Sun, 25 Mar 2012, 17:41 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Pacific Division Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Richard Okerman                      773C Billy Cremo                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.015  7.515 177.77                     0.054  7.710 177.18
          TS  Dial: 7.46 (+/-):  0.055              TS  Dial: 7.68 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Takahashi ) 0.020  7.462  0.002                           No Time      
E2    (R Olynyk    ) 0.028  7.453  0.023      (M Silvia    ) 0.020  7.681  0.011
E1    (P Jones     ) 0.000  7.448  0.028      (J Baker     ) 0.035  7.683  0.043
 Qualified:            #17  7.442 189.92                       #27  7.675 177.11

2:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 27.23 inches, adjusted altitude 4,657 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Richard Okerman's MOV: 0.0143 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7851 Robert Naber                         7980 Joe Roubicek                 
E4                  -0.004  7.700 177.95     ****WINNER****  0.046  7.094 178.99
          TS  Dial: 7.70 (+/-):  0.000              TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Hall      ) 0.012  7.779  0.099      (G Ross      ) 0.011  7.048  0.008
E2    (J McBride   ) 0.054  7.671  0.001      (D Hall      ) 0.012  7.036  0.016
E1    (B Wagner    ) 0.006  7.697  0.027      (S Molinari  ) 0.005  7.083  0.053
 Qualified:            #29  7.691 177.60                        #6  7.047 196.07

Winner of this pair gets a bye run to the final round!

It's Roubicek, as Naber goes red by -0.004 and then runs right on his dial.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 550 Ed Olpin                     
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.025  7.688 179.61
                                                    TS  Dial: 7.71 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (S Whiteley  ) 0.053  7.715  0.035
E2                                           (K Speed     ) 0.008  7.809  0.149
E1                                           (D Cook      ) 0.016  7.646 -0.034
 Qualified:                                                      #28  7.687 179.37

Bye run for Olpin and he will race Okerman.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink