Sat, 15 Jun 2013, 18:08 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Mickey Thompson Top Sportsman at the 2013 X-Treme Drag Racing League, X-Treme Gateway Showdown:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 451 Bob Gulitti                  
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.018  4.208 170.58
                                                    TS  Dial: 4.20 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (R Reid      ) 0.042  4.226  0.006
 Qualified:                                                       #1  4.177 170.51

5:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.51 inches, adjusted altitude 2,967 feet, track temperature 133 degrees.

Bob Gulitti gets the bye run to the final round. he runs 0.008 to his dial.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3117 Mike Kikenes                          516 Doug Woody                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  4.557 153.40                     0.018  4.807 139.57
          TS  Dial: 4.56 (+/-): -0.003              TS  Dial: 4.81 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Wilson    ) 0.019  4.571  0.031      (J BROWN     ) 0.050  4.810  0.000
 Qualified:             #5  4.450 157.10                        #6  4.779 146.67

Mike Kikenes cuts a 0.88 light to start the race. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0100 seconds (approximately 2 feet) in a double breakout.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink