Sat, 18 Apr 2009, 11:26 AM Top Sportsman Invitational Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 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
   51 Michael Chitty                        378 Jeff Sexton                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.040  7.919 170.69                           No Time      
         TS  Dial: 7.57 (+/-):  0.349              TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-): 92.979
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Barker    ) 0.077  7.529 -0.071      (R Davis     ) 0.043  7.031  0.051
 Qualified:            #18  7.609 179.90                       #13  7.035 197.08

11:16 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.47 inches, adjusted altitude 1,700 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Sexton got to the front ofd the lanes and the car would not fire.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1962 Tommy Daras                           405 Keith Raftery                
E2                   0.044  7.559 180.74     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.812 194.32
         TS  Dial: 7.52 (+/-):  0.039              TS  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Turner    ) 0.024  7.531  0.021      (B Vaughn    ) 0.012  6.771  0.011
 Qualified:            #17  7.526 181.74                        #3  6.427 217.14

Keith Raftery's MOV: 0.0365 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   12 Jeff Brooks                            21 Jeffrey Barker               
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.011  7.240 150.03                    -0.004 13.913  57.31
         TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.340              TS  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  6.773
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Rini      ) 0.052  6.912  0.012      (V Hoda      ) 0.032  7.192  0.052
 Qualified:            #11  6.909 197.13                       #16  7.127 191.59

Barker was too quick on the trigger. Brooks gets a bye to the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 477F Earl Folse                            373 Rick Corn                    
E2                   0.029  6.898 212.86     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.920 197.59
         TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  0.278              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1                   -0.002  8.462  1.842      (C Glidewell ) 0.011  6.910  0.020
 Qualified:             #1  6.277 222.99                        #6  6.639 207.62

Folse's car made a hard move out toward the wall on the launch and he had to pedal it. By then, Corn was long gone. Rick Corn's package: 0.035. He races Chitty in the quarterfinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4200 Mark Pickens                          477 Bert Prejean                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.057  7.077 192.99                           No Time      
         TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.077              TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-): 92.999
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Mohana    ) 0.036  7.111  0.031      (J Pittman   ) 0.011  6.738  0.018
 Qualified:            #19  8.052 129.89                        #5  6.555 212.13

Prejean was a no-show. Pickens faces Raftery in the quarters.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink