Sun, 1 Oct 2006, 07:51 PM Top Sportsman Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of final, round 5 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
 4363 Rip Dennis                           2343 Jeffrey Barker               
E5                   0.040  7.780 172.70     ****WINNER****  0.016  7.191 191.05
         TS  Dial: 7.78 (+/-):  0.000              TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Wood      ) 0.013  7.790  0.010      (L Smith     ) 0.018  7.269  0.059
E3    (C Glidewell ) 0.022  7.788  0.008      (J Glidewell ) 0.009  7.242  0.022
E2    (D Ashley    ) 0.006  7.794  0.014      (J Duke Jr   ) 0.006  7.227  0.007
E1    (M Pickens Sr) 0.080  7.817  0.057      (E Stuart    ) 0.011  7.239  0.049
 Qualified:            #15  7.366 180.50                       #10  7.145 193.10

7:43 p.m. Barker gets the advantage off the line, drives around Dennis, and takes the win by a margin of victory of 0.0035 seconds (approximately 11 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink