Sun, 03 Mar 2013, 18:42 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Orteq Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, Showdown at Sundown at Royal Purple Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   55 Michael Chitty                        451 Bob Gulitti                  
E4                   0.038  6.838 203.12     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.698 197.36
          TS  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.008              TS  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L M Vela    ) 0.014  6.906  0.076      (J Mohana    ) 0.037  6.861  0.181
E2    (T Wilson    ) 0.068  6.841  0.021      (D Liebham   ) 0.038  6.681  0.001
E1    (M Goates    ) 0.017  6.837  0.047      (C Bullock   ) 0.016  6.689  0.019
 Qualified:             #7  6.815 202.97                        #1  6.474 212.59

5:37 p.m. Bob Gulitti's MOV: 0.0189 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4011 Royce Freeman                         405 Keith Raftery                
E4                   0.032  6.629 213.91     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.495 214.83
          TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.029              TS  Dial: 6.44 (+/-):  0.055
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Piepke    ) 0.046  6.618 -0.042      (A Firestone ) 0.019  6.456 -0.064
E2    (M Buehring  ) 0.036  6.617 -0.003      (M Crisp     ) 0.044  6.594  0.074
E1    (W Collins   ) 0.043  6.888  0.288      (H Rodriguez ) 0.016  6.540  0.020
 Qualified:             #4  6.693 199.46                        #2  6.544 201.67

Raftery cut the tree down. Keith Raftery's MOV: 0.0014 seconds (approximately 5 inches). The #2 qualifier (Raftery) will meet the #1 qualifier (Gulitti) in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink