Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 21:46 PM
Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
7534 Paul Mitsos 7840 Gary Forkner
E3 0.039 27.401 27.68 ****WINNER**** 0.031 7.181 174.23
TS Dial: 7.23 (+/-): 20.171 TS Dial: 7.04 (+/-): 0.141
Prior rounds:
E2 (S Galileo ) 0.016 7.204 0.014 (C Esrick ) 0.011 7.228 0.248
E1 (R Strohm ) 0.100 7.472 0.302 (K White ) 0.000 6.976 0.036
Qualified: #12 7.221 188.75 #3 6.958 196.90
6:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,846 feet. Close RT's and Mitsos is quickly off the throttle. Gary Forkner gets the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
550 Ed Olpin 71 Jeff Gillette
E3 -0.005 7.287 189.92 ****WINNER**** 0.010 6.990 198.79
TS Dial: 7.30 (+/-): -0.013 TS Dial: 7.00 (+/-): -0.010
Prior rounds:
E2 (R Cracraft ) 0.030 7.263 0.013 (P Dion ) 0.038 6.974 0.014
E1 (R Perez ) 0.008 7.244 0.034 (R Curley ) 0.033 7.019 0.069
Qualified: #13 7.222 191.40 #4 6.959 199.35
Winner will get the bye run to the final round.Defending Champ, Gillette gets a free pass, as Olpin goes red by just
-0.005.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7851 Robert Naber 605 Mike Ferderer
E3 0.004 7.627 171.34 ****WINNER**** 0.015 7.397 184.65
TS Dial: 7.60 (+/-): 0.027 TS Dial: 7.39 (+/-): 0.007
Prior rounds:
E2 (D Watts ) 0.016 7.563 0.013 (D Hall ) 0.009 7.387 0.007
E1 (S Blaylock S) 0.009 7.562 0.042 (D Cook ) 0.063 7.360 -0.010
Qualified: #20 7.521 179.11 #17 7.373 184.50
Naber has a better 0.004 RT, but Mike Ferderer runs just 0.007 to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0098 seconds (approximately 2
feet).He will see Forkner in the other lane tomorrow.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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