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Sat, 18 Apr 2009, 10:26 AM

Top Sportsman Invitational Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Davis Carts/Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman Invitational at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2621 Corey Glidewell                       373 Rick Corn                    
E1                   0.028  7.130 189.26     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.910 198.90
         TS  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.040              TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #15  7.098 191.05                        #6  6.639 207.62

10:05 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 969 feet, track temperature 62 degrees.

Rick Corn's MOV: 0.0375 seconds (approximately 10 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1962 Tommy Daras                            25 Tommy Turner                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  7.531 180.19                    -0.500 13.378  82.96
         TS  Dial: 7.51 (+/-):  0.021              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  6.578
 Qualified:            #17  7.526 181.74                        #8  6.810 203.25

Turner left before the third amber bulb came on.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   12 Jeff Brooks                          1010 Chris Rini                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052  6.912 195.59                     0.024  6.750 195.45
         TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.012              TS  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  0.070
 Qualified:            #11  6.909 197.13                        #2  6.357 207.78

Jeff Brooks' MOV: 0.0303 seconds (approximately 9 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2968 Jeff Pittman                          477 Bert Prejean                 
E1                   0.028  7.057 189.44     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.738 205.63
         TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  0.018
 Qualified:            #14  7.055 192.11                        #5  6.555 212.13

Bert Prejean's MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 21 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   21 Jeffrey Barker                       4864 Vince Hoda                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  7.192 171.49                     0.013 No Time      
         TS  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.052              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-): 93.069
 Qualified:            #16  7.127 191.59                        #7  6.789 206.32

Hoda launched, broke and stopped just past half track.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Michael Chitty                       2767 Jerry Barker                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.077  7.529 181.57                    -0.007  6.981 166.56
         TS  Dial: 7.60 (+/-): -0.071              TS  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  0.161
 Qualified:            #18  7.609 179.90                        #9  6.812 203.28

Michael Chitty wins on a red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  288 Billy Vaughn                          405 Keith Raftery                
E1                   0.016  6.938 198.03     ****WINNER****  0.012  6.771 201.91
         TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #12  6.940 196.30                        #3  6.427 217.14

Billy Vaughn's package: 0.034. Keith Raftery's package: 0.023. Keith Raftery's MOV: 0.0115 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  378 Jeff Sexton                           204 Ronnie Davis                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  7.031 197.13                     0.004  6.861 183.84
         TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.051              TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.111
 Qualified:            #13  7.035 197.08                        #4  6.451 220.19

Davis is running a brand-new car, had lots of problems getting it to go down the track during qualifying. Had a great light, but said last night he didn't know what to dial. Jeff Sexton's MOV: 0.0211 seconds (approximately 6 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4935 Joseph Mohana                        4200 Mark Pickens                 
E1                   0.069  6.856 200.95     ****WINNER****  0.036  7.111 192.11
         TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-): -0.004              TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  0.031
 Qualified:            #10  6.864 200.59                       #19  8.052 129.89

Mark Pickens wins on a breakout. He has also been batting handling problems with his car - might have it figured out now.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                477F Earl Folse                   
E1                                            ****WINNER**** -0.002  8.462 112.66
                                                   TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  1.842
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.277 222.99

Folse got the bye run and needed it, the car stareting to shake and bounce abous two seconds into the run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink