Sun, 31 Mar 2013, 00:01 AM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in PACIFIC DIVISION Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 777C Doug Bracey                          757T Ted Carli                    
E4                  -0.013  7.781 173.14     ****WINNER****  0.112  6.791 203.83
          TS  Dial: 7.77 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 6.81 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Molinari  ) 0.029  7.780 -0.010      (J Roubicek  ) 0.206  6.854  0.024
E2    (R Perez     ) 0.020  7.847 -0.013      (P Miller    ) 0.003  6.877  0.037
E1    (G Forkner   ) 0.013  7.844  0.024      (S 'Flattop' ) 0.169  6.826  0.016
 Qualified:            #38  7.787 172.76                        #6  6.808 204.29

8:55 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 27.88 inches, adjusted altitude 3,739 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Ted Carli is late and still gets the win. MOV: opponent's -0.013 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6969 Rod Hymas                              79 Chris Newman                 
E4                   0.019  7.037 195.85     ****WINNER****  0.003  7.003 193.29
          TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E3    (Z Clarke    ) 0.186  7.316  0.276      (D Williams  ) 0.025  7.024  0.004
E2    (K Ratzloff  ) 0.011  7.085  0.025      (S Thompson  ) 0.029  7.072  0.032
E1    (R Williams  ) 0.010  7.051  0.011      (E Olpin     ) 0.031  7.045  0.025
 Qualified:            #13  7.046 195.42                       #10  6.999 198.29

Winner gets the bye run to the finals.

Chris Newman has a 0.003 at both ends of the track for the win. MOV: 0.0203 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Hymas runs 0.007 to his dial.

Chris Newman's package: 0.006.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Richard Okerman                            Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016  7.944 131.10     
          TS  Dial: 7.42 (+/-):  0.524    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Ticer     ) 0.021  7.449  0.029   
E2    (J Gillette  ) 0.012  7.444  0.014   
E1    (J Jahsen    ) 0.016  7.437  0.017   
 Qualified:            #26  7.404 184.30                     Bye

Bye run. He races Carli next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink