Fri, 10 May 2013, 14:12 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2002 Bruce Thrift                           25 Tommy Turner                 
E2                   0.046  7.012 194.07     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.736 205.22
          TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-): -0.008              TS  Dial: 6.71 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Taylor    ) 0.003  7.038  0.038      (C Morrison  ) 0.034  6.742  0.032
 Qualified:             #5  7.007 197.13                        #2  6.723 208.68

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 2,918 feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 491C Mario Boesch                         2230 Ed Richardson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  7.095 200.56                     0.014  7.367 184.50
          TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.025              TS  Dial: 7.33 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Noel      ) 0.021  7.080  0.030      (R Davis     ) 0.017  7.340  0.000
 Qualified:             #6  7.060 201.67                       #10  7.339 186.67

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   24 Dylan Stott                          2965 Paul Robison                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.936 190.22                     0.047  7.066 191.40
          TS  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.066              TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.106
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Spradlin  ) 0.027  6.896  0.026      (M Caruso    ) 0.043  7.010  0.040
 Qualified:             #4  6.870 199.82                        #7  7.132 188.44

Stott will face Turner in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                2343 Jeffrey Barker               
E2                                            ****WINNER****  0.945 No Time      
                                                    TS  Dial: 6.71 (+/-): 93.289
 Prior rounds:
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.692 208.55

Barker made it back after having troubles in round one and he took the green light and will face Boesch in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink