Fri, 03 Sep 2021, 14:24 PM JEGS Allstars Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in JEGS Allstars Top Sportsman at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 388T Billy Thoman                           3X Ron Riegel                   
E1                   0.026  6.628 207.46     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.878 200.62
          TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.058             TSP  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:             #2  6.581 207.43                        #6  6.869 200.44

Riegel with a near perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Matt Driskell                          8X Bob Gulitti                  
E1                   0.015  6.695 206.99     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.348 221.31
          TS  Dial: 6.67 (+/-):  0.025             TSP  Dial: 6.32 (+/-):  0.028
 Qualified:             #5  6.671 206.32                        #1  6.325 221.63

Gulitti with a great light and the win in a close race. Bob Gulitti's MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Joe Roubicek                         6796 Robert Strohm                
E1                   0.032  6.637 207.59     ****WINNER****  0.008  7.462 183.07
          TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-): -0.003              TS  Dial: 7.45 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:             #4  6.642 207.66                        #8  7.443 183.19

Strohm with a great light and the win. He will face Riegel in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2904 Doug Gbur                              2X Allen Firestone              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.152 193.35                     0.014  6.638 210.14
          TS  Dial: 7.15 (+/-):  0.002             TSP  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.038
 Qualified:             #7  7.161 193.16                        #3  6.602 210.37

Gbur with the starting line advantage and ran dead-on with a two for the win. He will face Gulitti in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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