Mon, 08 Oct 2018, 11:15 AM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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                         4059 Jim Thorp                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.645 202.03                     0.017  6.744 209.26
          TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.005              TS  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  0.064
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Leibham   ) 0.011  6.745  0.105      (M Weaver    ) 0.030  6.726  0.006
E1    (J Dickey    ) 0.024  6.650 -0.030      (A Philpot   ) 0.023  6.934  0.034
 Qualified:             #7  6.672 208.65                       #11  6.896 214.21

Thorp with the starting line advantage, but Wright chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   42 Lance Rutland                        4627 Brian Heath                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.037  7.663 177.16                     0.042  7.442 190.40
          TS  Dial: 7.66 (+/-):  0.003              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.642
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lewis     ) 0.029  7.684  0.034      (T Leach     ) 0.028  7.049  0.199
E1    (C Arnold    ) 0.052  7.686  0.056      (K Hampton   ) 0.030  6.866  0.006
 Qualified:            #27  7.619 179.35                       #10  6.876 200.98

Rutland with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   45 Trent Wilson                            5 Bryan Warr                   
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.387  7.035 196.53
          TS  Dial: 7.42 (+/-): 92.579              TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Lobner    ) 0.015  7.441  0.051      (B Blomberg  ) 0.011  7.032 -0.008
E1    (R Massey    ) 0.028  7.485  0.055      (M Boesch    ) -0.025  7.127  0.087
 Qualified:             #5  6.621 206.95                       #16  7.033 197.08

Wilson couldn't get the car to fire and is pushed off. Warr gets the freebie. He will face Wright in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7449 Chip Rumis                   
E3                                                                  No Time      
                                                    TS  Dial: 6.24 (+/-): 93.759
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (M Wright    ) 0.019  6.695  0.455
E1                                           (H Rodriguez ) 0.174  6.264  0.034
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.237 228.81

Rumis with problems getting the car to fire and is pushed off. Rutland will get the bye into the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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