Sat, 15 Oct 2016, 19:21 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 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
  451 Bob Gulitti                          4656 Monte Weaver                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.704 208.75                     0.023  6.804 202.55
          TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.014              TS  Dial: 6.83 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Irby      ) 0.019  6.707  0.007      (H Kindle    ) 0.036  6.814  0.004
 Qualified:             #1  6.413 217.07                        #9  6.809 202.94

6:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,174 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Gulitti gets the advantage off the line;Weaver breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 438B Arlie Boggs                            38 Tommy Turner                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.073  7.239 189.07                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.259              TS  Dial: 6.68 (+/-): 93.319
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Blair     ) 0.029  7.009  0.019      (S Dodd      ) 0.020  6.754  0.044
 Qualified:            #13  6.963 197.77                        #5  6.681 211.16

Turner broke and was not able to make a pass.

Boggs will take on Gulitti in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 453X Lance Rutland                        3102 Mark McDonald                
E2                   0.014  7.593 174.84     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.715 203.83
          TS  Dial: 7.60 (+/-): -0.007              TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.026  7.620  0.080      (L Demers    ) 0.008  6.678 -0.022
 Qualified:            #30  7.548 180.62                        #6  6.686 204.60

Rutland gets the advantage off the line but takes a little too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4416 Michael Cobb                         4042 Roger Massey                 
E2                  -0.023  7.172 187.31     ****WINNER****  0.013  7.008 198.79
          TS  Dial: 7.19 (+/-): -0.018              TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Green     ) 0.044  7.193  0.013      (J Shook     ) 0.027  7.011  0.011
 Qualified:            #23  7.219 193.46                       #15  7.048 198.73

Cobb leaves a little too quick and goes red giving the win to Massey.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Jimmy Lewis                           405 Keith Raftery                
E2                   0.030  6.883 195.00     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.650 194.97
          TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.023              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Leach     ) 0.108  6.981  0.121      (L Cooperman ) 0.026  6.625  0.015
 Qualified:            #11  6.843 201.88                        #3  6.618 208.88

Raftery gets the staring line advantage and goes around Lewis for the win.

Raftery will take on Massey in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4739 Frank Kohutek                        4204 Scooter Hampton              
E2                   0.031  7.268 171.82     ****WINNER****  0.034  7.167 178.71
          TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-):  0.138              TS  Dial: 7.15 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Thorp     ) 0.022  7.127 -0.003      (A Firestone ) 0.020  7.145  0.045
 Qualified:            #28  7.455 152.61                       #20  7.122 191.29

Kohutek gets a small advantage off the line but slows at the end of the run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4147 Greg Lair                            4043 Chris Arnold                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.609 212.86                     0.027  7.002 198.15
          TS  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  0.019              TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Heath     ) 0.032  6.582  0.022      (J Dickey    ) 0.095  7.118  0.178
 Qualified:             #2  6.543 215.79                       #10  6.822 194.94

no advantage out of the gate, Lair is able to reel in Arnold and take the stripe for the win.

Lair will take on McDonald in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 436B Kevin Hampton                        4856 Kirk Piepke                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.312 185.36                     0.042  7.103 194.55
          TS  Dial: 7.31 (+/-):  0.002              TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Freeman   ) 0.001  7.308  0.058      (T Wilson    ) 0.015  7.132  0.072
 Qualified:            #24  7.270 189.10                       #16  7.061 195.87

Hampton gets out of the gate with the advantage and holds off Piepke for the win.

it will be Hampton vs. Hampton in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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