Sun, 16 Oct 2011, 07:26 PM Top Sportsman Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6792 Darryn O'Connor                        63 Ray Martin                   
E5                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.349  8.346 113.30
         TS  Dial: 7.34 (+/-): 92.659              TS  Dial: 7.34 (+/-):  1.006
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Lahn      ) 0.027  7.441  0.001                     0.043  7.322 -0.018
E3    (P Mitsos    ) 0.017  7.451  0.041      (K Kleinewebe) 0.045  7.360  0.030
E2    (R Naber     ) 0.049  7.414  0.004      (J Roubicek  ) 0.034  7.360  0.040
E1    (C Williams  ) 0.027  7.492  0.052      (V Torres Jr ) 0.029  7.380  0.020
 Qualified:            #10  7.395 185.66                        #9  7.303 189.39

Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.60 inches, adjusted altitude 3,817 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

Martin gets the single here because O'Connor was involved in the semifinal accident. Martin collects his first National event Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink