Sat, 09 Nov 2024, 21:14 PM Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T604 Jim Tattersall                       H660 Mark Austin                  
E1                   0.019  8.136 165.74     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.941 183.69
          TS  Dial: 7.97 (+/-):  0.166              TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:            #37  8.002 169.02                       #18  6.916 201.67

Weather conditions: air temperature 57 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.96 inches, adjusted altitude 2,361 feet.

Austin with a near perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Mera Silvia                          6324 Gerald Bucklin               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.886 199.70                     0.059  7.320 184.88
          TS  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  0.066              TS  Dial: 7.34 (+/-): -0.020
 Qualified:            #13  6.822 202.39                       #32  7.319 185.77

Silvia with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7867 Dean Hall                            699B Aaron Steinkey               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  7.082 164.25                     0.050  9.057  95.61
          TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.172              TS  Dial: 6.43 (+/-):  2.627
 Qualified:            #21  6.943 196.79                        #2  6.415 218.62

Hall with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Richard Okerman                      7038 Pat Warr                     
E1                  -0.005  7.205 189.66     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.649 205.51
          TS  Dial: 7.20 (+/-):  0.005              TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-): -0.001
 Qualified:            #28  7.200 189.71                        #9  6.653 204.45

Okerman goes red to give Warr the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   64 Benji Martin                            3 Bryan Warr                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.948 198.29                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-): -0.002              TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-): 93.049
 Qualified:            #19  6.935 198.44                       #38 13.658  58.99

Warr is a no-show to give Martin the freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7158 Joe Stannard                         7598 Chris Newman                 
E1                   0.026  7.547 161.96     ****WINNER****  0.086  6.708 180.19
          TS  Dial: 7.20 (+/-):  0.347              TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.098
 Qualified:            #26  7.074 189.26                        #7  6.625 209.59

Stannard with the starting line advantage, but Newman chases him him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   66 Joe Mellof                           7356 Ted Kellner                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.838 193.74                     0.018  7.480 179.37
          TS  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.008              TS  Dial: 7.46 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #14  6.829 201.64                       #33  7.412 185.46

Mellof with the starting line advantage and the win.

Kellner's championship hopes are done.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7450 Don Meziere                          4396 Sammy Gonzales               
E1                   0.012  6.734 205.51     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.201 190.46
          TS  Dial: 6.67 (+/-):  0.064              TS  Dial: 7.18 (+/-):  0.021
 Qualified:            #10  6.699 207.40                       #29  7.214 190.65

Meziere with the starting line advantage, but Gonzales holds on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Randy Balough                         780 David Cook                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  7.338 185.13                    -0.500  8.795 118.92
          TS  Dial: 7.29 (+/-):  0.048              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  1.995
 Qualified:            #31  7.281 186.43                       #12  6.798 202.24

Cook left before the third amber to give Balough the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  735 Jeff Utterback                       5464 JJ Heber                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.009  7.216 187.50                    -0.016  6.571 209.52
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.266              TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-): -0.009
 Qualified:            #24  6.966 197.51                        #5  6.574 209.20

Heber goes red to give Utterback the win, who has a great light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6407 William Scribner                     7425 Mike Mossi                   
E1                   0.094  7.453 179.66     ****WINNER****  0.055  6.904 195.62
          TS  Dial: 7.44 (+/-):  0.013              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:            #34  7.437 180.57                       #15  6.895 200.80

Mossi with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on with a four for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 791R Frank Rodrigues                       749 Justin Linares               
E1                   0.205  8.274 115.01     ****WINNER****  0.429  6.221 226.77
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  1.324              TS  Dial: 6.19 (+/-):  0.031
 Qualified:            #20  6.941 197.16                        #1  6.197 230.45

Rodrigues with the starting line advantage, but Linares chases him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Robert Strohm                        7070 Sam Blaylock                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  7.837 173.45                     0.059  6.960 187.47
          TS  Dial: 7.82 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 6.99 (+/-): -0.030
 Qualified:            #36  7.822 174.28                       #17  6.915 201.61

Strohm with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   63 Judy Radford                         3015 Bill Yates                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031  7.281 188.23                     0.056  6.738 204.20
          TS  Dial: 7.25 (+/-):  0.031              TS  Dial: 6.73 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:            #30  7.256 189.04                       #11  6.728 204.70

Radford with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Judy Radford's MOV: 0.0021 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  664 Ken Ratzloff                         7728 Kelly Harper                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.951 197.51                    -0.021  6.578 159.63
          TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 6.41 (+/-):  0.168
 Qualified:            #22  6.945 197.94                        #3  6.440 223.80

Harper goes red to give Ratzloff the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Bill King                            6502 Will Yakimetz                
E1                  -0.005  7.021 194.80     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.601 213.43
          TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.021              TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-): -0.049
 Qualified:            #25  7.019 194.63                        #6  6.576 214.28

King goes rd to give Yakimetz the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Michael Hiatt                        4147 Greg Lair                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.152 165.13                     0.054 10.189  86.88
          TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.212              TS  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  3.699
 Qualified:            #23  6.958 196.90                        #4  6.504 214.72

Hiatt with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7398 Chris Esrick                         7534 Paul Mitsos                  
E1                  -0.009  7.083 190.81     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.651 203.00
          TS  Dial: 7.09 (+/-): -0.007              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #27  7.099 190.46                        #8  6.647 208.17

Esrick goes red to give Mitsos the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 Bradley Johnson                      A710 David Beckwith               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.880 201.19                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): -0.020              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): 93.099
 Qualified:            #16  6.902 202.03                       #35  7.712 175.57

Beckwith is a no-show to give Johnson the freebie. He has a great light on the single.

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