Sun, 13 Oct 2019, 23:55 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5116 Dave Slatten                         7133 Richard Okerman              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.887 191.29                     0.025  7.205 190.70
          TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 7.19 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Olpin     ) 0.031  6.893  0.023      (J Roubicek  ) 0.009  7.187  0.027
E1    (J Connelly  ) 0.018  6.935  0.135      (C McCallum  ) 0.028  7.144  0.004
 Qualified:             #5  6.747 207.94                       #19  7.126 192.41

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.
Dave Slatten uses a pair of sevens for the seven foot win!

Dave Slatten's package: 0.014.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  518 Monte Green                          721P Raul Perez                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.920 188.94                     0.017  6.941 200.00
          TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.000              TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Harper    ) 0.045  7.057  0.177      (K Ratzloff  ) 0.009  6.915  0.015
E1    (M Buehring  ) 0.014  6.873 -0.007      (J Stannard  ) 0.014  6.888  0.068
 Qualified:             #9  6.894 200.68                        #6  6.814 203.06

Monte Green runs right on his dial for the close win. MOV: 0.0090 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Bud Preuss                             77 Ted Kellner                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.813 200.83                     0.010  7.157 191.95
          TS  Dial: 6.81 (+/-):  0.003              TS  Dial: 7.15 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Gillette  ) 0.013  6.816  0.026      (B LaFlam    ) 0.036  7.144  0.014
E1    (B Smith     ) 0.008  6.772  0.022      (D Armstrong ) 0.009  7.135  0.025
 Qualified:             #4  6.739 204.70                       #18  7.105 193.63

Side by side in the lights. Just 0.002 difference in RT's and 0.004 to their dials!

Bud Preuss' MOV: 0.0020 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

Bud Preuss' package: 0.015. Ted Kellner's package: 0.017.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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