Fri, 19 Sep 2014, 23:49 PM Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout at the NHRA, Tenth annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  317 Ed Dudley                              32 Christopher Carrico          
E1   ****WINNER****  0.054  4.197 167.99                     0.096  4.437 154.85
       MOSER  Dial: 4.19 (+/-):  0.007           MOSER  Dial: 4.43 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:            #10  0.010   NS                          #2  0.002   NS  

Note: Actual lanes not known.

This is a season-long qualified event for the top two in each eliminator plus two added through voting. The first-round is paired by eliminator, all are run 1/8-mile, dial-in (bracket race).

Carrico had lane choice between the two Top Dragster drivers, based on points. Dudley had trhe better light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3696 Rudy Matthews                        314X Scotty Rienschield           
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.413 102.24                     0.086  6.952 102.13
       MOSER  Dial: 7.40 (+/-):  0.013           MOSER  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #13  0.013   NS                          #5  0.005   NS  

Rienschild also had lane choice, but Matthews had the light and the win to take the Super Gas runoff.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3220 Randy Wilkes                         3261 Kevin Zaskowski              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.077  6.420 104.30                    -0.017  6.863  97.19
       MOSER  Dial: 6.42 (+/-):  0.000           MOSER  Dial: 6.87 (+/-): -0.007
 Qualified:             #7  0.007   NS                         #15  0.015   NS  

Wilkes had lane choice and Zaskowski was too early, giving Wilkes the win in the Stock pairing.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Troy Coughlin Jr.                    390V Nathan Vrooman               
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.008  6.846 128.81                    -0.007  6.885 126.19
       MOSER  Dial: 6.85 (+/-): -0.004           MOSER  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): -0.015
 Qualified:             #8  0.008   NS                         #16  0.016   NS  

Two Super Gas racers here, Vrooman in as an alternate. Vrooman had the larger dial, went red first.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3332 Todd Frantz                             7 Ricky Decker                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.040 109.33                    -0.006  6.091 109.68
       MOSER  Dial: 6.04 (+/-):  0.000           MOSER  Dial: 6.10 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:            #11  0.011   NS                          #3  0.003   NS  

Stock pairing. Decker with the red bulb and Frantz advances to face Wilkes in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3073 Larry Rzepczynski                    339L Randi Lyn Shipp              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.917  99.40                     0.049  6.740  99.02
       MOSER  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.017           MOSER  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:             #1  0.001   NS                          #9  0.009   NS  

This was the Wild-Card pairing, Shipp and Rzepczynski voted in by the racers.Rzepczynski had the better light, but Shipp made it close by running dead-on her dial. Larry Rzepczynski's MOV: 0.0040 seconds (approximately 7 inches). He races Matthews in the second round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2920 Edmond Richardson                    3700 Phil Smida                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.177 135.28                     0.045  6.094 131.20
       MOSER  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.017           MOSER  Dial: 6.09 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:             #4  0.004   NS                         #12  0.012   NS  

The Super Comp pairing. Richardson was better at the green, tightened it up on the other end. Edmond Richardson's MOV: 0.0170 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will race Coughlin in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   31 Jerry Albert                         3559 Lester Johnson               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  4.509 158.33                     0.014  4.318 168.41
       MOSER  Dial: 4.48 (+/-):  0.029           MOSER  Dial: 4.26 (+/-):  0.058
 Qualified:             #6  0.006   NS                         #14  0.014   NS  

Top Sportsman pairing. Identical lights, but Albert was closer to his dial to advance. Jerry Albert's MOV: 0.0290 seconds (approximately 7 feet). He races Dudle in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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