Sun, 09 Nov 2014, 17:17 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Short Line Express Market Gambler Shootout:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Shawn Herbst                           42 Allen Firestone              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  7.812 177.09                     0.066  6.683 207.75
          TS  Dial: 7.79 (+/-):  0.022              TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Fleck     ) 0.020  7.802  0.022      (M Uechi     ) -0.027  6.871  0.251
E1    (M Williams  ) 0.031  7.797  0.027      (K Harper    ) 0.073 11.245  4.655
 Qualified:            #58  7.761 178.00                        #2  6.584 213.91

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 27.72 inches, adjusted altitude 4,378 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Herbst with a great light and the win. Shawn Herbst's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0300 seconds (approximately 9 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7241 Bart Smith                           D712 Phil Dion                    
E3                   0.000  7.560 181.08     ****WINNER****  1.489  9.019 108.16
          TS  Dial: 7.57 (+/-): -0.010              TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  1.909
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Styers    ) 0.020  7.561  0.041      (J Roubicek  ) 0.027  7.083  0.033
E1    (D O'Connor  ) 0.004  7.752  0.262      (G Lamay     ) 0.009  7.231  0.221
 Qualified:            #46  7.494 182.35                       #22  7.020 197.42

Smith with a perfect light and then takes too much stripe to give Dion the win. Dion will face Herbst in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Chris Newman                          518 Monte Green                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  7.090 194.86                     0.029  6.958 196.73
          TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Gulitti   ) 0.021  7.051  0.011      (R Okerman   ) 0.000  6.948  0.038
E1    (M Lucas     ) 0.001  7.003 -0.027      (G Lockman   ) 0.020  6.915  0.005
 Qualified:            #25  7.044 197.08                       #17  6.907 197.62

Newman with a great light and the win. Chris Newman's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0100 seconds (approximately 3 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  505 Larry Demers                         7399 Steve Faller                 
E3                  -0.004  7.163 190.81     ****WINNER****  0.029  7.037 200.29
          TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.053              TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Olpin     ) 0.006  7.111  0.031      (D Watts     ) 0.004  6.988  0.078
E1    (D Bracey    ) 0.033  7.044 -0.006      (G Foster    ) 0.212  7.114  0.204
 Qualified:            #24  7.043 193.90                       #16  6.896 204.26

Demers is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6718 Shane Molinari                        757 Jeff Gillette                
E3                   0.028  7.644 179.88     ****WINNER****  0.002  7.148 185.74
          TS  Dial: 7.61 (+/-):  0.034              TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Cornine   ) 0.001  7.612  0.042      (J Heber     ) 0.040  7.130  0.040
E1    (J Lewis     ) 0.012  7.591  0.001      (A Quigley   ) 0.053  7.074 -0.016
 Qualified:            #51  7.549 182.60                       #27  7.084 196.13

Gillette with a near perfect light and the win. Jeff Gillette's MOV: 0.0423 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7471 Kim Will                             7262 Wayne Newman                 
E3                   0.060  7.544 183.57     ****WINNER****  0.058  7.391 186.33
          TS  Dial: 7.56 (+/-): -0.016              TS  Dial: 7.38 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Forkner   ) 0.000  7.548  0.048      (R Perez     ) 0.016  7.361  0.021
E1    (M Chitty    ) 0.008  7.489  0.019      (N Brungardt ) 0.055  7.304 -0.026
 Qualified:            #45  7.476 184.70                       #37  7.321 188.20

Newman with the slight starting line advantage and win. Wayne Newman will face his son in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6998 Rod Andreas                          6796 Robert Strohm                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.038  7.645 176.24                     0.054  7.873 178.26
          TS  Dial: 7.63 (+/-):  0.015              TS  Dial: 7.86 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Shelly    ) 0.012  7.604  0.034      (D Woody     ) 0.036  7.840  0.030
E1    (R Hymas     ) 0.057  7.599  0.039      (B Wagner    ) 0.025  7.793 -0.017
 Qualified:            #52  7.566 182.18                       #60  7.792 180.04

Andreas with the starting line advantage and the win. Rod Andreas' MOV: 0.0148 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He will face Faller in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6909 Kirk Lanz                             634 Dan Lafferty                 
E3                   0.021  7.424 185.82     ****WINNER****  0.015  7.165 186.43
          TS  Dial: 7.40 (+/-):  0.024              TS  Dial: 7.15 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Hemley    ) 0.041  7.407  0.007      (S Martin    ) 0.023  7.141  0.021
E1    (D Bettenson ) 0.018  7.389  0.009      (J Tiegen    ) 0.021  7.196  0.066
 Qualified:            #39  7.369 186.95                       #31  7.119 191.73

Lafferty with a good light and thew win. Dan Lafferty's MOV: 0.0152 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He will face Gillette in the next round.

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