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Tue, 7 Oct 2008, 01:32 AM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations (Revised)

By David Gerard

FONTANA, Calif. - (Revised) Results of round 2 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
 6707 Robert Matthews                      780V Val Torres Jr.               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  7.653 178.50                     0.016  7.352 182.35
         TS  Dial: 7.65 (+/-):  0.003              TS  Dial: 7.34 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Drew      ) 0.007  7.666 -0.014      (M Boner     ) 0.010  7.358  0.038
 Qualified:            #15  7.637 178.87                        #7  7.304 189.23

5:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 28.71 inches, adjusted altitude 3,220 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Torres has a small starting line advantage, but can't quite run Matthews down. Robert Matthews' MOV: 0.0053 seconds (approximately 17 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7648 Bob Harris                           788D Doug Crumlich                
E2                   0.164  7.741 177.51     ****WINNER****  0.032  8.047 152.16
         TS  Dial: 7.76 (+/-): -0.019              TS  Dial: 7.96 (+/-):  0.087
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Roubicek  ) 0.004  7.791  0.031      (R Hall      ) 0.020  8.030  0.060
 Qualified:            #20  7.715 177.49                       #28  7.931 171.97

Harris misses his dial by -0.019 to give the win to Crumlich.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  720 Bryan Downing                        7265 Larry Scarth                 
E2                   0.017  8.254 165.68     ****WINNER****  0.042  7.876 165.09
         TS  Dial: 8.17 (+/-):  0.084              TS  Dial: 7.83 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N Lyons     ) 0.079  8.217  0.037      (C Newman    ) 0.018  7.843  0.003
 Qualified:            #32  8.164 166.62                       #24  7.811 175.73

Larry Scarth's MOV: 0.0136 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7418 Brad Wagner                          711J James Naffziger              
E2                   0.116  7.327 189.52     ****WINNER****  0.035  8.006 169.00
         TS  Dial: 7.30 (+/-):  0.027              TS  Dial: 7.94 (+/-):  0.066
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Okerman   ) 0.032  7.335  0.015      (B Cremo     ) 0.034  7.958 -0.022
 Qualified:             #6  7.286 190.43                       #30  7.996 171.53

Wagner is late and can't catch Naffziger. James Naffziger's MOV: 0.0427 seconds (approximately 12 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7305 Travis Broguiere                       76 Wayne Silvia                 
E2                   0.029  7.946 172.83     ****WINNER****  0.016  7.266 185.41
         TS  Dial: 7.93 (+/-):  0.016              TS  Dial: 7.24 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Cloud     ) 0.072  7.950  0.020      (R Lahn      ) 0.036  7.264  0.024
 Qualified:            #29  7.946 172.89                        #5  7.234 190.35

Silva had more drama than he wanted, as the parachute came out of the Cavalier right at the ready line. A little panic by the crew getting it back in the pack doesn't rattle him, as he gets the close hole shot win over Brouguiere.
Wayne Silvia's MOV: 0.0033 seconds (approximately 10 inches).

Travis Broguiere's package: 0.045.
Wayne Silvia's package: 0.042.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 700V Martin Vasquez                         77 Chip Rumis                   
E2                   0.007  7.918 168.77     ****WINNER****  0.029  7.070 186.61
         TS  Dial: 7.86 (+/-):  0.058              TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Soto      ) 0.012  7.881  0.001      (J Bourquin  ) 0.015  7.057  0.007
 Qualified:            #27  7.848 172.21                        #3  7.011 195.85

Another close race, as Rumis runs down Vasquez right at the lights. Chip Rumis' MOV: 0.0067 seconds (approximately 20 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 784Q Gary Forkner                         7054 Robert Broguiere             
E2                  -0.012  7.436 184.17     ****WINNER****  0.073  6.960 197.39
         TS  Dial: 7.43 (+/-):  0.006              TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-): -0.040
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Newman    ) 0.022  7.486  0.016      (P Miller    ) 0.116  7.413  0.413
 Qualified:             #9  7.451 183.57                        #1  6.944 198.06

Forkner is red by -0.012. The "Other Broguiere" gets the free pass to round three.

6:01 p.m.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Rich Takahashi                       7800 Les Figueroa                 
E2                   0.000 No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.036 No Time      
         TS  Dial: 7.66 (+/-): 92.339              TS  Dial: 7.66 (+/-): 92.339
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Matassa   ) 0.017  7.934  0.414      (G Ross      ) 0.011  7.726  0.076
 Qualified:            #10  7.488 186.10                       #18  7.663 178.00

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink