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Sun, 26 Feb 2012, 15:02 PM

Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 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
 5345 Doug Styers                          7464 Johnny Matassa               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  7.874 174.23                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 7.82 (+/-):  0.054              TS  Dial: 7.82 (+/-): 92.179
 Qualified:            #31  8.033 174.75                       #15  7.166 195.34

11:50 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 28.25 inches, adjusted altitude 2,764 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Matassa had a on track accident last night and gives Styers the single.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 773C Billy Cremo                           757 Jeffrey Gillette             
E1                   0.001  7.647 177.11     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.985 199.32
          TS  Dial: 7.65 (+/-): -0.003              TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.015
 Qualified:            #25  7.644 175.43                        #9  6.983 199.40

Jeffrey Gillette's MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.003.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                             7256 Mera Silvia                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  7.612 180.84                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 7.66 (+/-): -0.048              TS  Dial: 7.66 (+/-): 92.339
 Qualified:            #33 11.820 105.19                       #17  7.334 188.12

Silvia had a crash too.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 777C Doug Bracey                          5468 John Baker                   
E1                  -0.014  7.695 176.44     ****WINNER****  0.067  7.091 196.02
          TS  Dial: 7.67 (+/-):  0.025              TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.061
 Qualified:            #26  7.713 176.24                       #10  7.052 196.30

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


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7639 Roger Hall                           5116 Dave Slatten                 
E1                   0.031  7.446 187.83     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.034 194.88
          TS  Dial: 7.45 (+/-): -0.004              TS  Dial: 6.99 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:            #20  7.474 185.95                        #4  6.915 204.60

Dave Slatten has a great 0.009 light. MOV: Opponent broke out by -0.004.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 757T Ted Carli                              77 Dave Zewe                    
E1                   0.017  6.827 205.38     ****WINNER****  0.024  7.394 186.12
          TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.027              TS  Dial: 7.39 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:             #2  6.819 205.69                       #18  7.389 186.48

Dave Zewe's MOV: 0.0167 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7924 Kenny Speed                          7000 Mike Grady                   
E1                  -0.005  7.457 175.89     ****WINNER****  0.240  6.836 203.25
          TS  Dial: 7.41 (+/-):  0.047              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): -0.064
 Qualified:            #19  7.438 183.82                        #3  6.847 203.92

Mike Grady's MOV: opponent's -0.005 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 710B Ken Phillips                           51 Monte Green                  
E1                  -0.004  8.800 144.66     ****WINNER****  0.068  7.146 190.40
          TS  Dial: 7.97 (+/-):  0.830              TS  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:            #30  7.980 166.87                       #14  7.157 196.39

Monte Green runs 0.006 to his dial. MOV: opponent's -0.004 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 D712 Phil Dion                            6636 Ray Martin                   
E1                   0.010  8.146 171.86     ****WINNER****  0.015  7.331 169.36
          TS  Dial: 7.99 (+/-):  0.156              TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.101
 Qualified:            #32  8.070 170.08                       #16  7.235 189.50

Two ol' school cars Barracuda vs. 55 Chevy!

Two good lights and Martin gets the 13 foot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6718 Shane Molinari                       721P Raul Perez                   
E1                   0.014  7.479 181.20     ****WINNER****  0.170  7.128 197.54
          TS  Dial: 7.49 (+/-): -0.011              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.198
 Qualified:            #22  7.532 180.45                        #6  6.930 200.80

Perez is way late, but Molinari is -0.011 too quick.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 766M Paul Gladden                           72 Richard Okerman              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  6.974 186.59                     0.013  7.670 172.63
          TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.044              TS  Dial: 7.55 (+/-):  0.120
 Qualified:             #8  6.965 199.29                       #24  7.625 179.21

Bog advantage for Okerman at the green and then he can't run the dial. Gladden goes on to round two.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                         7980 Joe Roubicek                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.605 178.90                    -0.004  7.081 168.89
          TS  Dial: 7.58 (+/-):  0.025              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.141
 Qualified:            #23  7.578 179.71                        #7  6.930 198.99

Roubicek is uncharacteristically early by -0.004 and Naber gets a free pass to the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 A731 Mark Gilmore                          780 David Cook                   
E1                   0.276  7.889 169.53     ****WINNER****  0.024  7.129 184.37
          TS  Dial: 7.90 (+/-): -0.011              TS  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #28  7.917 174.39                       #12  7.097 193.68

David Cook's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.2320 seconds (approximately 58 feet), opponent broke out after a terrible light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6643 Randal Olynyk                          71 Chip Rumis                   
E1                   0.024  7.476 169.51     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.940 201.04
          TS  Dial: 7.44 (+/-):  0.036              TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #21  7.475 183.94                        #5  6.926 200.56

Only -0.001 difference in RT's and Chip Rumis gets the close win.MOV: 0.0151 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7418 Brad Wagner                          7157 Dave Deadman                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.141 197.45                     0.011  7.965 172.63
          TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.031              TS  Dial: 7.97 (+/-): -0.005
 Qualified:            #13  7.115 197.57                       #29  7.978 173.54

Great 0.011 light for Deadman, but he breaks out by -0.005 to give the easy win to Wagner.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                4147 Greg Lair                    
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.030  6.753 209.23
                                                    TS  Dial: 6.63 (+/-):  0.123
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.721 202.85

Lair has the bye run for qualifying number one in his new car.

12:08 p.m. Forkner and Harper were no shows too, so Grady will get a competition single next round. In other pairings: Lair vs. Baker; Perez vs. Green; Naber vs. Styers; Rumis vs. Wagner; Gillette vs. Olpin; Slatten vs. Cook; Gladden vs. Martin; and Zewe gets the bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink