Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 12:38 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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
  405 Keith Raftery                        473M Marlon Goates                
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.228  7.362 187.08
          TS  Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999              TS  Dial: 7.35 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Schmidt   ) 0.003  6.597  0.017      (T Turner    ) 0.008  7.357  0.017
E1    (P Dion      ) 0.027  6.539  0.019      (S Johnson   ) 0.015  7.334  0.014
 Qualified:             #2  6.532 210.08                       #30  7.327 187.73

11:31 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 3,106 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Raftery was a no-show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 430Y Trent Wilson                         4289 Daniel Leibham               
E3                   0.026  6.890 193.60     ****WINNER****  0.006  7.031 193.57
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): -0.010              TS  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J White     ) 0.023  6.898  0.008      (J Pigford   ) 0.025  7.013  0.003
E1    (T Stewart   ) 0.026  6.880  0.000      (K Hampton   ) 0.032  7.005  0.005
 Qualified:            #11  6.906 196.93                       #15  7.008 195.17

Leibham gets the advantage off the line and holds off Wilson for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4317 Bobby Irby                           4638 Russell Marr                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.142 194.02                     0.010  7.037 185.77
          TS  Dial: 7.15 (+/-): -0.008              TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-): -0.033
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Dugas     ) 0.030  7.130  0.010      (K Piepke    ) 0.002  7.066  0.006
E1    (J Vettel    ) 0.038  7.122  0.012      (B Gulitti   ) 0.007  7.056  0.016
 Qualified:            #21  7.123 185.21                       #17  7.053 195.82

Not much difference between these two off the line, both break out with Irby taking the win.

Irby will take on Leibham in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 452A Don Holcomb                          4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.060  7.050 196.99                     0.019  6.993 182.45
          TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.020              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Freeman   ) 0.060  7.021 -0.019      (L Demers    ) 0.050  6.946  0.006
E1    (K Sasich    ) 0.017  7.013 -0.017      (C Arnold    ) 0.049  6.946  0.026
 Qualified:            #16  7.031 197.10                       #12  6.928 200.95

Lewis gets out of the gate with the advantage but can't run the number.

Holcomb takes the win and will take on Goates in the next round.

Don Holcomb's MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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