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Sun, 21 Sep 2008, 04:34 PM

Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Dart Top Sportsman at the NHRA, Fourth annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4864 Vince Hoda                           344A Stephen Brinegar             
E3                  -0.500  9.151 107.80     ****WINNER****  0.004  7.034 200.35
         TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  2.151              TS  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Crocker Sr) 0.025  7.010  0.000      (J Albert    ) 0.020  7.031  0.021
E1    (A Glaser    ) 0.048  7.016  0.006      (J Wyatt     ) 0.017  7.002  0.022
 Qualified:            #32  7.025 197.45                       #12  6.895 203.49

4:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 2,626 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Hoda poulled the tree very early and Brinegar takes his Probe to the semifinals. Stephen Brinegar's package: 0.028.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3581 Matt Sam                              204 Ronnie Davis                 
E3                   0.035  6.971 192.85     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.907 189.02
         TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Malcuit   ) 0.037  6.959 -0.001      (M Kaufman   ) 0.022  6.913  0.013
E1    (B Beyer     ) 0.008  6.981  0.031      (J Brooks    ) 0.033  6.888  0.018
 Qualified:             #6  6.847 204.32                       #10  6.869 201.61

Davis had a very good light and a very good package to get the win. Ronnie Davis' package: 0.017.
Ronnie Davis' MOV: 0.0296 seconds (approximately 8 feet). He faces Brinegar in the semifinals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 345B Benjamin Board                        405 Keith Raftery                
E3                  -0.012 12.275  62.38     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.016 200.23
         TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  5.475              TS  Dial: 6.99 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Molnar    ) 0.032  7.383  0.583      (R Hughes    ) 0.017  6.975  0.005
E1    (S Wasko     ) 0.004  6.822  0.002      (R Ondrejko  ) 0.016  6.977  0.027
 Qualified:             #5  6.827 203.34                        #1  6.490 213.94

B oard goes red and Raftery takes another step toward the Jeg's Crown award.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2459 Tommy Turner                         357X Ricky Adkins                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.057  6.957 202.18                    -0.005 13.743  75.99
         TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  6.723
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Coughlin  ) 0.039  6.947  0.007      (G Wojnowski ) 0.048  7.078  0.038
E1    (B Yates     ) 0.062  6.926  0.016      (T Stultz    ) 0.011  7.065  0.015
 Qualified:            #15  6.922 202.24                       #19  6.939 198.38

Adkins car chattered the tires and tried to turn right, leaving a red bulb on the tree. Turner will race Raftery in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink