Sat, 02 Mar 2013, 12:50 PM Top Sportsman Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Pacific Division Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  730 Bryan LaFlam                         6134 Shawn Herbst                 
E5                   0.033  7.181 189.15     ****WINNER****  0.021  7.716 177.39
          TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 7.70 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Silvia    ) 0.022  7.189  0.049      (E Olpin     ) 0.024  7.684  0.024
E3    (R Hymas     ) 0.032  7.167  0.017      (K Ratzloff  ) 0.030  7.692  0.012
E2    (R Perez     ) 0.054  7.164 -0.066      (D Watts     ) 0.047  7.700  0.000
E1    (J Dickey    ) 0.014  7.246  0.006      (B Kidd      ) 0.031  7.724 -0.006
 Qualified:            #15  7.206 190.54                       #43  7.681 180.21

10:44 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 1,389 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Both cars run close to their dials and Shawn Herbst gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  542 JR Lobner                                  Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.021  7.495 183.37     
          TS  Dial: 7.48 (+/-):  0.015    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (L Torres    ) 0.009  7.494  0.004   
E3    (R Hall      ) 0.055  7.567  0.087   
E2    (D Bracey    ) 0.008  7.571  0.091   
E1    (R Wilson    ) 0.021  7.525  0.025   
 Qualified:            #31  7.439 184.72                     Bye

Bye run to the second final in two weeks.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink