Sun, 09 Nov 2014, 19:53 PM Top Sportsman Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 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                         7399 Steve Faller                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.060  7.803 173.29                     0.041  7.170 199.35
          TS  Dial: 7.80 (+/-):  0.003              TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.140
 Prior rounds:
E4    (P Dion      ) 0.023  7.820  0.020      (R Andreas   ) -0.017  9.235  2.205
E3    (A Firestone ) 0.007  7.812  0.022      (L Demers    ) 0.029  7.037  0.037
E2    (T Fleck     ) 0.020  7.802  0.022      (D Watts     ) 0.004  6.988  0.078
E1    (M Williams  ) 0.031  7.797  0.027      (G Foster    ) 0.212  7.114  0.204
 Qualified:            #58  7.761 178.00                       #16  6.896 204.26

4:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 27.67 inches, adjusted altitude 4,230 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Faller gets the holeshot but can't run the number. Herbst gets the win and the trip to the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7262 Wayne Newman                          634 Dan Lafferty                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.021  7.385 187.18                    -0.029  7.246 165.64
          TS  Dial: 7.35 (+/-):  0.035              TS  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.086
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Newman    ) 0.228  7.368 -0.012      (J Gillette  ) 0.020  7.170  0.020
E3    (K Will      ) 0.058  7.391  0.011      (K Lanz      ) 0.015  7.165  0.015
E2    (R Perez     ) 0.016  7.361  0.021      (S Martin    ) 0.023  7.141  0.021
E1    (N Brungardt ) 0.055  7.304 -0.026      (J Tiegen    ) 0.021  7.196  0.066
 Qualified:            #37  7.321 188.20                       #31  7.119 191.73

Lafferty leaves too soon and gives the win to Newman. Newman will take on Herbst in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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