Sun, 21 Oct 2007, 09:14 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Results of round 4 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
  357 John Benoit                          9225 Michael E Koontz             
E4                   0.013  6.754 200.59     ****WINNER****  0.010  7.410 180.84
         TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.064              TS  Dial: 7.37 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T HARVEY    ) 0.022  6.710 -0.010      (C NYERGES   ) 0.000  7.817  0.457
E2    (J BUNTON    ) 0.018  8.825  2.105      (D MORRISON  ) 0.038  7.374  0.004
E1    (E DONOVAN   ) 0.028  6.755  0.005      (R TYREE     ) 0.011  7.376  0.006
 Qualified:             #5  6.756 192.60                       #50  7.381 177.44

9:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.84 inches, adjusted altitude 1,119 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

Two great lights and Koontz runs closer to his dial for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1063 Robert Jones                         9913 Josh Miller                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.899 188.89                     0.060  7.229 190.65
         TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): -0.001              TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S HALL      ) 0.047  6.930  0.030      (F TEAGUE    ) 0.030  7.242  0.012
E2    (M JONES JR  ) 0.449  6.903  0.033      (J KOLBRICK  ) 0.004  7.266  0.036
E1    (D ROBINSON  ) 0.028  6.911  0.021      (T TEETS     ) 0.007  7.258  0.008
 Qualified:            #16  6.912 200.35                       #43  7.291 188.73

Advantage off the line to Jones and then they both breakout by -0.001 to give him the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  351 Charlie Edelen                       1957 Gary Fitzgerald              
E4                   0.029  6.947 196.73     ****WINNER****  0.046  6.815 198.76
         TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-): -0.013              TS  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.055
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S WILKINS   ) 0.004  7.000  0.030      (B THRIFT    ) 0.019  6.805 -0.025
E2    (J MARSHALL  ) 0.017  7.061  0.071      (T WEST      ) 0.008  6.870  0.040
E1    (M WHITE     ) 0.025  6.987 -0.013      (B PHILLIPS  ) 0.034  6.853  0.003
 Qualified:            #24  7.012 196.13                        #9  6.867 195.70

Edelen has an advantage off the line, but breaks out to give the win to Fitzgerald.

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