Sun, 26 Feb 2017, 14:59 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  605 Mike Ferderer                         502 Chris McCallum               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  7.268 183.22                     0.038  6.983 196.47
          TS  Dial: 7.24 (+/-):  0.028              TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Kellner   ) 0.013  7.281  0.041      (L Snyder-Ell) 0.001  6.970  0.030
E1    (D Armstrong ) 0.015  7.279  0.069      (F Gostyla   ) 0.058  6.978 -0.042
 Qualified:            #20  7.218 188.96                       #16  7.004 196.70

12:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.69 inches, adjusted altitude 2,372 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Mike Ferderer gets the close hole shot win, as McCallum runs 0.003 to his dial. MOV: 0.0007 seconds (approximately 2 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6455 Mike Lucas                           5416 Rod Moore                    
E3                  -0.009  7.394 185.28     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.821 202.36
          TS  Dial: 7.37 (+/-):  0.024              TS  Dial: 6.81 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Warr      ) 0.014  7.390  0.040      (E Plaizier  ) 0.005  6.813  0.023
E1    (D Meziere   ) 0.005  7.377  0.017      (J Taylor Jr ) 0.008  6.834  0.044
 Qualified:            #26  7.351 185.74                        #6  6.780 202.88

Rod Moore leaves with a stout four light. MOV: opponent's -0.009 red light.

He faces Ferderer later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   78 Doug Crumlich                           1 Mike William                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  7.060 194.44                     0.064  6.948 198.52
          TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Silvia-Mir) 0.022  7.072  0.042      (G Lair      ) 0.023  7.014  0.064
E1    (J Wooton    ) 0.019  7.082  0.042      (R Balough   ) 0.006  6.961  0.021
 Qualified:            #15  7.003 195.90                       #11  6.930 199.61

Doug Crumlich's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0090 seconds (approximately 3 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7151 Jeff Connelly                        7133 Richard Okerman              
E3                   0.132  7.252 188.17     ****WINNER****  0.027  7.155 179.14
          TS  Dial: 7.22 (+/-):  0.032              TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.105
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Foster    ) 0.113  7.223 -0.017      (J Edwards   ) 0.035  7.074  0.044
E1    (R Perez     ) 0.936  7.288  0.058      (P Snell     ) 0.032  7.129  0.089
 Qualified:            #21  7.225 194.18                       #17  7.026 195.87

Connelly is late and Richard Okerman gets the win. MOV: 0.0326 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

12:55 p.m. He will race Crumlich in round four.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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