Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 18:50 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in PACIFIC DIVISION Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6643 Randal Olynyk                              Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.460 184.25     
          TS  Dial: 7.45 (+/-):  0.010    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Matassa   ) 0.029  7.517  0.067   
E1    (T Carli     ) 0.015  7.488  0.048   
 Qualified:            #19  7.461 184.19                     Bye

4:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 8 percent, barometer 28.38 inches, adjusted altitude 3,158 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6718 Shane Molinari                         72 Richard Okerman              
E3                   0.034  7.503 181.59     ****WINNER****  0.019  7.711 172.89
          TS  Dial: 7.48 (+/-):  0.023              TS  Dial: 7.71 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Martin    ) 0.039  7.486  0.006      (M Grady     ) 0.000  7.793  0.093
E1    (R Perez     ) 0.015  7.480  0.000      (J Baker     ) 0.021  7.727  0.027
 Qualified:            #22  7.506 181.13                       #26  7.720 172.12

Richard Okerman's MOV: 0.0377 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7418 Brad Wagner                            77 Dave Zewe                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.003  7.134 197.68                    -0.016  7.405 186.87
          TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.034              TS  Dial: 7.39 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Roubicek  ) 0.019  7.128  0.008      (P Gladden   ) 0.009  7.404 -0.006
E1    (K Harper    ) 0.041  7.095  0.015      (P Dion      ) 0.011  7.470  0.070
 Qualified:            #12  7.126 194.91                       #16  7.404 186.56

Brad Wagner's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7256 Mera Silvia                          5116 Dave Slatten                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  7.385 186.10                     0.017  7.096 178.76
          TS  Dial: 7.35 (+/-):  0.035              TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Gillette  ) 0.029  7.362  0.002      (K Phillips  ) 0.021  7.185  0.135
E1    (J Naffziger ) 0.010  7.347 -0.013      (V Campa     ) 0.029  6.883  0.053
 Qualified:            #15  7.361 188.17                        #2  6.862 204.01

Mera Silvia has a 0.007 light for a hole shot win. MOV: 0.0013 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                          780 David Cook                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.597 179.42                     0.048  7.133 189.73
          TS  Dial: 7.58 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-): -0.037
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Deadman   ) 0.016  7.586  0.006      (G Lair      ) 0.064  7.157  0.037
E1    (C Rumis     ) 0.035  7.587  0.027      (E Olpin     ) 0.020  7.122  0.042
 Qualified:            #23  7.588 179.56                        #9  7.106 193.21

Robert Naber's MOV: Opponent broke out.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink