Sun, 12 Feb 2012, 22:17 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ORLANDO, Fla. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Davis Golf Carts Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Orlando Speed World Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  296 Matthew Buck                         1007 Mark Claypoole               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.941 187.18                     0.037  7.724 175.62
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.041              TS  Dial: 7.73 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hicks     ) 0.006  6.911  0.031      (B Duncan    ) 0.011  7.740 -0.030
 Qualified:             #3  6.902 201.01                       #14  7.773 175.09

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 711N Nicole Lyons                         290G Adam Garner                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.047  7.813 152.61                    -0.500  7.003 182.62
          TS  Dial: 7.80 (+/-):  0.013              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.103
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Johnson   ) 0.088  8.830  1.080      (J Taylor    ) 0.052 12.513  5.613
 Qualified:            #15  8.058 158.15                        #4  7.031 191.21

Garner was more than a bulb early and Lyons advances to the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2692 Dylan Stott                          2233 Ben Donhoff                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.158 No Time                          -0.010  8.161 103.80
          TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-): 92.959              TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  1.541
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Hornes    ) 0.027  7.067 -0.053                     0.165  8.620  2.000
 Qualified:             #5  7.097 194.16                        #1  6.606 208.65

Stott had problems, but Donhoff handed him the win by pulling the trigger too early.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   22 Kenny Burgess                         204 Ronnie Davis                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  7.118 182.03                     0.037  7.454 165.56
          TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.088              TS  Dial: 6.84 (+/-):  0.614
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Richardson) 0.003  7.084  0.024      (E Stuart    ) 0.037  7.053  0.243
 Qualified:             #6  7.146 193.96                        #2  6.899 194.38

It was close at the start, but Davis was well off the pace on the big end.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink