Sun, 21 Oct 2007, 07:56 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the 2007 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, IHRA World Finals Presented by The U.S. Air Force featuring UTI CHampionship Sunday:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2 Chris Nyerges 9225 Michael E Koontz
E3 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.000 7.817 167.84
TS Dial: 7.09 (+/-): 92.909 TS Dial: 7.36 (+/-): 0.457
Prior rounds:
E2 (B HARRIS ) 0.007 7.137 0.037 (D MORRISON ) 0.038 7.374 0.004
E1 (R EDWARDS ) 0.046 7.106 -0.014 (R TYREE ) 0.011 7.376 0.006
Qualified: #20 6.969 198.73 #50 7.381 177.44
7:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent,
barometer 29.82 inches, adjusted altitude 1,247 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.Nyerges can't
start the engine and is pushed away. Koontz is going to want the perfect 0.000 RT back for next
round. He takes the single into round four.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1063 Robert Jones 963 Stacy Hall
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.047 6.930 187.78 0.034 18.091 44.86
TS Dial: 6.90 (+/-): 0.030 TS Dial: 6.90 (+/-): 11.191
Prior rounds:
E2 (M JONES JR ) 0.449 6.903 0.033 (J MCNALLY ) 0.019 6.911 0.001
E1 (D ROBINSON ) 0.028 6.911 0.021 (T BAKER ) 0.058 6.920 0.000
Qualified: #16 6.912 200.35 #10 6.877 194.52
Halls car dives for the center line at the green and he has to lift to save the shiny. Jones'
Vette gets close to the centerline near the top end lights, but he stays with it for the decisive
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2002 Bruce Thrift 1957 Gary Fitzgerald
E3 0.047 7.345 182.67 ****WINNER**** 0.019 6.805 194.27
TS Dial: 7.38 (+/-): -0.035 TS Dial: 6.83 (+/-): -0.025
Prior rounds:
E2 (C RINI ) 0.048 7.395 0.015 (T WEST ) 0.008 6.870 0.040
E1 (M WESTMORELA) 0.073 7.413 0.013 (B PHILLIPS ) 0.034 6.853 0.003
Qualified: #39 7.223 191.05 #9 6.867 195.70
Great light for Fitzgerald and he takes the double breakout win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
8 Sandy Wilkins 351 Charlie Edelen
E3 0.039 6.992 196.04 ****WINNER**** 0.004 7.000 193.35
TS Dial: 6.99 (+/-): 0.002 TS Dial: 6.97 (+/-): 0.030
Prior rounds:
E2 (G BINGHAM ) 0.003 7.017 0.017 (J MARSHALL ) 0.017 7.061 0.071
E1 (Z ARTIS ) 0.052 7.023 -0.017 (M WHITE ) 0.025 6.987 -0.013
Qualified: #30 7.070 192.77 #24 7.012 196.13
Edelen nails the tree and steals a close one from Wilkins. Charlie Edelen's MOV: 0.0074 seconds
(approximately 2 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
9913 Josh Miller 936 Frank Teague
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.030 7.242 190.22 0.033 6.959 196.27
TS Dial: 7.23 (+/-): 0.012 TS Dial: 6.96 (+/-): -0.001
Prior rounds:
E2 (J KOLBRICK ) 0.004 7.266 0.036 (J EVANS ) 0.010 6.978 0.028
E1 (T TEETS ) 0.007 7.258 0.008 (T MATHISON ) 0.056 6.962 -0.018
Qualified: #43 7.291 188.73 #25 7.019 194.21
Almost identical RT's and then Teague breaks out by only -0.001 to give the win to
Miller.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
357 John Benoit 970X Travis Harvey
E3 ****WINNER**** 0.022 6.710 188.60 0.021 6.919 190.43
TS Dial: 6.72 (+/-): -0.010 TS Dial: 6.95 (+/-): -0.031
Prior rounds:
E2 (J BUNTON ) 0.018 8.825 2.105 (G PULUSE ) 0.024 6.987 0.007
E1 (E DONOVAN ) 0.028 6.755 0.005 (J ZIMMERMAN ) 0.017 7.123 0.133
Qualified: #5 6.756 192.60 #23 6.989 185.95
Another pair of close RT's and a double breakout win for Benoit.
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