Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 11:37 AM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 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
 4656 Monte Weaver                         430Y Trent Wilson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.523 189.52                     0.006  6.878 191.32
          TS  Dial: 6.34 (+/-):  0.183              TS  Dial: 6.66 (+/-):  0.218
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Marr      ) 0.026  6.682  0.312      (M Goates    ) 0.015  6.669  0.039
 Qualified:             #2  6.370 224.85                        #9  6.668 206.13

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 2,944 feet.

Wilson with a great light and then the chutes deployed and Weaver gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7133 Richard Okerman                      436B Kevin Hampton                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  7.169 185.74                     0.020  7.336 185.49
          TS  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.049              TS  Dial: 7.28 (+/-):  0.056
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M McDonald  ) 0.000  7.117  0.037      (C Arnold    ) 0.049  7.286  0.036
 Qualified:            #19  7.085 194.63                       #26  7.265 187.52

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 2,944 feet.

Okerman with the starting line advantage and the win. Richard Okerman's MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4147 Greg Lair                             518 Monte Green                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.528 215.17                     0.045  6.878 200.26
          TS  Dial: 6.51 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 6.84 (+/-):  0.038
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Heath     ) 0.020  6.510  0.000      (R Haynes    ) 0.102  6.915  0.095
 Qualified:             #5  6.536 215.10                       #12  6.822 202.12

Lair with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 453X Lance Rutland                        4940 Lonnie Sumner                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  7.696 168.68                     0.024  7.086 175.62
          TS  Dial: 7.63 (+/-):  0.066              TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-): -0.044
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Massey    ) 0.031  7.657  0.037      (G Wright    ) 0.641  7.161  0.031
 Qualified:            #29  7.608 179.88                       #22  7.130 197.59

Rutland with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4204 Scooter Hampton                        73 Bryan Warr                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  7.148 186.43                     0.020  7.139 191.70
          TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Turner    ) 0.093  7.156  0.026      (B Klein     ) 0.013  7.092  0.022
 Qualified:            #23  7.133 192.69                       #15  7.039 194.74

Hampton with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Okerman in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  468 Kelly Land                             44 Allen Firestone              
E2                   0.031  7.248 189.63     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.490 206.76
          TS  Dial: 7.26 (+/-): -0.012              TS  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.090
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Wright    ) 0.009  7.251  0.041      (T Leach     ) 0.019  6.448  0.058
 Qualified:            #25  7.222 190.94                        #3  6.397 213.67

Land with a tick advantage, but took too much stripe to give Firestone the win. He will face Rutland in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4769 Henry Kindle                         4028 Aaron Philpot                
E2                   0.006  7.597 180.77     ****WINNER****  0.049  7.141 181.45
          TS  Dial: 7.43 (+/-):  0.167              TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.081
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Leibham   ) 0.021  7.446  0.016      (J Thorp     ) 0.010  7.303  0.253
 Qualified:            #28  7.414 184.72                       #21  7.089 195.59

Kindle with a great light and the win. He will face Weaver in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                4300 Lance Abbott                 
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.043  7.095 192.00
                                                    TS  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (K Raftery   ) 0.017  7.096 -0.034
 Qualified:                                                      #16  7.061 193.54

Abbott with the bye and he will face Lair in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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