Sun, 15 Oct 2017, 15:10 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 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
 4147 Greg Lair                            453X Lance Rutland                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.556 215.89                     0.024  7.583 174.30
          TS  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.076              TS  Dial: 7.60 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Abbott    ) 0.001  6.538  0.008      (A Firestone ) 0.012  7.694  0.024
E2    (M Green     ) 0.015  6.528  0.018      (L Sumner    ) 0.015  7.696  0.066
E1    (B Heath     ) 0.020  6.510  0.000      (R Massey    ) 0.031  7.657  0.037
 Qualified:             #5  6.536 215.10                       #29  7.608 179.88

2:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 1,907 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Rutland is a couple of ticks behind off the line and takes a little too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Lair.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4204 Scooter Hampton                      4028 Aaron Philpot                
E4                   0.025  7.059 187.94     ****WINNER****  0.011  7.181 161.04
          TS  Dial: 7.09 (+/-): -0.031              TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.111
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Okerman   ) 0.012  7.142  0.012      (M Weaver    ) 0.030  7.202  0.122
E2    (B Warr      ) 0.015  7.148  0.018      (H Kindle    ) 0.049  7.141  0.081
E1    (T Turner    ) 0.093  7.156  0.026      (J Thorp     ) 0.010  7.303  0.253
 Qualified:            #23  7.133 192.69                       #21  7.089 195.59

Philpot gets the advantage off the line but gets out of shape near the end of the run. he makes a move to the right, has to pull the chute a little early to get it under control, then Hampton takes a little too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Philpot.

Philpot will take on Lair in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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