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Sun, 26 Feb 2012, 16:30 PM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 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
   77 Dave Zewe                                  Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  7.438 185.38     
          TS  Dial: 7.40 (+/-):  0.038    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Carli     ) 0.024  7.394  0.004   
 Qualified:            #18  7.389 186.48                     Bye

2:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 28.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,248 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Bye run.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                              757 Jeffrey Gillette             
E2                  -0.015  7.641 180.12     ****WINNER****  0.027  7.020 198.93
          TS  Dial: 7.65 (+/-): -0.009              TS  Dial: 6.99 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Silvia    ) 0.015  7.612 -0.048      (B Cremo     ) 0.005  6.985  0.015
 Qualified:            #33 11.820 105.19                        #9  6.983 199.40

Jeffrey Gillette clicks it off early to push Olpin out. MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5468 John Baker                           4147 Greg Lair                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  7.151 195.31                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.081              TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-): 92.929
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Bracey    ) 0.067  7.091  0.061                     0.030  6.753  0.123
 Qualified:            #10  7.052 196.30                        #1  6.721 202.85

Lair can't get the engine to start and Baker gets a single.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 766M Paul Gladden                         6636 Ray Martin                   
E2                   0.061  6.998 198.76     ****WINNER****  0.003  7.258 182.13
          TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.038              TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Okerman   ) 0.045  6.974  0.044      (P Dion      ) 0.015  7.331  0.101
 Qualified:             #8  6.965 199.29                       #16  7.235 189.50

Martin takes the easy win with a 0.003 RT and runs closer to his dial.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                         5345 Doug Styers                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.051  7.640 179.56                    -0.010  7.974 174.30
          TS  Dial: 7.60 (+/-):  0.040              TS  Dial: 7.87 (+/-):  0.104
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Roubicek  ) 0.011  7.605  0.025      (J Matassa   ) 0.032  7.874  0.054
 Qualified:            #23  7.578 179.71                       #31  8.033 174.75

Robert Naber's MOV: opponent's -0.010 red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  780 David Cook                           5116 Dave Slatten                 
E2                   0.037  8.858 107.68     ****WINNER****  0.007  7.085 178.52
          TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  1.748              TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Gilmore   ) 0.024  7.129  0.009      (R Hall      ) 0.009  7.034  0.044
 Qualified:            #12  7.097 193.68                        #4  6.915 204.60

Slatten cuts a nice 0.007 light and Cook slows.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7418 Brad Wagner                            71 Chip Rumis                   
E2                   0.107  7.185 196.79     ****WINNER****  0.008  7.028 187.68
          TS  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.025              TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Deadman   ) 0.028  7.141  0.031      (R Olynyk    ) 0.025  6.940  0.020
 Qualified:            #13  7.115 197.57                        #5  6.926 200.56

Wagner is late and Rumis has a great 0.008 light for the win.

2:14 p.m. Looks like some stuff on the track near the last turn out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Monte Green                          721P Raul Perez                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.166 195.51                    -0.031  6.978 200.11
          TS  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.006              TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Phillips  ) 0.068  7.146  0.006      (S Molinari  ) 0.170  7.128  0.198
 Qualified:            #14  7.157 196.39                        #6  6.930 200.80

2:23 p.m. ...and we are back.

Perez misses the green light and Green's race car goes on to round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                7000 Mike Grady                   
E2                                            ****WINNER**** -0.028  6.877 202.52
                                                    TS  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  0.057
 Prior rounds:
E1                                           (K Speed     ) 0.240  6.836 -0.064
 Qualified:                                                       #3  6.847 203.92

Grady will get the competition single, as the pair were both no shows and he will get the bye run next round! Luck is good.

In round three: Zewe vs. Naber; Rumis vs. Gillette; Slatter vs. Martin; Baker vs. Green; and Grady gets the bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink