Fri, 08 Feb 2019, 17:29 PM
Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello
Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7931 Chris Beanes 777 Doug Bracey
E1 0.004 9.371 91.64 ****WINNER**** 0.056 7.171 174.73
TS Dial: 6.83 (+/-): 2.541 TS Dial: 7.17 (+/-): 0.001
Qualified: #11 6.839 199.85 #27 7.170 188.49
2:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent,
barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 1,704 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.Bracey runs
one to his dial, as Beanes slows.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
749 Justin Linares 605 Mike Ferderer
E1 0.073 6.630 198.58 ****WINNER**** 0.079 7.095 179.54
TS Dial: 6.65 (+/-): -0.020 TS Dial: 7.05 (+/-): 0.045
Qualified: #6 6.670 206.64 #22 7.038 195.19
Just six difference in RT's and Mike Ferderer gets the win. MOV: Opponent broke out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7450 Don Meziere 7241 Bart Smith
E1 -0.003 7.285 144.66 ****WINNER**** 0.004 7.101 196.70
TS Dial: 6.86 (+/-): 0.425 TS Dial: 6.97 (+/-): 0.131
Qualified: #13 6.857 200.02 #29 7.284 198.88
A rare -0.003 red light light for Meziere.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
664 Ken Ratzloff 7954 Bruce Pederson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.045 6.925 189.31 0.041 7.297 187.08
TS Dial: 6.92 (+/-): 0.005 TS Dial: 7.25 (+/-): 0.047
Qualified: #12 6.854 202.39 #28 7.257 189.95
Four difference in RT's and Ken Ratzloff runs five to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0388 seconds
(approximately 11 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7147 Glen Copley 6502 Will Yakimetz
E1 -0.003 7.683 179.06 ****WINNER**** 0.633 6.945 197.28
TS Dial: 7.04 (+/-): 0.643 TS Dial: 6.94 (+/-): 0.005
Qualified: #31 7.589 182.26 #15 6.901 198.38
Will Yakimetz is way late and then runs five to his dial. MOV: opponent's -0.003 red
light.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
72 Chris Newman 7197 Marty Castagno
E1 0.010 6.830 189.44 ****WINNER**** 0.032 7.121 192.19
TS Dial: 6.75 (+/-): 0.080 TS Dial: 7.07 (+/-): 0.051
Qualified: #7 6.719 204.85 #23 7.046 192.74
Marty Castagno scores a hole shot win MOV: 0.0072 seconds (approximately 2 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7262 Wayne Newman D712 Phil Dion
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.176 6.940 200.98 No Time
TS Dial: 6.95 (+/-): -0.010 TS Dial: 6.38 (+/-): 93.619
Qualified: #17 6.931 200.89 #1 6.340 227.08
Dion is a no show.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
77 Ted Kellner 757 Jeff Gillette
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.128 6.838 203.19
TS Dial: 7.10 (+/-): 92.899 TS Dial: 6.81 (+/-): 0.028
Qualified: #25 7.099 193.99 #9 6.803 204.26
Kellner is a no show.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
717 Randy Balough 6 Bud Preuss
E1 0.036 7.071 190.97 ****WINNER**** 0.013 6.773 201.85
TS Dial: 7.07 (+/-): 0.001 TS Dial: 6.76 (+/-): 0.013
Qualified: #24 7.070 191.40 #8 6.733 204.14
Bud Preuss puts up a pair of thirteens for the win. He uses a lot of track getting to the
finish line. MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 3 feet).Balough runs one to his dial to no
avail.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7980 Joe Roubicek 78 Paul Mitsos
E1 0.031 6.582 206.83 ****WINNER**** 0.017 7.051 195.11
TS Dial: 6.57 (+/-): 0.012 TS Dial: 7.04 (+/-): 0.011
Qualified: #5 6.566 209.56 #21 7.015 195.28
They run just -0.001 difference to their dials and Paul Mitsos gets the win. MOV: 0.0152
seconds (approximately 5 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7273 Gary Ross 7133 Richard Okerman
E1 0.017 6.863 168.30 ****WINNER**** 0.035 7.032 188.99
TS Dial: 6.53 (+/-): 0.333 TS Dial: 6.99 (+/-): 0.042
Qualified: #4 6.519 213.74 #20 6.975 196.27
Ross has a better light, but can't run the number.Okerman gets the easy win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
10 Bryan Warr 514 Phil Unruh
E1 0.028 7.198 186.82 ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.632 181.20
TS Dial: 6.88 (+/-): 0.318 TS Dial: 6.43 (+/-): 0.202
Qualified: #18 6.960 199.61 #2 6.431 227.27
Both drives are off the throttle early. The leave just 0.007 apart in RT's, but Unruh drives it
further down track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4147 Greg Lair 550 Ed Olpin
E1 0.048 6.518 215.27 ****WINNER**** 0.032 6.979 196.85
TS Dial: 6.47 (+/-): 0.048 TS Dial: 6.97 (+/-): 0.009
Qualified: #3 6.473 215.86 #19 6.962 198.70
Olpin has the better RT and runs 0.009 to his dial for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7151 Jeff Connelly 721P Raul Perez
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.173 8.738 133.08 0.036 12.941 85.23
TS Dial: 7.20 (+/-): 1.538 TS Dial: 6.74 (+/-): 6.201
Qualified: #26 7.144 193.93 #10 6.832 205.01
Perez's Grand Am is slow off the line and he motors on down to give the easy win to
Connelly.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3 Doug Crumlich 406M Fernando Cuadra Jr
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.115 6.922 197.08 No Time
TS Dial: 6.93 (+/-): -0.008 TS Dial: 7.50 (+/-): 92.499
Qualified: #16 6.908 198.03 #32 8.057 137.30
Cuadra has problems after the burnout and is pushed away.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7130 Phil Miller 7728 Kelly Harper
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.097 6.955 201.49
TS Dial: 6.91 (+/-): 93.089 TS Dial: 6.91 (+/-): 0.045
Qualified: #30 7.510 141.36 #14 6.898 204.05
Miller has problems too and gets pushed away.2:24 p.m.
Timing data courtesy of
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