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Sun, 19 Feb 2012, 19:38 PM

Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Davis Golf Carts Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  223 Mike Thompson                        5578 Rich Smith                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.047  4.586 152.85                     0.001  4.484 158.24
          TS  Dial: 4.59 (+/-): -0.004              TS  Dial: 4.50 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Garner    ) 0.037  4.612  0.022      (D Bussa     ) 0.048  4.529  0.019
E1    (M Padgett   ) 0.005  4.635  0.015      (E Richardson) 0.099  4.521 -0.039
 Qualified:            #13  7.178 192.11                       #10  7.048 196.13

7:26 p.m. Mike Thompson's MOV: Double breakout.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   21 Jeffrey Barker                       2787 James Hicks                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.003  4.383 162.08                    -0.005  4.755 149.70
          TS  Dial: 4.39 (+/-): -0.007              TS  Dial: 4.74 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2                   0.005  4.393  0.003      (M Claypoole ) 0.020  4.755  0.015
E1    (S Lyons     ) 0.074  4.416  0.006      (S Wilkins   ) 0.020  4.764  0.014
 Qualified:             #2  6.819 201.94                       #18  7.413 185.69

Jeffrey Barker's MOV: opponent's red light. He will race Thompson in the semifinals.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2318 John Taylor                          2692 Dylan Stott                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.034  4.794 146.46                    -0.010  4.418 161.50
          TS  Dial: 4.80 (+/-): -0.006              TS  Dial: 4.42 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Davis     ) 0.003  4.810  0.020      (K Burgess   ) 0.005  4.428  0.008
E1    (M Buck      ) 0.004  4.870  0.040      (T Turner    ) 0.029  4.446  0.026
 Qualified:            #20  7.495 181.42                        #5  6.872 199.58

John Taylor's MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                5521 Lester Johnson               
E3                                                                  No Time      
                                                    TS  Dial: 4.54 (+/-): 95.459
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (J Barker    ) 0.019  4.545 -0.015
E1                                           (C Hornes    ) 0.009  4.620  0.060
 Qualified:                                                       #9  7.010 202.52

Johnson would have raced Taylor in the semifinals, but his car would not start. Taylor gets a competition single into the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink