44 (+/-): -0.028 TS Dial: 6.89 (+/-): 0.004
Qualified: #25 7.379 185.84 #9 6.883 201.01
Strickland takes the break out win and then has a bunch of smoke out from underneath the
Mustang after the lights. Might be expensive!
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
711N Nicole Lyons 4011 Royce Freeman
E1 0.004 7.026 193.79 ****WINNER**** 0.048 6.765 187.96
TS Dial: 7.17 (+/-): -0.144 TS Dial: 6.68 (+/-): 0.085
Qualified: #18 7.172 164.41 #2 6.706 207.66
Lyons gets a great 0.004 and then breaks out by a ton. Royce Freeman wins.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
757 Jeffrey Gillette 4695 Allen Firestone
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.014 7.243 188.81 0.018 6.764 200.44
TS Dial: 7.22 (+/-): 0.023 TS Dial: 6.77 (+/-): -0.006
Qualified: #20 7.189 190.62 #4 6.735 201.19
Two great lights and Jeff Gillette wins on a -0.006 breakout by Firestone.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5116 Dave Slatten 7265 Larry Scarth
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.052 6.904 199.32 0.011 7.350 185.36
TS Dial: 6.91 (+/-): -0.006 TS Dial: 7.36 (+/-): -0.010
Qualified: #8 6.882 200.11 #24 7.366 186.15
Dave Slatten is late and still wins on a double-breakout. -0.006 to -0.010
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
72 Brad Wagner 7899 Ronnie Lahn
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.011 7.096 197.86 -0.003 7.637 179.56
TS Dial: 7.14 (+/-): -0.044 TS Dial: 7.61 (+/-): 0.027
Qualified: #15 7.101 196.76 #31 7.610 178.78
Lahn misses the tree by -0.003 and gives the win to Wagner.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7273 Gary Ross 7181 Mike Bolden
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.030 6.770 189.84 0.019 7.319 187.65
TS Dial: 6.74 (+/-): 0.030 TS Dial: 7.24 (+/-): 0.079
Qualified: #3 6.725 207.82 #19 7.173 191.43
Bolden is out first, but can't run his dial.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
730 Bryan LaFlam 65 Curt Geise
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.049 7.379 186.28 0.058 6.886 191.00
TS Dial: 7.37 (+/-): 0.009 TS Dial: 6.90 (+/-): -0.014
Qualified: #23 7.359 186.61 #7 6.798 201.73
Bryan LaFlam runs 0.009 to his dial and wins on a -0.014 breakout by Geise.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
775R Rick Takahashi 7980 Joe Roubicek
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.020 7.480 183.62 0.032 6.955 191.81
TS Dial: 7.47 (+/-): 0.010 TS Dial: 6.93 (+/-): 0.025
Qualified: #27 7.455 185.43 #11 6.895 198.00
Rick Takahashi's MOV: 0.0271 seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7133 Richard Okerman 7464 Johnny Matassa
E1 0.081 7.559 184.72 ****WINNER**** 0.074 7.107 194.24
TS Dial: 7.54 (+/-): 0.019 TS Dial: 7.10 (+/-): 0.007
Qualified: #30 7.539 178.68 #14 7.098 194.21
Not so good lights, but Johnny Matassa runs 0.007 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0194 seconds
(approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7262 Wayne Newman 7753 Dan Borg
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.012 7.524 177.72 0.132 6.984 201.13
TS Dial: 7.48 (+/-): 0.044 TS Dial: 6.92 (+/-): 0.064
Qualified: #28 7.459 184.52 #12 6.904 201.16
Borg is late by over a tenth and gives and easy one to Newman.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
768W J Wayne Silvia 75 Chris Newman
E1 0.014 6.791 191.67 ****WINNER**** 0.037 7.353 187.08
TS Dial: 6.76 (+/-): 0.031 TS Dial: 7.35 (+/-): 0.003
Qualified: #5 6.739 205.69 #21 7.326 188.38
Good light for Sylvia, but Newman runs 0.003 to his dial for the 18 inch win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
721P Raul Perez 6553 Andy Cawte
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.018 7.772 158.45 0.548 7.026 194.94
TS Dial: 7.65 (+/-): 0.122 TS Dial: 7.05 (+/-): -0.024
Qualified: #32 7.688 176.51 #16 7.110 191.97
Cawte is waay late and breaks out. Perez gets an easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7892 Will Boxold 7639 Roger Hall
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.019 7.718 173.65 -0.500 20.983 92.64
TS Dial: 7.69 (+/-): 0.028 TS Dial: 7.37 (+/-): 13.613
Qualified: #33 7.693 173.49 #22 7.359 188.17
Olsen is not able to make the call, so Boxold will fill in. Hall leaves before the third amber
to give him the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
605 Mike Ferderer 62 Ray Martin
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.002 7.468 169.83 0.041 6.903 197.65
TS Dial: 7.41 (+/-): 0.058 TS Dial: 6.88 (+/-): 0.023
Qualified: #26 7.379 185.69 #10 6.887 198.09
Terrific leave by Ferderer and he paces Martin in the lights for the fifteen foot win.5:24
p.m. In round two: Ferderer vs. Freeman; Perez vs. Slatten; Gillette vs. Newman; Boxold vs.
Matassa; LaFlam vs. Wagner; Ross vs. Takahashi; Newman vs. Carli; and Zewe vs. Forkner
Timing data courtesy of
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