Sat, 28 Sep 2013, 18:31 PM

Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual AAA Insurance
NHRA Midwest Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5830 Joshua Vettel 312 Steve Howard
E1 0.026 6.720 196.36 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.935 199.76
TS Dial: 6.74 (+/-): -0.020 TS Dial: 6.94 (+/-): -0.005
Qualified: #7 6.758 205.91 #21 7.188 190.57
5:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.50 inches,
adjusted altitude 2,796 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
343A Larry Conolty 503R Bill Rotz
E1 0.179 6.580 210.18 ****WINNER**** 0.030 7.261 186.77
TS Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.120 TS Dial: 7.27 (+/-): -0.009
Qualified: #8 6.768 199.61 #22 7.271 187.16
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3348 Fred Sommer 393A Mike Olenick
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.012 7.624 177.23 -0.008 6.952 199.82
TS Dial: 7.64 (+/-): -0.016 TS Dial: 7.00 (+/-): -0.048
Qualified: #28 7.631 177.07 #14 6.974 199.55
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3761 Brian Brown 53 Rick Wilson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.018 7.463 183.37 0.028 6.985 183.12
TS Dial: 7.45 (+/-): 0.013 TS Dial: 6.99 (+/-): -0.005
Qualified: #26 7.457 184.27 #12 6.948 198.17
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5731 Tom Schmidt 340W Rodney Benson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.002 6.861 194.24 0.014 7.330 184.98
TS Dial: 6.84 (+/-): 0.021 TS Dial: 7.30 (+/-): 0.030
Qualified: #9 6.825 203.98 #23 7.314 185.74
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3130 Shane Cowan 316K Brandon Baxter
E1 0.005 7.344 190.86 ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.834 192.96
TS Dial: 7.14 (+/-): 0.204 TS Dial: 6.70 (+/-): 0.134
Qualified: #19 7.139 192.17 #5 6.680 208.71
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
516 Doug Woody 449J Stewart Johnson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.023 7.446 185.54 -0.026 7.233 196.24
TS Dial: 7.43 (+/-): 0.016 TS Dial: 6.95 (+/-): 0.283
Qualified: #27 7.477 190.00 #13 6.964 198.58
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
25 Tommy Turner 577C Rick Bowman
E1 0.030 6.689 210.14 ****WINNER**** 0.047 7.055 186.79
TS Dial: 6.61 (+/-): 0.079 TS Dial: 7.04 (+/-): 0.015
Qualified: #3 6.618 212.59 #17 7.055 197.48
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3102 Mark McDonald 563 Daniel Varn
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.002 7.194 165.64 0.111 7.561 190.00
TS Dial: 6.92 (+/-): 0.274 TS Dial: 7.37 (+/-): 0.191
Qualified: #11 6.904 200.17 #25 7.379 190.48
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5074 Jim White 4317 Robert Irby
E1 0.042 6.668 209.65 ****WINNER**** 0.009 7.086 182.35
TS Dial: 6.68 (+/-): -0.012 TS Dial: 7.08 (+/-): 0.006
Qualified: #4 6.661 211.33 #18 7.097 189.42
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5578 Rich Smith 505 Larry Demers
E1 0.039 6.966 198.88 ****WINNER**** 0.017 7.576 172.63
TS Dial: 6.93 (+/-): 0.036 TS Dial: 7.52 (+/-): 0.056
Qualified: #29 13.033 99.95 #15 6.976 198.35
Larry Demers' MOV: 0.0024 seconds (approximately 8 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4674 Heidi Robison 1929 Jeff Brooks
E1 0.019 7.113 185.51 ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.877 202.88
TS Dial: 7.13 (+/-): -0.017 TS Dial: 6.83 (+/-): 0.047
Qualified: #20 7.140 194.35 #6 6.693 207.91
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
327J Glenn Julius 5080 John Hocking
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.041 7.386 180.04 0.058 7.643 152.42
TS Dial: 7.36 (+/-): 0.026 TS Dial: 6.84 (+/-): 0.803
Qualified: #24 7.359 182.65 #10 6.888 179.80
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3190 Glenn Butcher 55 Michael Chitty
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.011 6.548 209.46 0.010 7.114 194.80
TS Dial: 6.54 (+/-): 0.008 TS Dial: 7.09 (+/-): 0.024
Qualified: #2 6.552 209.95 #16 6.979 198.64
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 3685 Eric Burnett
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.049 6.382 223.58
TS Dial: 6.40 (+/-): -0.018
Qualified: #1 6.392 223.88
Timing data courtesy of
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