Sat, 05 May 2012, 20:08 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BATON ROUGE, La. - Results of round 2 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
 4246 T.J. Tracey                          408K Glenn Reus                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028 10.474 108.63                    -0.006  7.671 181.23
         T/S  Dial: 7.37 (+/-):  3.104             T/S  Dial: 7.64 (+/-):  0.031
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C JAMES     ) 0.003  7.450  0.020      (T LEACH     ) 0.120  7.682  0.082
 Qualified:             #8  7.421 186.10                       #11  7.586 181.05

6:56 p.m.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  406 Glenn Wright                         4638 Russell Marr                 
E2                   0.042  6.944 201.34     ****WINNER****  0.015  7.312 187.96
         T/S  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.024             T/S  Dial: 7.28 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.007 15.297  8.397      (K HAMPTON   ) 0.038  7.326  0.056
 Qualified:             #1  6.906 201.34                        #5  7.251 189.15

Marr had the better light and took out the 2011 champion.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  409 Kamron Wright                         4P2 Rowdy James                  
E2                  -0.006  8.344 115.74     ****WINNER****  0.084  7.493 181.92
         T/S  Dial: 7.27 (+/-):  1.074             T/S  Dial: 7.50 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M CRISP     ) 0.033  7.287  0.017      (S HAMPTON   ) 0.029  7.514  0.004
 Qualified:             #6  7.268 190.79                        #9  7.479 180.57

Wright went red and James ran it all the way through the lights. He will face Tracey in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 430Y Trent Wilson                         3348 Fred Sommer                  
E2                  -0.500 16.131  61.70     ****WINNER****  0.039  7.858 173.87
         T/S  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  9.111             T/S  Dial: 7.84 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B CLARKE    ) 0.250  8.148  1.128      (C GULITTI   ) 0.040  7.853  0.033
 Qualified:             #3  7.016 197.19                       #14  7.834 174.04

Wilson left at least one bulb early. Sommer races Marr in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink