Mon, 3 Oct 2011, 06:04 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA, 37th annual NHRA Doorslammer National Open:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3211 Jerry Albert                         3745 Reed Hughes                  
E2                   0.036  4.564 149.37     ****WINNER****  0.005  4.389 158.56
         TS  Dial: 4.55 (+/-):  0.014              TS  Dial: 4.37 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Corn      ) 0.014  4.561  0.021      (L Harlen    ) 0.014  4.368 -0.052
 Qualified:            #15  4.532 156.23                        #8  4.432 154.20

Reed Hughes' MOV: 0.0260 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 300B Danny Webb                            387 Mike Coughlin                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  4.973 138.43                     0.008  6.616  70.88
        TSP  Dial: 4.95 (+/-):  0.023              TS  Dial: 4.37 (+/-):  2.246
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Scali     ) 0.027  4.959  0.029      (M McDonald  ) 0.040  4.370  0.010
 Qualified:            #25  4.965 140.62                        #4  4.338 161.88

Great lights in both lanes, but Coughlin slowed early in the run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 324G Tony Thoman                          3322 Jimmy Cowan                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.434  5.506 131.60                    -0.009  6.149  79.49
         TS  Dial: 5.02 (+/-):  0.486              TS  Dial: 4.55 (+/-):  1.599
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Adkins    ) 0.037  5.035 -0.015      (B Thoman    ) 0.270  4.558 -0.012
 Qualified:            #99 No Time                             #19  4.592 152.62

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3218 Belva Brinegar                         34 Thaddeus Martin              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  4.544 146.17                     0.019 12.238  39.02
         TS  Dial: 4.51 (+/-):  0.034              TS  Dial: 4.55 (+/-):  7.688
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Board     ) 0.045  4.520  0.030      (C Ray       ) 0.014  4.587  0.027
 Qualified:             #9  4.467 158.54                       #16  4.547 154.02

They left almost together, then Martin slowed and coasted through.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  378 Jeff Sexton                          3855 Aaron Glaser                 
E2                   0.018  4.556 152.07     ****WINNER****  0.022  4.439 159.03
         TS  Dial: 4.53 (+/-):  0.026              TS  Dial: 4.43 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Burnett   ) 0.034  4.793  0.283      (T Blincoe   ) 0.019  4.440  0.000
 Qualified:            #14  4.524 159.10                        #7  4.431 158.99

Sexton had a very small edge at the green, Glaser got by for the win. Aaron Glaser's MOV: 0.0130 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3287 Travis Argabright                    3927 Kevin Waller                 
E2                  -0.006  5.698  83.20     ****WINNER****  0.197  4.530 149.08
        TSP  Dial: 4.63 (+/-):  1.068              TS  Dial: 4.52 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Butcher   ) 0.002  4.636  0.016      (G Boblitt   ) 0.025  4.534  0.024
 Qualified:            #20  4.618 151.46                       #13  4.518 153.49

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3798 Justin Sowders                       341H Andy Horne                   
E2                   0.025  4.980 137.05     ****WINNER****  0.006  4.588 147.05
         TS  Dial: 4.95 (+/-):  0.030              TS  Dial: 4.57 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Brinegar  ) 0.018  4.953  0.003      (R Davis     ) 0.027  4.571  0.001
 Qualified:            #24  4.950 138.00                       #17  4.556 147.63

Andy Horne's MOV: 0.0310 seconds (approximately 6 feet).




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