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Sat, 21 May 2016, 16:53 PM

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 2 Eliminations
By Bob Orme





TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5750 Scott Javers                          542 J.R. Lobner                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051  6.770 203.89                     0.054  7.167 178.80
          TS  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.057
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Woody     ) 0.030  6.760  0.020      (J White     ) 0.002  7.130  0.040
 Qualified:             #9  6.739 205.66                       #16  7.090 195.11
3:31 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,881 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Scott Javers' MOV: 0.0507 seconds (approximately 13 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5381 Wade Kiefer                          5416 Rod Moore                    
E2                   0.088  7.532 179.90     ****WINNER****  0.031  7.288 182.58
          TS  Dial: 7.52 (+/-):  0.012              TS  Dial: 7.25 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Firestone ) 0.067  7.521  0.001      (B Board     ) 0.025  7.241  7.241
 Qualified:            #23  7.536 185.38                       #17  7.205 189.63
Rod Moore's MOV: 0.0311 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5576 Larry Larson                               Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.196 238.55     
          TS  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.046    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Bowman    ) -0.006  6.188  0.038   
 Qualified:             #1  6.144 239.65                     Bye
Larson makes another quick and fast pass on his bye run.

Larry Larson's incremental times: 60ft-1.128 sec., 330ft-2.869, 660ft-4.159/192.03 mph, 1,000ft-5.261.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  518 Monte Green                          5649 Rick Wilson                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.207  6.749 203.95                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-): -0.031              TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-): 93.429
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Firestone ) 0.120  6.846  0.126      (J Lewis     ) 0.033  6.661  0.111
 Qualified:             #8  6.738 204.17                        #2  6.540 212.19
Wilson broke after doing his burnout. Green will have a bye run in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   57 Jeffrey Hostetler                    V501 Jeremiah Vandeventer         
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  8.033 147.02                    -0.008  7.265 188.70
          TS  Dial: 7.58 (+/-):  0.453              TS  Dial: 7.22 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Freeman   ) 0.032  7.584  0.004      (J Heber     ) 0.007  7.217  0.017
 Qualified:            #24  7.607 181.91                       #18  7.208 189.50
Vandeventer leaves early and Hostetler gets the easy win. He'll face Larson in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2062 Todd Ewing                             58 Curt Harshfield              
E2                   1.767 16.798 105.52     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.964 191.27
          TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-): 10.058              TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Dodd      ) 0.015  6.779  0.059      (T Schmidt   ) 0.014  6.962  0.022
 Qualified:             #7  6.722 205.94                       #13  6.946 193.32
Ewing crept off the line. Harshfield will face Moore in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  424 Chris Wiegers                        5049 Michael Chitty               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  7.670 179.68                     0.014  6.747 197.68
          TS  Dial: 7.63 (+/-):  0.040              TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-): -0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Donovan   ) 0.047  7.639  0.009      (J Connelly  ) 0.007  6.764  0.024
 Qualified:            #25  7.645 180.14                        #6  6.713 205.44
Chitty took just a little too much stripe. Wiegers will face Javers in round three.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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