Sun, 07 Oct 2018, 17:43 PM
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, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
406 Glenn Wright 429 Jimmie Dickey
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.024 6.650 207.88 No Time
TS Dial: 6.68 (+/-): -0.030 TS Dial: 6.68 (+/-): 93.319
Qualified: #7 6.672 208.65 #21 7.097 194.91
4:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent,
barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 3,689 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.Dickey is a
no-show.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4028 Aaron Philpot 4059 Jim Thorp
E1 0.066 7.233 190.38 ****WINNER**** 0.023 6.934 188.52
TS Dial: 7.28 (+/-): -0.047 TS Dial: 6.90 (+/-): 0.034
Qualified: #25 7.270 190.24 #11 6.896 214.21
Thorp gets the advantage off the line and takes the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
428 Phillip Nelson 4656 Monte Weaver
E1 0.274 7.066 195.36 ****WINNER**** 0.033 6.716 188.73
TS Dial: 7.03 (+/-): 0.036 TS Dial: 6.62 (+/-): 0.096
Qualified: #18 7.034 196.59 #4 6.605 216.76
Weaver gets a big holeshot and takes the stripe for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4979 Craig Liles 464 Bengt Blomberg
E1 0.021 7.122 188.89 ****WINNER**** 0.003 7.237 188.20
TS Dial: 7.14 (+/-): -0.018 TS Dial: 7.10 (+/-): 0.137
Qualified: #23 7.103 193.35 #9 6.823 203.71
Blomberg gets the holeshot;Liles breaks out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
440 Hermilo Rodriguez 7449 Chip Rumis
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.174 6.264 227.19
TS Dial: 7.03 (+/-): 92.969 TS Dial: 6.23 (+/-): 0.034
Qualified: #15 7.021 198.38 #1 6.237 228.81
Rodriguez breaks before staging and does not make a pass.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
436B Kevin Hampton 4627 Brian Heath
E1 -0.003 7.903 130.99 ****WINNER**** 0.030 6.866 200.65
TS Dial: 7.18 (+/-): 0.723 TS Dial: 6.86 (+/-): 0.006
Qualified: #24 7.160 194.30 #10 6.876 200.98
Hampton just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Heath.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4204 Scooter Hampton 4334 Mason Wright
E1 0.045 7.117 191.48 ****WINNER**** 0.002 6.862 196.59
TS Dial: 7.12 (+/-): -0.003 TS Dial: 6.82 (+/-): 0.042
Qualified: #22 7.102 192.30 #8 6.797 203.65
Wright gets the advantage off the line and goes around Hampton for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4147 Greg Lair 400H Travis Leach
E1 -0.001 6.584 211.89 ****WINNER**** 0.060 7.016 195.79
TS Dial: 6.58 (+/-): 0.004 TS Dial: 7.02 (+/-): -0.004
Qualified: #3 6.583 213.16 #17 7.033 195.90
Lair just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Leach.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5790 J.R. Lobner 4713 Roy Haynes
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.020 7.495 178.87 0.028 6.956 189.60
TS Dial: 7.46 (+/-): 0.035 TS Dial: 6.97 (+/-): -0.014
Qualified: #26 7.453 182.80 #12 6.936 199.23
Lobner gets the advantage off the line and takes the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5111 Jeff Southerland 4289 Daniel Leibham
E1 0.031 10.601 83.54 ****WINNER**** 0.001 7.212 155.99
TS Dial: 7.75 (+/-): 2.851 TS Dial: 7.00 (+/-): 0.212
Qualified: #28 7.726 175.23 #14 6.971 195.82
Leibham is almost perfect off the line and he takes the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4317 Bobby Irby 4880 Jimmy Lewis
E1 0.597 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.065 6.838 172.63
TS Dial: 6.90 (+/-): 93.099 TS Dial: 6.64 (+/-): 0.198
Qualified: #20 7.090 192.38 #6 6.629 210.37
Irby hits the throttle, the engine backfires, and the hood scoop goes flying into the air.
Lewis goes on through for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4043 Chris Arnold 42 Lance Rutland
E1 0.020 7.085 192.47 ****WINNER**** 0.052 7.686 177.28
TS Dial: 6.95 (+/-): 0.135 TS Dial: 7.63 (+/-): 0.056
Qualified: #13 6.957 197.86 #27 7.619 179.35
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4042 Roger Massey 45 Trent Wilson
E1 0.094 7.231 195.73 ****WINNER**** 0.028 7.485 169.08
TS Dial: 7.08 (+/-): 0.151 TS Dial: 7.43 (+/-): 0.055
Qualified: #19 7.080 197.42 #5 6.621 206.95
Wilson gets a big holeshot and holds off Massey for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
491C Mario Boesch 5 Bryan Warr
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** -0.025 7.127 196.02
TS Dial: 7.04 (+/-): 92.959 TS Dial: 7.04 (+/-): 0.087
Qualified: #2 6.445 222.18 #16 7.033 197.08
Boesch is a no-show.
Timing data courtesy of
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