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CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
G233 Frank Gostilla 4147 Greg Lair
E1 0.085 7.402 174.50 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.711 192.03
TS Dial: 7.34 (+/-): 0.062 TS Dial: 6.68 (+/-): 0.031
Qualified: #17 7.333 186.30 #2 6.668 209.30
4:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.61 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,507 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.TS was originally scheduled to run right after round one of the Pro's. Gostilla is late and gives Lair an easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
550 Ed Olpin 53 Rick Wilson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.016 7.421 187.11 -0.500 6.855 189.36
TS Dial: 7.37 (+/-): 0.051 TS Dial: 6.32 (+/-): 0.535
Qualified: #19 7.346 188.57 #4 6.813 201.55
Wilson has problems staging, tries again, and then is way early. Ed Olpin gets the win. MOV: opponent's red light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
721W Clyde Williams 72 Richard Okerman
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.028 7.289 187.08
TS Dial: 7.98 (+/-): 92.019 TS Dial: 7.30 (+/-): -0.011
Qualified: #29 8.286 163.28 #14 7.282 187.70
Williams car won't start initially and when it finally does, gets shut off with fluids leaking.Okerman gets a free pass to
round three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7256 Mera Silvia 7875 Roy Cracraft
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.262 7.283 189.58 No Time
TS Dial: 7.28 (+/-): 0.003 TS Dial: 7.72 (+/-): 92.279
Qualified: #12 7.220 191.05 #27 7.699 177.67
5:05 p.m. Just a brief time out for a water box clean up.Cracraft gets the willies and jumps the light at the first yellow.
Silvia gets an easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6718 Shane Molinari 7282 Doug Watts
E1 0.055 7.503 182.85 ****WINNER**** 0.025 6.980 197.74
TS Dial: 7.46 (+/-): 0.043 TS Dial: 6.97 (+/-): 0.010
Qualified: #23 7.446 184.09 #8 7.139 195.36
Watts makes it look easy, as Molinari slows on the top end.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7980 Joe Roubicek 7639 Roger Hall
E1 0.046 6.576 210.54 ****WINNER**** 0.005 7.401 185.82
TS Dial: 6.56 (+/-): 0.016 TS Dial: 7.40 (+/-): 0.001
Qualified: #1 6.569 211.49 #16 7.333 188.81
Hall is taking no prisoners and will get the win and the Bye Run next round.Roger Hall's package: 0.006.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7728 Kelly Harper 6636 Ray Martin
E1 0.051 7.807 176.84 ****WINNER**** 0.027 7.320 178.87
TS Dial: 7.78 (+/-): 0.027 TS Dial: 7.29 (+/-): 0.030
Qualified: #28 7.769 177.67 #13 7.278 187.50
Martin gets the five foot hole shot win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
796 Tom Ticer 7840 Gary Forkner
E1 0.010 7.488 184.30 ****WINNER**** 0.028 7.035 193.16
TS Dial: 7.45 (+/-): 0.038 TS Dial: 7.03 (+/-): 0.005
Qualified: #22 7.436 186.07 #7 7.005 196.53
Forker runs closer to his dial for the four foot win. Nice 0.010 light for Ticer.He will face Okerman next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
542 JR Lobner 54 Monte Green
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.014 7.509 176.86 0.065 7.026 194.97
TS Dial: 7.47 (+/-): 0.039 TS Dial: 7.05 (+/-): -0.024
Qualified: #21 7.433 182.50 #6 6.999 195.99
JR Lobner has a nice 0.014 light and gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.He races Martin in round three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
777C Doug Bracey 6646 Mike Williams
E1 -0.013 7.752 174.14 ****WINNER**** 0.029 7.228 190.32
TS Dial: 7.74 (+/-): 0.012 TS Dial: 7.22 (+/-): 0.008
Qualified: #26 7.680 175.16 #11 7.198 191.10
Williams goes on, as Bracey red lights.Olpin will be in the other lane next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7157 Dave Deadman 730 Bryan LaFlam
E1 0.133 7.724 168.11 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.376 173.43
TS Dial: 7.64 (+/-): 0.084 TS Dial: 7.25 (+/-): 0.126
Qualified: #25 7.622 180.77 #10 7.188 189.47
Deadman is dead late and LaFlam takes the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
429 Jimmie Dickey 7746 Patrick McHenry
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.051 7.560 153.16 0.015 7.354 181.28
TS Dial: 7.07 (+/-): 0.490 TS Dial: 7.37 (+/-): -0.016
Qualified: #30 28.730 26.33 #15 7.291 187.89
Dickey car is a little loose off the line and then gets way loose right near the lights. He gathers it back up and saves the
shiney and the race. Mc Henry broke out.Next round match up with Watts.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
D712 Phil Dion 789 Lynsi Torres
E1 -0.200 12.802 62.41 ****WINNER**** 0.005 7.383 161.98
TS Dial: 7.50 (+/-): 5.302 TS Dial: 7.21 (+/-): 0.173
Qualified: #24 7.475 184.80 #9 7.178 191.13
Dion can't wait and is significantly early. Torres gets the easy win with a great 0.005 light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5899 Ron Williams 721P Raul Perez
E1 0.074 7.507 183.22 ****WINNER**** 0.043 6.871 191.40
TS Dial: 7.52 (+/-): -0.013 TS Dial: 6.86 (+/-): 0.011
Qualified: #20 7.426 185.95 #5 6.854 201.40
Raul Perez's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0070 seconds (approximately 23 inches), opponent broke out.He races Silvia in the next
round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
516 Doug Woody 757T Ted Carli
E1 0.052 7.792 141.92 ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.779 187.05
TS Dial: 7.43 (+/-): 0.362 TS Dial: 6.74 (+/-): 0.039
Qualified: #18 7.335 184.62 #3 6.671 206.10
Carli gets the win, as Woody slows.He faces LaFlam later.
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