Mon, 08 Oct 2018, 10:06 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, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5790 J.R. Lobner                            45 Trent Wilson                 
E2                   0.031  7.453 178.52     ****WINNER****  0.015  7.441 183.74
          TS  Dial: 7.41 (+/-):  0.043              TS  Dial: 7.39 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Haynes    ) 0.020  7.495  0.035      (R Massey    ) 0.028  7.485  0.055
 Qualified:            #26  7.453 182.80                        #5  6.621 206.95

Wilson with the starting line advantage and the win. Trent Wilson's MOV: 0.0081 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 400H Travis Leach                         4627 Brian Heath                  
E2                   0.018  7.471 143.26     ****WINNER****  0.028  7.049 162.29
          TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.471              TS  Dial: 6.85 (+/-):  0.199
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Lair      ) 0.060  7.016 -0.004      (K Hampton   ) 0.030  6.866  0.006
 Qualified:            #17  7.033 195.90                       #10  6.876 200.98

Leach with the starting line advantage, but was loose and Heath gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4334 Mason Wright                         7449 Chip Rumis                   
E2                   0.043  6.789 202.64     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.695 164.71
          TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-): -0.011              TS  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  0.455
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Hampton   ) 0.002  6.862  0.042      (H Rodriguez ) 0.174  6.264  0.034
 Qualified:             #8  6.797 203.65                        #1  6.237 228.81

Rumis with the starting line advantage and the win. He will have the bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Lance Rutland                        4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  7.684 172.43                     0.135  6.608 211.30
          TS  Dial: 7.65 (+/-):  0.034              TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Arnold    ) 0.052  7.686  0.056      (B Irby      ) 0.065  6.838  0.198
 Qualified:            #27  7.619 179.35                        #6  6.629 210.37

Rutland with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Heath in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  406 Glenn Wright                         4289 Daniel Leibham               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.745 186.46                     0.067  7.064 193.05
          TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.105              TS  Dial: 6.99 (+/-):  0.074
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Dickey    ) 0.024  6.650 -0.030      (J Southerlan) 0.001  7.212  0.212
 Qualified:             #7  6.672 208.65                       #14  6.971 195.82

Wright with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4656 Monte Weaver                         4059 Jim Thorp                    
E2                   0.014  6.626 210.05     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.726 199.85
          TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.046              TS  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Nelson    ) 0.033  6.716  0.096      (A Philpot   ) 0.023  6.934  0.034
 Qualified:             #4  6.605 216.76                       #11  6.896 214.21

Weaver with the starting line advantage, but Thorp chased him down for the win. He will face Wright in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  464 Bengt Blomberg                          5 Bryan Warr                   
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.011  7.032 196.22
          TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-): 92.959              TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Liles     ) 0.003  7.237  0.137      (M Boesch    ) -0.025  7.127  0.087
 Qualified:             #9  6.823 203.71                       #16  7.033 197.08

Blomberg is a no show and Warr gets the freebie. He will face Wilson in next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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