Sun, 29 Oct 2006, 12:37 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

NOBLE, Okla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4556 Bob Fitzhenry                          42 Earl Folse                   
E3                   0.006  7.532 181.63     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.069 184.72
         TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.502              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.129
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.013  9.021  1.931      (P Muse      )       No Time      
 Qualified:            #12  7.112 193.84                        #1  6.665 207.42

11:23 a.m. Fitzhenry was off his expected pace. Earl Folse's MOV: 0.2498 seconds (approximately 67 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4200 Mark Pickens                         2202 Jeremy Glidewell             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.025  7.350 186.95                     0.020  7.341 186.29
         TS  Dial: 7.30 (+/-):  0.050              TS  Dial: 7.32 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.021  7.340 -0.010      (R G Underwoo) 0.053  7.329  0.019
 Qualified:            #14  7.154 195.27                       #17  7.391 187.34

Mark Pickens' MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2621 Corey Glidewell                        31 Don Peden                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.000  7.345 186.68                            0.000   NS  
         TS  Dial: 7.30 (+/-):  0.045              TS  Dial: 7.30 (+/-): -7.300
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Piepke    ) 0.028  7.324  0.024      (B Brown     ) 0.007  7.895  0.735
 Qualified:            #16  7.330 186.48                       #13  7.146 193.17

Peden was a no show. Glidewell will face Folse in the semi's.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                4695 Allen Firestone              
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.006  6.958 200.13
                                                   TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.048
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (B Clark     ) 0.015  6.908  0.008
 Qualified:                                                       #2  6.742 203.80

Firestone will face Pickens in the semi's.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink