Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 11:12 AM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  505 Larry Demers                         4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E2                   0.069  7.046 193.79     ****WINNER****  0.050  6.946 192.00
          TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-): -0.004              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Brungardt ) 0.008  7.031 -0.069      (C Arnold    ) 0.049  6.946  0.026
 Qualified:            #20  7.122 192.30                       #12  6.928 200.95

9:59 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 2,950 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 421E Leslie Dugas                         4317 Bobby Irby                   
E2                   0.021  7.305 188.31     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.130 187.76
          TS  Dial: 7.31 (+/-): -0.005              TS  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Leach     ) 0.034  7.318  0.018      (J Vettel    ) 0.038  7.122  0.012
 Qualified:            #29  7.312 188.31                       #21  7.123 185.21

Dugas gets the holeshot but takes a little too much stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5074 Jim White                            430Y Trent Wilson                 
E2                   0.022  6.648 201.16     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.898 196.53
          TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-): -0.002              TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Dickey    ) 0.036  6.891  0.261      (T Stewart   ) 0.026  6.880  0.000
 Qualified:             #3  6.643 210.70                       #11  6.906 196.93

A coin toss off the line, White takes a little too much stripe and Wilson gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 452A Don Holcomb                            49 Royce Freeman                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.060  7.021 197.22                     0.046  6.783 206.70
          TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-): -0.019              TS  Dial: 6.81 (+/-): -0.027
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Sasich    ) 0.017  7.013 -0.017      (H Kindle    ) 0.033  6.795  0.005
 Qualified:            #16  7.031 197.10                        #8  6.800 206.76

Freeman gets off the line first but takes toio much stripe. Holcomb will take on Lewis in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5731 Tom Schmidt                           405 Keith Raftery                
E2                   0.024  6.904 200.86     ****WINNER****  0.003  6.597 204.20
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.004              TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Jordan    ) 0.004  6.883 -0.007      (P Dion      ) 0.027  6.539  0.019
 Qualified:            #10  6.906 202.00                        #2  6.532 210.08

Raftery gets the holeshot and hangs on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4638 Russell Marr                           46 Kirk Piepke                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  7.066 196.04                    -0.018  7.176 191.51
          TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.006              TS  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Gulitti   ) 0.007  7.056  0.016      (J Heber     ) 0.051  7.129 -0.031
 Qualified:            #17  7.053 195.82                       #25  7.206 191.35

Piepke leaves a little too quick and goes red. Marr will take on Irby in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  493 Joe Pigford                          4289 Daniel Leibham               
E2                   0.026  7.185 191.51     ****WINNER****  0.025  7.013 194.49
          TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.015              TS  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Lair      ) 0.006  7.174  0.034      (K Hampton   ) 0.032  7.005  0.005
 Qualified:            #23  7.167 192.69                       #15  7.008 195.17

Daniel Leibham's package: 0.028.

leibham will take on Wilson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 473M Marlon Goates                          23 Tommy Turner                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.357 186.64                    -0.003  6.752 208.59
          TS  Dial: 7.34 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.015  7.334  0.014      (A Boggs     ) -0.003  6.738  0.018
 Qualified:            #30  7.327 187.73                        #6  6.745 208.55

Goates gets the win and will take on Raftery in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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