Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 10:21 AM
Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations
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By Dave Rowe
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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello
Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4769 Henry Kindle 4289 Daniel Leibham
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.021 7.446 183.39 0.022 6.993 196.07
TS Dial: 7.43 (+/-): 0.016 TS Dial: 6.87 (+/-): 0.123
Qualified: #28 7.414 184.72 #13 6.892 199.46
8:52 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 78 percent,
barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 2,494 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.No advantage
off the line for either driver, Kindle is able to hold off Leibham and take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
413 Brad Klein 73 Bryan Warr
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.092 191.62
TS Dial: 7.05 (+/-): 92.949 TS Dial: 7.07 (+/-): 0.022
Qualified: #30 8.687 146.34 #15 7.039 194.74
Klein does his burnout and has to be pushed back. He tries to get the engine to stay running
but finally gives it up and is pushed off the track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4028 Aaron Philpot 4059 Jim Thorp
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.010 7.303 153.53 0.002 6.917 214.21
TS Dial: 7.05 (+/-): 0.253 TS Dial: 6.54 (+/-): 0.377
Qualified: #21 7.089 195.59 #6 6.557 219.69
Thorp leaves the line and has traction problems. He moves to the left, then back to the right
and he has to pedal to get it to calm down. Philpot goes right down the groove and takes the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
473M Marlon Goates 430Y Trent Wilson
E1 -0.015 7.206 193.16 ****WINNER**** 0.015 6.669 205.69
TS Dial: 7.14 (+/-): 0.066 TS Dial: 6.63 (+/-): 0.039
Qualified: #24 7.141 194.27 #9 6.668 206.13
Goates leaves a little too quickly and goes red giving the win to Wilson.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4147 Greg Lair 4627 Brian Heath
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.020 6.510 215.58 0.034 7.446 186.82
TS Dial: 6.51 (+/-): 0.000 TS Dial: 7.08 (+/-): 0.366
Qualified: #5 6.536 215.10 #20 7.086 193.40
Heath leaves the line and makes a hard move to the left. he steers it back to the right but
Lair was able to go around him and pull away for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
400H Travis Leach 44 Allen Firestone
E1 0.024 7.251 175.55 ****WINNER**** 0.019 6.448 193.32
TS Dial: 7.11 (+/-): 0.141 TS Dial: 6.39 (+/-): 0.058
Qualified: #18 7.080 198.85 #3 6.397 213.67
Firestone gets the advantage off the line and goes around leach to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
436B Kevin Hampton 4043 Chris Arnold
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.049 7.286 185.92 0.023 6.814 200.59
TS Dial: 7.25 (+/-): 0.036 TS Dial: 6.82 (+/-): -0.006
Qualified: #26 7.265 187.52 #11 6.806 202.27
Arnold gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to
Hampton.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4713 Roy Haynes 518 Monte Green
E1 0.013 7.276 194.52 ****WINNER**** 0.102 6.915 182.95
TS Dial: 7.00 (+/-): 0.276 TS Dial: 6.82 (+/-): 0.095
Qualified: #27 7.377 199.17 #12 6.822 202.12
Haynes gets a big holeshot but can't run the number. Green is able to reel him in and go around
for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4638 Russell Marr 4656 Monte Weaver
E1 -0.037 7.632 128.92 ****WINNER**** 0.026 6.682 220.22
TS Dial: 7.08 (+/-): 0.552 TS Dial: 6.37 (+/-): 0.312
Qualified: #17 7.070 195.11 #2 6.370 224.85
Marr leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Weaver.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7133 Richard Okerman 7 Mark McDonald
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.000 7.117 193.05 -0.012 6.535 208.33
TS Dial: 7.08 (+/-): 0.037 TS Dial: 6.56 (+/-): -0.025
Qualified: #19 7.085 194.63 #4 6.522 209.49
McDonald leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Okerman.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
406 Glenn Wright 4940 Lonnie Sumner
E1 -0.006 11.116 75.06 ****WINNER**** 0.641 7.161 197.42
TS Dial: 6.63 (+/-): 4.486 TS Dial: 7.13 (+/-): 0.031
Qualified: #7 6.621 208.10 #22 7.130 197.59
Wright leaves a little too soon and goes red giving Sumner the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
409 Kamron Wright 468 Kelly Land
E1 -0.006 6.828 194.02 ****WINNER**** 0.009 7.251 189.98
TS Dial: 6.81 (+/-): 0.018 TS Dial: 7.21 (+/-): 0.041
Qualified: #10 6.791 202.03 #25 7.222 190.94
Land does his burnout and has to pushed back across the line. Wright leaves a little too soon
and goes red giving land the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
453X Lance Rutland 4042 Roger Massey
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.031 7.657 173.47 0.156 8.305 192.36
TS Dial: 7.62 (+/-): 0.037 TS Dial: 6.92 (+/-): 1.385
Qualified: #29 7.608 179.88 #14 6.944 199.94
Massey had problems off the line and Rutland pulled away for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4300 Lance Abbott 405 Keith Raftery
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.017 7.096 189.95 0.019 6.453 208.36
TS Dial: 7.13 (+/-): -0.034 TS Dial: 6.50 (+/-): -0.047
Qualified: #16 7.061 193.54 #1 6.355 217.67
Raftery is a tick behind off the line and takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win
to Abbott.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4204 Scooter Hampton 38 Tommy Turner
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.093 7.156 185.18 0.027 6.799 206.86
TS Dial: 7.13 (+/-): 0.026 TS Dial: 6.70 (+/-): 0.099
Qualified: #23 7.133 192.69 #8 6.654 211.53
Turner gets the advantage off the line but can't run the number.
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