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Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 19:56 PM

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Final, Round 5 Eliminations
By David Gerard





POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Ed Olpin                              757 Jeff Gillette                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.978 198.26                     0.013  6.939 193.24
          TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E4                         No Time            (P Mitsos    ) 0.011  6.944  0.034
E3    (M Castagno  ) 0.032  6.977  0.007      (G Ross      ) 0.015  6.915  0.025
E2    (M Silvia    ) 0.011  6.951  0.001      (D Crumlich  ) 0.012  6.885  0.005
E1    (J Roubicek  ) 0.019  6.972  0.012      (P Miller    ) 0.016  6.898 -0.002
 Qualified:            #13  6.984 197.86                       #10  6.918 201.07
4:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,552 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Gillette has four career win, with one in TS. Olpin has has four career wins, with three in TS.

Identical RT's and just 0.001 difference to their dials. Ed Olpin just holds off Gillette and scores his first double up win with Super Gas.

Great race to wrap up a long weekend. MOV: 0.0018 seconds (approximately 6 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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