Sun, 26 May 2013, 11:50 AM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Davis Golf Carts Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Atlanta Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 498Z Benny Kimberly                       3233 Bob Mandell Jr.              
E2                   0.786 10.491 130.22     ****WINNER****  0.004  7.048 166.54
          TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  3.321              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.108
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Davis     ) 0.874 13.819  6.819      (C Spradlin  ) 0.038  6.952  0.002
 Qualified:            #11  7.183 193.54                        #6  6.955 198.93

11:25 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 1,878 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Kimberly idles off the line when the tree comes down.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   25 Tommy Turner                          260 Bob Barnes                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  6.655 214.21                     0.018  7.548 186.92
          TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.045              TS  Dial: 7.58 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (Bye         ) 0.003  6.638 -0.042      (V Hoda      ) 0.038  7.664  0.114
 Qualified:             #1  6.641 214.59                       #17  7.568 179.73

Barnes gets the hole shot but takes too much stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3102 Mark McDonald                        2965 Jackie Robison               
E2                  -0.003  7.410 185.49     ****WINNER**** -0.017  7.139 186.25
          TS  Dial: 7.44 (+/-): -0.030              TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.079
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Buck      ) 0.024  7.476  0.026      (B Duncan    ) 0.010  7.067  0.067
 Qualified:            #14  7.458 184.22                        #9  7.075 190.24

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2877 Jeff Rudisill                        200C Chad Morrison                
E2                   0.013 14.662  56.45     ****WINNER****  0.026  7.218 166.74
          TS  Dial: 7.42 (+/-):  7.242              TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.158
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Stott     ) 0.041  7.423 -0.017      (S Duggins   ) 0.012  7.082  0.012
 Qualified:            #13  7.415 186.15                        #8  7.067 193.43

Ridisill had problems early and backed off the throttle.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2708 Donny Urban                          2895 Alan Rose                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.128 195.39                    -0.009  6.891 199.76
          TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-): -0.002              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-): -0.049
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Noel      ) 0.014  7.225  0.095      (J Taylor    ) -0.072  6.960  0.020
 Qualified:            #10  7.100 195.34                        #5  6.944 200.29

Rose misses the tree and gives the win to Urban.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2343 Jeffrey Barker                             Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.706 183.44     
          TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-): -0.044    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Cain      ) 0.005  6.652  0.012   
 Qualified:             #2  6.645 209.92                     Bye

In the next round it will be Turner vs. Robison, Barker vs. Urban and Morrison vs. Mandell.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink