Sun, 1 Oct 2006, 05:33 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 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
 2202 Jeremy Glidewell                     2343 Jeffrey Barker               
E3                   0.046  7.471 183.44     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.242 185.84
         TS  Dial: 7.47 (+/-):  0.001              TS  Dial: 7.22 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Morrow    ) 0.025  7.478  0.028      (J Duke Jr   ) 0.006  7.227  0.007
E1    (C Spradlin  ) 0.053  7.443  0.053      (E Stuart    ) 0.011  7.239  0.049
 Qualified:            #14  7.364 187.31                       #10  7.145 193.10

5:22 p.m.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  223 Mike Thompson                        4536 Larry Smith                  
E3                   0.021  7.948 169.68     ****WINNER****  0.019  7.439 180.98
         TS  Dial: 7.91 (+/-):  0.038              TS  Dial: 7.43 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Clarke    ) 0.018  7.924  0.014      (B Burgett   ) 0.011  7.443  0.013
E1    (T Drummond  ) 0.000  7.912  0.032      (J Wood      ) 0.024  7.443  0.033
 Qualified:            #28  7.861 173.36                       #16  7.412 185.05

Smith puts together a .028 package to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4363 Rip Dennis                           2621 Corey Glidewell              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022  7.788 172.83                     0.039  7.370 185.15
         TS  Dial: 7.78 (+/-):  0.008              TS  Dial: 7.38 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Ashley    ) 0.006  7.794  0.014      (J Barker    ) 0.037  7.381  0.031
E1    (M Pickens Sr) 0.080  7.817  0.057      (J Shiver    ) 0.048  7.359  0.059
 Qualified:            #15  7.366 180.50                       #11  7.292 187.18

Dennis gets the hole-shot 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
 215L Lindsey Wood                           25 Mike Gardner                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  7.953 167.95                     0.014  7.021 196.27
         TS  Dial: 7.92 (+/-):  0.033              TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Donovan   ) 0.013  7.960  0.010      (R Sellers   ) 0.000  7.015  0.045
E1    (B Vaughn    ) 0.023  7.939 -0.011      (J Glenn     ) 0.021  6.961  0.041
 Qualified:            #29  7.893 170.19                        #1  6.674 206.35

Gardner gets a slight advantage off the line but can't run down Wood. Wood collects the bounty for taking out the number one qualifier and will take on Dennis in the next round, Barker will take on Smith.

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