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Sun, 04 Nov 2012, 18:28 PM

Top Sportsman Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 eliminations in Pacific Division Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Short Line 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
 5468 John Baker                           7282 Doug Watts                   
E5                  -0.155  7.111 195.28     ****WINNER****  0.066  7.044 195.28
          TS  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.021              TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E4    (K Kleinewebe) 0.010  7.111  0.021      (T Fleck     ) 0.019  7.042 -0.048
E3    (D Hemley    ) 0.028  7.114  0.034      (D Slatten   ) 0.031  7.073  0.023
E2    (M Silvia    ) 0.014  7.136  0.066      (M Thompson  ) 0.026  7.031 -0.039
E1    (D Deadman   ) 0.010  7.103  0.033      (D Glenn     ) 0.023  7.081 -0.019
 Qualified:            #19  7.084 194.46                       #14  7.041 195.19

3:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 28.00 inches, adjusted altitude 4,021 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Baker got a whole lot of red light and Watts goes to the final round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7639 Roger Hall                           5831 Doug Reh                     
E5   ****WINNER****  0.010  7.476 185.28                     0.043  7.686 176.79
          TS  Dial: 7.48 (+/-): -0.004              TS  Dial: 7.69 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E4    (P Dion      ) 0.015  7.493 -0.007      (W Newman    ) 0.040  7.690 -0.010
E3    (R Olynyk    ) 0.075  7.493  0.043      (S Faller    ) 0.062  7.703  0.003
E2    (D Lafferty  ) 0.003  7.466 -0.004      (J Heber     ) 0.055  7.702  0.002
E1    (M Grady     ) 0.014  7.545  0.065      (D Liebham   ) 0.072  7.706 -0.014
 Qualified:            #37  7.473 185.56                       #50  7.724 175.43

Roger Hall's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0330 seconds (approximately 9 feet) in a double breakout. With identical breakouts, the first to the stripe wins and Hall will race Watts in the Top Sportsman final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink