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Sat, 31 Oct 2020, 13:20 PM

Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 1 Eliminations
By Rick Green





LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   56 Dusty Meyer                             3 Allen Firestone              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003  7.038 189.66                     0.079  6.599 203.83
          TS  Dial: 6.99 (+/-):  0.048              TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:            #20  7.030 196.79                        #5  6.603 210.31
Meyer with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  605 Mike Ferderer                        7450 Don Meziere                  
E1                   0.010  7.261 187.86     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.925 187.83
          TS  Dial: 7.18 (+/-):  0.081              TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.065
 Qualified:            #27  7.180 189.50                       #12  6.884 200.56
Ferderer with the starting line advantage, but Meziere chased him down for the win in a close one. Don Meziere's MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Doug Crumlich                         777 Doug Bracey                  
E1                   0.040  6.700 205.13     ****WINNER****  0.012  7.164 190.92
          TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-):  0.034
 Qualified:             #9  6.726 207.88                       #24  7.154 191.51
Bracey with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Doug Bracey's MOV: 0.0044 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7038 Pat Warr Jr.                         5049 Michael Chitty               
E1                   0.001  7.148 192.63     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.691 194.44
          TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.088              TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.001
 Qualified:            #23  7.111 192.82                        #8  6.700 205.47
A couple near perfect lights and then Chitty runs dead-on with a one for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   64 Craig Blaisdell                       749 Justin Linares               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.077  7.064 194.97                     0.057  6.634 194.55
          TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.014              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-): -0.006
 Qualified:            #22  7.094 195.34                        #7  6.655 208.59
Linares with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Blaisdell the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Ted Kellner                          7134 Bryan Warr                   
E1                   0.071  7.325 185.00     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.956 193.57
          TS  Dial: 7.32 (+/-):  0.005              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #30  7.349 185.00                       #15  6.964 197.80
Warr with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 411M David Cuadra                         1736 Ron Riegel                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.082  6.900 199.43                     0.001  7.252 181.74
          TS  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.030              TS  Dial: 7.26 (+/-): -0.008
 Qualified:            #14  6.919 199.58                       #29  7.280 189.50
Riegel with a near perfect light, but took too much stripe to give Cuadra the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Ken Ratzloff                          451 Bob Gulitti                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  7.309 149.75                     5.932 No Time      
          TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.329              TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-): 93.429
 Qualified:            #18  7.005 190.97                        #3  6.277 190.19
Gulitti broke right on the line and was pushed off. Ratzloff gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 404M Florentino Martin                    7534 Paul Mitsos                  
E1                   0.118  7.093 192.55     ****WINNER****  0.054  6.737 194.77
          TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  0.013              TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:            #25  7.160 191.67                       #10  6.733 205.82
Mitsos with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7197 Marty Castagno                       702G Mike Proctor                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  7.143 191.81                     0.033  6.752 208.81
          TS  Dial: 7.15 (+/-): -0.007              TS  Dial: 6.77 (+/-): -0.018
 Qualified:            #26  7.174 189.55                       #11  6.736 210.67
Castagno with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  743 Ron Smith                             505 Larry Demers                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  7.159 172.67                     0.013  6.993 196.67
          TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-):  0.029              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.063
 Qualified:            #28  7.185 191.84                       #13  6.902 201.88
Demers with the starting line advantage, but Smith holds on for the win. Ron Smith's MOV: 0.0096 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Jeff Gillette                        2459 Tommy Turner                 
E1                   0.018  7.020 197.33     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.613 209.23
          TS  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.003
 Qualified:            #21  7.044 196.79                        #6  6.645 208.78
Turner with a slight starting line advantage and the win. Tommy Turner's MOV: 0.0112 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                               45 Darian Boesch                
E1                   0.024  6.996 196.70     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.245 214.52
          TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.026              TS  Dial: 6.23 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #17  7.000 196.73                        #2  6.260 229.66
Boesch with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6502 Will Yakimetz                         730 Bryan LaFlam                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.970 195.31                     0.035  6.238 226.58
          TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-): -0.010              TS  Dial: 6.26 (+/-): -0.022
 Qualified:            #19  7.012 194.88                        #4  6.297 227.57
Yakimetz with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6502 Will Yakimetz                         730 Bryan LaFlam                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.970 195.31                     0.035  6.238 226.58
          TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-): -0.010              TS  Dial: 6.26 (+/-): -0.022
 Qualified:            #19  7.012 194.88                        #4  6.297 227.57
Yakimetz with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7151 Jeff Connelly                
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.010  6.157 232.91
                                                    TS  Dial: 6.20 (+/-): -0.043
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.214 233.24
Connelly with the bye.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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