Sat, 13 Nov 2021, 13:24 PM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  605 Mike Ferderer                        4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E2                  -0.002 13.645  61.63     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.358 213.77
          TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-):  6.515              TS  Dial: 6.37 (+/-): -0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Green     ) 0.014  7.153  0.013      (M Hiatt     ) 0.032  6.403  0.013
 Qualified:            #26  7.129 192.22                        #2  6.385 223.25

9:55 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,648 feet.

Fererder goes red by just -0.002 to give the win to Lewis.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7116 Larry Azcuenaga                      7167 Ryan Priddy                  
E2                   0.020  6.777 192.60     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.574 210.93
          TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-): -0.023              TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Kellner   ) 0.001  6.848  0.018      (K Ratzloff  ) 0.029  6.612  0.012
 Qualified:            #13  6.841 200.65                        #5  6.622 209.59

Priddy leaves with a four light and takes the breakout win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7450 Don Meziere                           757 Jeff Gillette                
E2                  -0.007  7.572 122.64     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.449 131.97
          TS  Dial: 6.71 (+/-):  0.862              TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.529
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Okerman   ) 0.003  6.744  0.014      (K Harper    ) 0.007  6.957  0.007
 Qualified:             #8  6.731 203.98                       #16  6.957 199.79

Meziere is red by just seven gives the easy win to Gillette.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 690Y Yeshua Wilcox                        7867 Dean Hall                    
E2                   0.052 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.025  6.992 186.72
          TS  Dial: 7.25 (+/-): 92.749              TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Forkner   ) 0.011  7.272  0.042      (J Connelly  ) 0.016  7.000  0.030
 Qualified:            #28  7.210 195.99                       #20  6.989 198.79

Winner faces Gillette next round.

Wilcox's Camaro just lurches forward at the green and stops on the track around the 330 foot lights.

Hall take the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  777 Doug Bracey                           730 Bryan LaFlam                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  7.085 194.38                     0.013  6.316 218.37
          TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  0.005              TS  Dial: 6.30 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Goodwin   ) 0.032  7.123  0.033      (A Moeck     ) 0.040  6.353  0.003
 Qualified:            #25  7.113 193.71                        #1  6.276 225.03

Two great leaves, just 0.004 apart and Bracey runs five to his dial for the close two foot win.

He will face Priddy in the next round.

10:08 a.m. LaFlam has no chutes and noses his Mustang into the Kitty Litter at the end of the track. He is out of the car and fine.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5509 Charley Whittenburg                  404M Florentino Martin            
E2                   0.030  8.711 100.78     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.645 189.90
          TS  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  1.991              TS  Dial: 6.37 (+/-):  0.275
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Blaisdell ) 0.018  6.778 -0.022      (J Wooton    ) 0.092  6.641  0.241
 Qualified:            #11  6.817 204.35                        #3  6.391 225.00

10:15 a.m. Back to racing.

Identical RT's and Florentino Martin gets the easy win as Whittenburg gets his BelAir loose and has to lift.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7130 Phil Miller                           780 David Cook                   
E2                  -0.006  6.897 199.14     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.690 207.53
          TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-): -0.023              TS  Dial: 6.71 (+/-): -0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Casner    ) 0.352  6.926 -0.004      (M Silvia    ) 0.004  6.790  0.080
 Qualified:            #15  6.930 198.20                        #7  6.728 206.92

David Cook's MOV: opponent's red -0.006 light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7205 Bill Knudsen                            6 Ed Olpin                     
E2                   0.022  7.967 148.89     ****WINNER****  0.039  6.934 181.37
          TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.937              TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Proctor   ) 0.076  7.057  0.017      (R Strohm    ) 0.064  6.941  0.031
 Qualified:            #22  7.048 194.88                       #14  6.909 199.82

Winner will face Lewis next round.

Easy win for Olpin, as Knudsen gets loose and slows.

10:21 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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