Sat, 05 May 2012, 16:41 PM Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BATON ROUGE, La. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the 2012 Nitro Jam Series, IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam presented by Domino's Pizza, Day Two:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3348 Fred Sommer                          4760 Chris Gulitti                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  7.853 174.04                    -0.003 12.945  62.62
         T/S  Dial: 7.82 (+/-):  0.033             T/S  Dial: 7.40 (+/-):  5.545
 Qualified:            #14  7.834 174.04                        #7  7.333 187.89

3:29 p.m. Gulitti goes red...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4204 Scooter Hampton                       4P2 Rowdy James                  
E1                   0.049  7.261 193.50     ****WINNER****  0.029  7.514 176.12
         T/S  Dial: 7.25 (+/-):  0.011             T/S  Dial: 7.51 (+/-):  0.004
 Qualified:             #2  6.965 200.04                        #9  7.479 180.57

Rowdy James' MOV: 0.0276 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 408K Glenn Reus                           400H Travis Leach                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.120  7.682 178.28                     0.011  8.621 115.41
         T/S  Dial: 7.60 (+/-):  0.082             T/S  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  1.391
 Qualified:            #11  7.586 181.05                        #4  7.136 193.84

Leach slowed on the top end.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  409 Kamron Wright                        4076 Matt Crisp                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  7.287 190.71                     0.019  7.753 167.44
         T/S  Dial: 7.27 (+/-):  0.017             T/S  Dial: 7.72 (+/-):  0.033
 Qualified:             #6  7.268 190.79                       #13  7.699 173.91

Crisp had the better light, gave Wright an opening at the stripe and Wright took it. Kamron Wright's MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 8 inches). Wright will face Rowdy James in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4246 T.J. Tracey                          404J Cody James                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.003  7.450 165.71                     0.008  8.059 172.14
         T/S  Dial: 7.43 (+/-):  0.020             T/S  Dial: 7.97 (+/-):  0.089
 Qualified:             #8  7.421 186.10                       #15  7.940 173.27

Great lights in both lanes...but James could not run the number. Tracey races Reus in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 436B Kevin Hampton                        4638 Russell Marr                 
E1                   0.017  7.587 178.39     ****WINNER****  0.038  7.326 188.28
         T/S  Dial: 7.64 (+/-): -0.053             T/S  Dial: 7.27 (+/-):  0.056
 Qualified:            #12  7.603 183.11                        #5  7.251 189.15

Hampton had the better light, took too much stripe. Russell Marr's MOV: Opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 430Y Trent Wilson                         4211 Brad Clarke                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.250  8.148 122.43                    -0.500 14.986  53.62
         T/S  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  1.128             T/S  Dial: 7.56 (+/-):  7.426
 Qualified:             #3  7.016 197.19                       #10  7.554 177.93

Clarke left before the third amber and Wilson will race Sommer in round two.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  406 Glenn Wright                               Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.007 15.297  52.68     
         T/S  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  8.397    
 Qualified:             #1  6.906 201.34                     Bye

Wright will face Marr in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink