Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 15:23 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 D712 Phil Dion                              71 Jeff Gillette                
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.038  6.974 199.79
          TS  Dial: 7.21 (+/-): 92.789              TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Bracey    ) 0.006  7.207  0.047      (R Curley    ) 0.033  7.019  0.069
 Qualified:            #10  7.192 190.22                        #4  6.959 199.35

12:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 959 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

Gillette gets a free pass to round three, as Dion's Avenger has a leak on the line and is pushed away.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7867 Dean Hall                             605 Mike Ferderer                
E2                   0.018  7.250 189.15     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.387 177.30
          TS  Dial: 7.25 (+/-):  0.000              TS  Dial: 7.38 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Phillips  ) 0.017  7.297  0.077      (D Cook      ) 0.063  7.360 -0.010
 Qualified:            #11  7.221 189.68                       #17  7.373 184.50

12:12 p.m. Back to eliminations.

Mike Ferderer has a great sixteen package for the close MOV: 0.0024 seconds (approximately 8 inches). Hall ran right on his dial to no avail.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7398 Chris Esrick                         7840 Gary Forkner                 
E2                   0.380  7.559 180.00     ****WINNER****  0.011  7.228 168.30
          TS  Dial: 7.56 (+/-): -0.001              TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.248
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.006  7.563  0.043      (K White     ) 0.000  6.976  0.036
 Qualified:            #21  7.527 179.11                        #3  6.958 196.90

Gary Forkner slows and still wins. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.1200 seconds (approximately 32 feet), opponent broke out by just -0.001.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7894 Steve Galileo                        7534 Paul Mitsos                  
E2                   0.017  7.434 185.59     ****WINNER****  0.016  7.204 186.07
          TS  Dial: 7.39 (+/-):  0.044              TS  Dial: 7.19 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Wagner    ) 0.001  7.386 -0.064      (R Strohm    ) 0.100  7.472  0.302
 Qualified:            #18  7.433 185.18                       #12  7.221 188.75

Paul Mitsos faces Forkner in the next round. MOV: 0.0319 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7875 Roy Cracraft                          550 Ed Olpin                     
E2                   0.010  7.523 180.69     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.263 191.43
          TS  Dial: 7.49 (+/-):  0.033              TS  Dial: 7.25 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Brewer    ) 0.067  7.487  0.017      (R Perez     ) 0.008  7.244  0.034
 Qualified:            #19  7.490 181.15                       #13  7.222 191.40

Really close at the finish line. Cracraft is away first with a great 0.010 light, but Ed Olpin runs him down right in the lights for the win. He races Gillette next round. MOV: 0.0003 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

Roy Cracraft's package: 0.043. Ed Olpin's package: 0.043.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                         7282 Doug Watts                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  7.563 175.39                     0.073  6.937 197.71
          TS  Dial: 7.55 (+/-):  0.013              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Blaylock S) 0.009  7.562  0.042      (R Okerman   ) 0.011  6.910  0.010
 Qualified:            #20  7.521 179.11                        #2  6.902 197.68

Watts is slow off the line, but runs closer to his dial. Robert Naber gets the hole shot win and will race Ferderer in round three. MOV: 0.0514 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

12:20 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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