Sat, 31 Mar 2012, 21:07 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Summit Racing Equipment Top Sportsman at the American Drag Racing League, ADRL Carsafe Dragpalooza VIII:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2002 Bruce Thrift                          412 Randell Reid                 
E3                  -0.007  4.408 161.13     ****WINNER****  0.002  4.473 157.10
          TS  Dial: 4.43 (+/-): -0.022              TS  Dial: 4.46 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M BUEHRING  ) 0.039  4.463  0.023      (J HOLT      ) 0.023  4.516  0.076
E1    (W BROWN III ) 0.084  4.452  0.032      (G BUTCHER   ) 0.013  4.479  0.019
 Qualified:            #10  4.424 161.23                       #11  4.429 159.04

8:00 p.m. Semifinals for all categories start now!

Thrift goes red, Reid posts a 0.0115 package and advances to the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  333 Marco Abruzzi                        477F Earl Folse                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  4.383 161.23                     0.001  4.376 167.55
          TS  Dial: 4.37 (+/-):  0.013              TS  Dial: 4.16 (+/-):  0.216
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C MOHN      ) 0.030  4.382 -0.028      (L MUSI      ) 0.057  4.172 -0.028
E1    (B GULITTI   ) 0.020  4.554  0.124      (J SACKUVICH ) 0.049  4.301  0.041
 Qualified:             #9  4.415 161.46                        #4  4.270 173.96

Folse had a great light, but the car made a hard move toward the wall and he had to lift. Abruzzi faces Reid in the Top Sportsman final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink