Sun, 29 Sep 2013, 13:33 PM Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pacific Division Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Night of Fire at Rocky Mountain Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5149 Shawn Corbitt                        7840 Gary Forkner                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.114  7.986 167.19                    -0.004  7.505 171.03
          TS  Dial: 7.90 (+/-):  0.086              TS  Dial: 7.37 (+/-):  0.135
 Qualified:            #10  7.904 170.16                        #5  7.358 187.73

11:09 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 25.69 inches, adjusted altitude 6,065 feet, track temperature 63 degrees.

Shawn Corbitt's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 B598 Brian Leibee                          664 Ken Ratzloff                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  7.924 172.91                     0.019  7.558 183.63
          TS  Dial: 7.91 (+/-):  0.014              TS  Dial: 7.53 (+/-):  0.028
 Qualified:            #11  7.910 173.24                        #6  7.545 183.59

Just 0.001 difference in RT's and Brian Leibee gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0133 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Brad Wagner                          6240 Steve Downs                  
E1                   0.019  7.274 192.18     ****WINNER****  0.018  7.848 172.44
          TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.044              TS  Dial: 7.81 (+/-):  0.038
 Qualified:             #4  7.228 193.09                        #9  7.812 173.51

Another close leave and close finish. Steve Downs drives on by in the lights for the lane. MOV: 0.0076 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7744 Flip Payne                   
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.294  7.238 167.25
                                                    TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.138
 Qualified:                                                       #1  7.114 193.84

Payne makes his bye run and will race Downs next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                             7282 Doug Watts                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  7.670 179.92                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 7.65 (+/-):  0.020              TS  Dial: 7.18 (+/-): 92.819
 Qualified:             #7  7.622 181.23                        #2  7.116 191.04

Watts breaks in the water box and Olpin will make a single for the win.

He will face Corbitt in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6296 Rod Leclaire                         7639 Roger Hall                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  1.207  9.591 136.63
          TS  Dial: 7.75 (+/-): 92.249              TS  Dial: 7.75 (+/-):  1.841
 Qualified:             #3  7.208 189.51                        #8  7.739 178.99

Another single, as Leclaire is a no show. Hall lifts early

Leibee will be in the other lane later.

11:17 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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