Sun, 18 Jul 2010, 05:36 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 2 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
  605 Mike Ferderer                        4011 Royce Freeman                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  7.376 186.00                    -0.001 15.980  49.39
         TS  Dial: 7.43 (+/-): -0.054              TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  9.290
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.002  7.468  0.058      (N Lyons     ) 0.048  6.765  0.085
 Qualified:            #26  7.379 185.69                        #2  6.706 207.66

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,965 feet.

Freeman was too quick on the tree and turned on the red light. He then got real loose and close to the wall before he clicked it off.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Gary Forkner                         6773 Mike Strickland              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  7.130 193.02                     0.014  6.921 201.73
         TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-):  0.000              TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.041
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Haney     ) 0.039  7.142  0.012      (D Zewe      ) 0.035  6.894  0.004
 Qualified:            #17  7.113 193.88                        #9  6.883 201.01

This was a good drag race, Forkner's MOV: 0.0367 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  757 Jeffrey Gillette                     7262 Wayne Newman                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  7.266 180.50                     0.037  7.524 183.72
         TS  Dial: 7.24 (+/-):  0.026              TS  Dial: 7.49 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Firestone ) 0.014  7.243  0.023      (D Borg      ) 0.012  7.524  0.044
 Qualified:            #20  7.189 190.62                       #28  7.459 184.52

Gillette with a great light and the win by 0.0362 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Newman will face Forkner in the round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Brad Wagner                           730 Bryan LaFlam                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  7.124 196.87                    -0.014  7.862 140.74
         TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.014              TS  Dial: 7.38 (+/-):  0.482
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Lahn      ) 0.011  7.096 -0.044      (C Geise     ) 0.049  7.379  0.009
 Qualified:            #15  7.101 196.76                       #23  7.359 186.61

LaFlam turned on the red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 757T Ted Carli                              75 Chris Newman                 
E2                   0.016  7.036 184.07     ****WINNER****  0.025  7.352 187.96
         TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.056              TS  Dial: 7.34 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Cremo     ) 0.016  7.017  0.047      (W Silvia    ) 0.037  7.353  0.003
 Qualified:            #13  6.978 197.19                       #21  7.326 188.38

Chris Newman's MOV: 0.0355 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 721P Raul Perez                           5116 Dave Slatten                 
E2                  -0.001  7.721 177.30     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.898 201.25
         TS  Dial: 7.70 (+/-):  0.021              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Cawte     ) 0.018  7.772  0.122      (L Scarth    ) 0.052  6.904 -0.006
 Qualified:            #32  7.688 176.51                        #8  6.882 200.11

Perez turned on the red light. Slatten will face Gillette in the next round

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7892 Will Boxold                          7464 Johnny Matassa               
E2                  -0.008  7.813 146.73     ****WINNER****  0.060  7.111 194.94
         TS  Dial: 7.70 (+/-):  0.113              TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Hall      ) 0.019  7.718  0.028      (R Okerman   ) 0.074  7.107  0.007
 Qualified:            #33  7.693 173.49                       #14  7.098 194.21

Boxold turns on the red light, Matassa will face Ferderer in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 775R Rick Takahashi                       7273 Gary Ross                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.481 184.40                     0.017  6.819 207.27
         TS  Dial: 7.46 (+/-):  0.021              TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.079
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Roubicek  ) 0.020  7.480  0.010      (M Bolden    ) 0.030  6.770  0.030
 Qualified:            #27  7.455 185.43                        #3  6.725 207.82

Takahashi will face Wagner in the next round.

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