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Sat, 15 Oct 2016, 11:42 AM

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations
By Rick Green





ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 438B Arlie Boggs                           476 Martin Blair                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  7.009 191.08                     0.015  8.015 169.89
          TS  Dial: 6.99 (+/-):  0.019              TS  Dial: 7.96 (+/-):  0.055
 Qualified:            #13  6.963 197.77                       #29  7.540 186.33
Blair with the starting line advantage, but Boggs gets the win. Arlie Boggs' MOV: 0.0222 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4204 Scooter Hampton                        46 Allen Firestone              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  7.145 186.20                     0.009  8.775 105.32
          TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.045              TS  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  2.185
 Qualified:            #20  7.122 191.29                        #4  6.632 214.96
Firestone with a great light, but has problems and Hampton gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4769 Henry Kindle                         4656 Monte Weaver                 
E1                  -0.012  7.271 187.83     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.814 202.61
          TS  Dial: 7.28 (+/-): -0.009              TS  Dial: 6.81 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #25  7.274 188.54                        #9  6.809 202.94
Kindle goes red and Weaver gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4739 Frank Kohutek                          43 Jim Thorp                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  7.127 192.88                     0.057  6.900 201.01
          TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-): -0.003              TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-): -0.010
 Qualified:            #28  7.455 152.61                       #12  6.882 201.64
Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 80 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 2,315 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Kohutek with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 436B Kevin Hampton                        4011 Royce Freeman                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.001  7.308 187.00                     0.047  6.757 204.48
          TS  Dial: 7.25 (+/-):  0.058              TS  Dial: 6.76 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:            #24  7.270 189.10                        #8  6.748 208.04
Hampton with a near perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  505 Larry Demers                         3102 Mark McDonald                
E1                  -0.003  7.167 191.57     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.678 204.73
          TS  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.022
 Qualified:            #22  7.135 192.71                        #6  6.686 204.60
Demers goes red and McDonald gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  451 Bob Gulitti                          4317 Bobby Irby                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.707 198.50                     0.021  7.092 190.62
          TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.032
 Qualified:             #1  6.413 217.07                       #17  7.072 190.22
Gulitti with the slight starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   48 Trent Wilson                         4856 Kirk Piepke                  
E1                   0.021  7.396 199.23     ****WINNER****  0.015  7.132 183.44
          TS  Dial: 7.30 (+/-):  0.096              TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.072
 Qualified:            #32  8.016 179.78                       #16  7.061 195.87
Piepke with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4147 Greg Lair                            4627 Brian Heath                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  6.582 214.79                     0.035  7.081 189.60
          TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.022              TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-): -0.019
 Qualified:             #2  6.543 215.79                       #18  7.088 192.88
Lair with a slight starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4416 Michael Cobb                          518 Monte Green                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  7.193 193.90                     0.038  6.726 205.60
          TS  Dial: 7.18 (+/-):  0.013              TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.036
 Qualified:            #23  7.219 193.46                        #7  6.696 207.05
Green with a slight starting line advantage, but Cobb gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  429 Jimmie Dickey                        4043 Chris Arnold                 
E1                   0.032  7.154 170.21     ****WINNER****  0.095  7.118 195.11
          TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.294              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.178
 Qualified:            #26  7.369 185.64                       #10  6.822 194.94
Dickey with the starting line advantage, but Arnold gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 453X Lance Rutland                        449J Stewart Johnson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.620 180.00                    -0.005  6.954 199.91
          TS  Dial: 7.54 (+/-):  0.080              TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-): -0.026
 Qualified:            #30  7.548 180.62                       #14  6.969 201.73
Johnson goes red and Rutland gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 400H Travis Leach                            5 Jimmy Lewis                  
E1                   0.818  7.756 147.15     ****WINNER****  0.108  6.981 169.49
          TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.716              TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.121
 Qualified:            #27  7.387 184.72                       #11  6.843 201.88
Lewis with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4473 Johnny Shook                         4042 Roger Massey                 
E1                   0.045  8.731 128.62     ****WINNER****  0.027  7.011 183.07
          TS  Dial: 7.22 (+/-):  1.511              TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #33  8.857 114.34                       #15  7.048 198.73
Massey with the starting line advantage and the win as Shook has problems.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4487 Sean Dodd                              38 Tommy Turner                 
E1                   0.023  7.182 192.58     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.754 201.61
          TS  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.062              TS  Dial: 6.71 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:            #21  7.133 193.68                        #5  6.681 211.16
Turner with a slight starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5101 Lee Cooperman                         405 Keith Raftery                
E1                   0.016  7.052 194.21     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.625 212.66
          TS  Dial: 7.09 (+/-): -0.038              TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #19  7.104 194.21                        #3  6.618 208.88
Cooperman with the starting line, but Raftery gets the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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