Sun, 06 May 2012, 10:28 AM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BATON ROUGE, La. - Results of round 3 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                          4638 Russell Marr                 
E3                  -0.005  8.105 138.41     ****WINNER****  0.047  7.308 171.39
         T/S  Dial: 7.86 (+/-):  0.245             T/S  Dial: 7.26 (+/-):  0.048
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T WILSON    ) 0.039  7.858  0.018      (G WRIGHT    ) 0.015  7.312  0.032
E1    (C GULITTI   ) 0.040  7.853  0.033      (K HAMPTON   ) 0.038  7.326  0.056
 Qualified:            #14  7.834 174.04                        #5  7.251 189.15

9:21 a.m. Sommer goes red and Marr goes to the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4246 T.J. Tracey                           4P2 Rowdy James                  
E3                   0.044  7.375 178.60     ****WINNER****  0.055  7.462 180.86
         T/S  Dial: 7.38 (+/-): -0.005             T/S  Dial: 7.46 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G REUS      ) 0.028 10.474  3.104      (K WRIGHT    ) 0.084  7.493 -0.007
E1    (C JAMES     ) 0.003  7.450  0.020      (S HAMPTON   ) 0.029  7.514  0.004
 Qualified:             #8  7.421 186.10                        #9  7.479 180.57

Tracey had the edge at the green, but James nibbled that away and pushed Tracey into a breakout. James will face Marr in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink