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Sun, 18 Jul 2010, 06:34 PM

Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  605 Mike Ferderer                        7464 Johnny Matassa               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.044  7.387 185.97                    -0.010  7.124 194.38
         TS  Dial: 7.38 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Freeman   ) 0.020  7.376 -0.054      (W Boxold    ) 0.060  7.111  0.011
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.002  7.468  0.058      (R Okerman   ) 0.074  7.107  0.007
 Qualified:            #26  7.379 185.69                       #14  7.098 194.21

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,035 feet.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Gary Forkner                           75 Chris Newman                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.031  7.139 194.04                    -0.005  7.365 187.21
         TS  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.019              TS  Dial: 7.35 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Strickland) 0.019  7.130  0.000      (T Carli     ) 0.025  7.352  0.012
E1    (K Haney     ) 0.039  7.142  0.012      (W Silvia    ) 0.037  7.353  0.003
 Qualified:            #17  7.113 193.88                       #21  7.326 188.38


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  757 Jeffrey Gillette                     5116 Dave Slatten                 
E3                  -0.007  8.470 112.88     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.867 201.52
         TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  1.240              TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Newman    ) 0.009  7.266  0.026      (R Perez     ) 0.031  6.898 -0.002
E1    (A Firestone ) 0.014  7.243  0.023      (L Scarth    ) 0.052  6.904 -0.006
 Qualified:            #20  7.189 190.62                        #8  6.882 200.11

Slatten will face Ferderer in the semifinal.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Brad Wagner                          775R Rick Takahashi               
E3                   0.010 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.004  7.546 175.32
         TS  Dial: 7.12 (+/-): 92.879              TS  Dial: 7.47 (+/-):  0.076
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B LaFlam    ) 0.022  7.124  0.014      (G Ross      ) 0.018  7.481  0.021
E1    (R Lahn      ) 0.011  7.096 -0.044      (J Roubicek  ) 0.020  7.480  0.010
 Qualified:            #15  7.101 196.76                       #27  7.455 185.43

Wagner broke right off the starting line. Takahashi will face For

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink