Fri, 02 Nov 2012, 18:40 PM Shootout for Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in K&N Filters Top Qualifier Shootout for Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Shortline Express Gambler Shootout 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                       757 Jeff Gillette                
E2                   0.020  7.425 178.10     ****WINNER****  0.006  7.088 195.14
          TS  Dial: 7.45 (+/-): -0.025              TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Forkner   ) 0.004  7.428 -0.002      (J Roubicek  ) 0.021  7.084  0.024
 Qualified:             #5 4                                    #8 1            

3:31 p.m. This round of the Shootout does npot count toward qualifying.

Gillette slammed the door shut on Pkerman, his 0.014 package better than Okerman's reaction time, forcing Okerman to break out to take the stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  780 David Cook                           721P Raul Perez                   
E2                   0.074  7.123 193.43     ****WINNER****  0.004  7.080 194.38
          TS  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.003              TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  0.060
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Slatten   ) 0.020  7.114  0.014      (B Wagner    ) 0.033  7.022 -0.018
 Qualified:             #3 6                                    #2 7            

Perez had a nice 0.004 light and took the stripe by about four feet for the win. He will race Gillette in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink