Sat, 15 Oct 2016, 20:29 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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                          438B Arlie Boggs                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.785 194.63                     0.014  7.080 192.60
          TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.095              TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.110
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Weaver    ) 0.021  6.704  0.014      (T Turner    ) 0.073  7.239  0.259
E1    (R Irby      ) 0.019  6.707  0.007      (M Blair     ) 0.029  7.009  0.019
 Qualified:             #1  6.413 217.07                       #13  6.963 197.77

7:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 2,899 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Bob Gulitti's MOV: 0.0064 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4042 Roger Massey                          405 Keith Raftery                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.997 198.17                    -0.003  6.579 210.11
          TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-): -0.061
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Cobb      ) 0.013  7.008  0.058      (J Lewis     ) 0.027  6.650  0.010
E1    (J Shook     ) 0.027  7.011  0.011      (L Cooperman ) 0.026  6.625  0.015
 Qualified:            #15  7.048 198.73                        #3  6.618 208.88

Raftery goes red and gives the win to Massey.

Massey will take on Gulitti in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 436B Kevin Hampton                        4204 Scooter Hampton              
E3                   0.019  7.286 187.16     ****WINNER****  0.020  7.143 190.78
          TS  Dial: 7.29 (+/-): -0.004              TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Piepke    ) 0.011  7.312  0.002      (F Kohutek   ) 0.034  7.167  0.017
E1    (R Freeman   ) 0.001  7.308  0.058      (A Firestone ) 0.020  7.145  0.045
 Qualified:            #24  7.270 189.10                       #20  7.122 191.29

Kevin leaves a tick earlier than Scooter but takes a little too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4147 Greg Lair                            3102 Mark McDonald                
E3                   0.176  7.419 142.79     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.733 192.25
          TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.849              TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Arnold    ) 0.027  6.609  0.019      (L Rutland   ) 0.030  6.715  0.015
E1    (B Heath     ) 0.032  6.582  0.022      (L Demers    ) 0.008  6.678 -0.022
 Qualified:             #2  6.543 215.79                        #6  6.686 204.60

Lair leaves a little late, makes a move toward the wall and backs off the throttle. McDonald will take on Scooter Hampton in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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