Drag Race Central - Drag Racing
Sun, 1 Oct 2006, 03:21 PM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe



COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Atlanta Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  223 Mike Thompson                        4211 Brad Clarke                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.924 171.82                     0.017  7.656 171.25
         TS  Dial: 7.91 (+/-):  0.014              TS  Dial: 7.64 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Drummond  ) 0.000  7.912  0.032      (R Davis     ) 0.009  7.646  0.026
 Qualified:            #28  7.861 173.36                       #20  7.626 175.02
3:03 p.m. Mike Thompson's MOV: 0.0014 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2767 Jerry Barker                         2621 Corey Glidewell              
E2                   0.033  6.927 200.47     ****WINNER****  0.037  7.381 185.64
         TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-): -0.003              TS  Dial: 7.35 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Adkins Jr ) 0.036  6.945  0.055      (J Shiver    ) 0.048  7.359  0.059
 Qualified:             #3  6.894 202.12                       #11  7.292 187.18
Barker takes the stripe, but a little too much.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   29 Robert Sellers                         25 Mike Gardner                 
E2                   0.022  7.121 194.72     ****WINNER****  0.000  7.015 191.05
         TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.051              TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Roberts   ) 0.013  7.258  0.168      (J Glenn     ) 0.021  6.961  0.041
 Qualified:             #9  7.072 195.25                        #1  6.674 206.35
Gardner gets the perfect light and drives around Sellers for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2202 Jeremy Glidewell                       23 Dan Morrow                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  7.478 182.06                     0.173  7.018 197.62
         TS  Dial: 7.45 (+/-):  0.028              TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Spradlin  ) 0.053  7.443  0.053      (M Buck      ) 0.028  7.014  0.044
 Qualified:            #14  7.364 187.31                        #6  6.964 198.47
Morrow is really late off the line, Glidewell moves on.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4363 Rip Dennis                           2041 Dale Ashley                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.794 169.19                     0.021  7.082 196.64
         TS  Dial: 7.78 (+/-):  0.014              TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Pickens Sr) 0.080  7.817  0.057      (M Forsythe  ) 0.024  7.057  0.057
 Qualified:            #15  7.366 180.50                        #7  6.991 196.04
Dennis gets the hole-shot, Ashley breaks out trying to run him down. Dennis will take on Corey Glidewell in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2907 Jerry Duke Jr.                       2343 Jeffrey Barker               
E2                   0.026  7.802 179.14     ****WINNER****  0.006  7.227 190.30
         TS  Dial: 7.85 (+/-): -0.048              TS  Dial: 7.22 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Harrington) 0.030  7.838  0.208      (E Stuart    ) 0.011  7.239  0.049
 Qualified:            #18  7.493 187.34                       #10  7.145 193.10
Barker puts together a .013 package to take the win. He will take on Jeremy Glidewell in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4536 Larry Smith                          2198 Bobby Burgett                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.443 184.32                     0.038  7.004 194.77
         TS  Dial: 7.43 (+/-):  0.013              TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-): -0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Wood      ) 0.024  7.443  0.033      (M Holsworth ) 0.015  7.038  0.048
 Qualified:            #16  7.412 185.05                        #8  7.009 195.70
Smith will take on Thompson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2161 Jerry Donovan                        215L Lindsey Wood                 
E2                   0.041  7.665 178.97     ****WINNER****  0.013  7.960 158.37
         TS  Dial: 7.67 (+/-): -0.005              TS  Dial: 7.95 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Turner Jr ) 0.005  7.665 -0.005      (B Vaughn    ) 0.023  7.939 -0.011
 Qualified:            #21  7.632 179.52                       #29  7.893 170.19
Wood gets the hole-shot and hangs on for the win. Gardner will take on Wood in the next round.

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