Sun, 30 Jun 2013, 14:10 PM Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, ADRL Summer Drags IX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3447 Kevin Wicke                           311 Don Klooster                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  4.360 157.91                     0.249  4.236 172.98
          TS  Dial: 4.32 (+/-):  0.040              TS  Dial: 4.17 (+/-):  0.066
 Qualified:            #13  4.314 164.21                        #5  4.173 175.05

1:45 p.m. Klooster was very late.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2002 Bruce Thrift                         3749 Tim Molnar                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  4.286 166.65                    -0.024  4.320 167.88
          TS  Dial: 4.26 (+/-):  0.026              TS  Dial: 4.29 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:             #4  4.146 173.65                       #12  4.278 168.49

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  204 Ronnie Davis                         3855 Aaron Glaser                 
E1                   0.025  7.146  64.42     ****WINNER****  0.033  4.268 163.03
          TS  Dial: 4.06 (+/-):  3.086              TS  Dial: 4.21 (+/-):  0.058
 Qualified:             #1  4.036 183.45                        #9  4.234 169.77

Davis' car nosed over immediately after the launch. Two "underdog" winners, Glaser will race Wicke in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2968 Jeff Pittman                          120 Lizzy Musi                   
E1                   0.054  4.271 171.07     ****WINNER****  0.006  4.136 174.29
          TS  Dial: 4.25 (+/-):  0.021              TS  Dial: 4.12 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #10  4.239 173.04                        #2  4.068 177.11

Lizzy Musi's MOV: 0.0527 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   13 John Lassiter                         193 Ronnie Proctor               
E1                  -0.002  4.321 158.46     ****WINNER****  0.032  4.616 151.57
          TS  Dial: 4.20 (+/-):  0.121              TS  Dial: 4.39 (+/-):  0.226
 Qualified:             #7  4.188 172.37                       #15  4.333 163.63

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5167 Curt Fredrich                         375 Mark Malcuit                 
E1                   0.055  4.435 160.15     ****WINNER****  0.011  4.227 160.15
          TS  Dial: 4.41 (+/-):  0.025              TS  Dial: 4.20 (+/-):  0.027
 Qualified:            #14  4.325 166.65                        #6  4.187 171.07

Mark Malcuit's MOV: 0.0422 seconds (approximately 10 feet). He races Musi in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3190 Glenn Butcher                         140 William Brown III            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  4.256 167.27                     0.044  4.370 163.03
          TS  Dial: 4.22 (+/-):  0.036              TS  Dial: 4.29 (+/-):  0.080
 Qualified:             #8  4.221 169.13                       #16  4.336 161.29

Glenn Butcher's MOV: 0.0377 seconds (approximately 9 feet). He faces Thrift next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 124X Chuck Mohn                            307 Cheyenne Stanley             
E1                   0.658  4.149 173.70     ****WINNER****  0.016  4.293 156.81
          TS  Dial: 4.10 (+/-):  0.049              TS  Dial: 4.29 (+/-):  0.003
 Qualified:             #3  4.072 175.05                       #11  4.269 166.03

Mohn was very late and Stanley almost gave it back, posting a 0.019 package. Stanley races Proctor in round two.