Mon, 6 Oct 2008, 02:00 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Sunset Racecraft Top Sportsman at the NHRA, Third annual NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7265 Larry Scarth                         7800 Les Figueroa                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.044  7.822 176.49                     0.029  7.699 172.10
         TS  Dial: 7.82 (+/-):  0.002              TS  Dial: 7.68 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Crumlich  ) 0.063  7.811  0.001      (J Naffziger ) 0.006  7.740  0.070
E2    (B Downing   ) 0.042  7.876  0.046      (R Takahashi )       No Time      
E1    (C Newman    ) 0.018  7.843  0.003      (G Ross      ) 0.011  7.726  0.076
 Qualified:            #24  7.811 175.73                       #18  7.663 178.00

10:45 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 28.80 inches, adjusted altitude 2,483 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Larry Scarth goes to the final round. MOV: 0.0026 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Wayne Silvia                           77 Chip Rumis                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.306 187.65                     0.020  7.070 195.25
         TS  Dial: 7.28 (+/-):  0.026              TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Broguiere ) 0.007  7.289  0.049      (R Matthews  ) 0.021  7.080  0.030
E2    (T Broguiere ) 0.016  7.266  0.026      (M Vazquez   ) 0.029  7.070  0.030
E1    (R Lahn      ) 0.036  7.264  0.024      (J Bourquin  ) 0.015  7.057  0.007
 Qualified:             #5  7.234 190.35                        #3  7.011 195.85

Close start for both cars and Rumis breaks out by -0.010 and gives the win to Silvia.

10:48 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink