Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 16:59 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7133 Richard Okerman                            Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.089 192.25     
          TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.029    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Unruh     ) 0.018  7.045  0.015   
 Qualified:            #16  7.021 195.51                     Bye

2:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 28.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,016 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Bye run for Okerman.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7728 Kelly Harper                           77 Ted Kellner                  
E2                   0.045  7.014 200.02     ****WINNER****  0.034  7.137 186.25
          TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.034              TS  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Wooton    ) -0.500  7.027  0.077      (R Martin    ) 0.041  7.128  0.008
 Qualified:            #13  6.958 200.32                       #21  7.114 192.85

Kellner gets away first and stays there for the eight foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Doug Crumlich                          78 Paul Mitsos                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.897 196.76                     0.038  7.071 194.30
          TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B LaFlam    ) 0.028  6.893  0.013      (P Dion      ) 0.000  7.088  0.048
 Qualified:             #9  6.875 201.97                       #17  7.039 194.02

Winner races Kellner next round.

Doug Crumlich gets the win, as Mitsos breaks out by -0.009.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  664 Ken Ratzloff                            6 Bud Preuss                   
E2                  -0.020  8.147 120.37     ****WINNER****  0.043  6.714 204.98
          TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  1.227              TS  Dial: 6.73 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Taylor    ) 0.070  7.015  0.105      (J Connelly  ) 0.016  6.790  0.060
 Qualified:            #11  6.909 202.48                        #4  6.713 205.54

Ratzloff goes red and gives the win to Preuss.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                              719 David Armstrong              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.133 164.33                    -0.004  6.899 174.71
          TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.103              TS  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.129
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Edwards   ) 0.045  7.013  0.023      (D Bracey    ) 0.031  6.789  0.079
 Qualified:            #14  6.982 198.93                        #7  6.738 207.59

Armstrong is red by just -0.004 to give Olpin the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6502 Will Yakimetz                        7980 Joe Roubicek                 
E2                   0.005  6.940 196.10     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.574 209.56
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-): -0.010              TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Lucas     ) 0.006  6.946  0.026      (M Ferderer  ) 0.021  6.593  0.003
 Qualified:            #10  6.905 197.83                        #3  6.635 207.72

Great five light for Yakimetz and then he breaks out by ten.

Joe Roubicek rus four to his dial and will face Olpin next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 171M John Taylor Jr                       7262 Wayne Newman                 
E2                   0.030  7.050 192.19     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.968 199.55
          TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.000              TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Perez     ) 0.022  7.049 -0.011      (B Warr      ) 0.039  6.976  0.036
 Qualified:            #20  7.098 193.16                       #12  6.928 200.35

Close in the lights.

Taylor runs right on his dial, but Wayne Newman has an eleven light for the win. MOV: 0.0116 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

He races Okerman later.

2:50 p.m.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7241 Bart Smith                             72 Chris Newman                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.031 185.95                     0.057  6.766 203.89
          TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 6.77 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Dolezal   ) 0.023  7.078  0.088      (S Gonzales  ) 0.006  6.860  0.100
 Qualified:            #15  6.986 197.68                        #8  6.746 204.76

Bart Smith's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0160 seconds (approximately 5 feet), opponent broke out by just -0.004.

2:50 p.m. Preuss will be in the other lane next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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