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Sun, 10 Nov 2024, 14:34 PM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
   77 Mera Silvia                            75 Michael Hiatt                
E2                   0.025  6.835 198.79     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.967 196.70
          TS  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  0.015              TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Bucklin   ) 0.025  6.886  0.066      (G Lair      ) 0.026  7.152  0.212
 Qualified:            #13  6.822 202.39                       #23  6.958 196.90

11:11 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,825 feet.

Hiatt gets the advantage off of the line and takes the stripe for the win with a .020 package.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4396 Sammy Gonzales                         64 Benji Martin                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  7.192 190.65                     0.031  6.952 198.23
          TS  Dial: 7.19 (+/-):  0.002              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Meziere   ) 0.017  7.201  0.021      (B Warr      ) 0.033  6.948 -0.002
 Qualified:            #29  7.214 190.65                       #19  6.935 198.44

Gonzales gets the advantage off of the line and runs dead on to take the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  664 Ken Ratzloff                          717 Randy Balough                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.948 198.06                     0.028  7.304 182.60
          TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.008              TS  Dial: 7.32 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Harper    ) 0.012  6.951  0.011      (D Cook      ) 0.025  7.338  0.048
 Qualified:            #22  6.945 197.94                       #31  7.281 186.43

Balough gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to Ratzloff.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   53 Bradley Johnson                      7598 Chris Newman                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.951 180.14                    -0.500  9.088  92.43
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.051              TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  2.468
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Beckwith  ) 0.006  6.880 -0.020      (J Stannard  ) 0.086  6.708  0.098
 Qualified:            #16  6.902 202.03                        #7  6.625 209.59

Newman leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Johnson.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 H660 Mark Austin                          7038 Pat Warr                     
E2                   0.023  6.884 202.61     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.651 203.06
          TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.004              TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Tattersall) 0.002  6.941  0.051      (R Okerman   ) 0.007  6.649 -0.001
 Qualified:            #18  6.916 201.67                        #9  6.653 204.45

A coin flip off of the line, Warr is able to go around Austin and takes the stripe for the win.

Pat Warr's MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 20 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7867 Dean Hall                              63 Judy Radford                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.032  6.932 187.00                     0.072  7.270 188.49
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.032              TS  Dial: 7.27 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Steinkey  ) 0.032  7.082  0.172      (B Yates     ) 0.031  7.281  0.031
 Qualified:            #21  6.943 196.79                       #30  7.256 189.04

Hall gets the advantage off of the line and goes around Radford for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   66 Joe Mellof                            735 Jeff Utterback               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.838 194.77                     0.043  6.975 197.65
          TS  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.008              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Kellner   ) 0.015  6.838  0.008      (J Heber     ) 0.009  7.216  0.266
 Qualified:            #14  6.829 201.64                       #24  6.966 197.51

Mellof gets the advantage off of the line and runs dead on "with an 8" to take the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7425 Mike Mossi                           6502 Will Yakimetz                
E2                  -0.014  6.907 200.62     ****WINNER****  0.039  6.637 205.88
          TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 6.63 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Scribner  ) 0.055  6.904  0.004      (B King      ) 0.007  6.601 -0.049
 Qualified:            #15  6.895 200.80                        #6  6.576 214.28

Mossi leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Yakimetz.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Robert Strohm                        7534 Paul Mitsos                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  7.832 173.56                     0.020  6.648 207.75
          TS  Dial: 7.83 (+/-):  0.002              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Y Blaylock  ) 0.032  7.837  0.017      (C Esrick    ) 0.029  6.651  0.011
 Qualified:            #36  7.822 174.28                        #8  6.647 208.17

Mitsos gets the holeshot but Strohm holds him off and takes the win.

Robert Strohm's MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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