Sun, 26 May 2013, 17:30 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Jason Murray

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - Results of round 2 eliminations in RH Racecars Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division, Northwest Thunderfest at Spokane County Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6003 Todd Fricke                          6410 Dennis Myers                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  8.012 163.19                     0.147  7.865 174.18
          TS  Dial: 8.00 (+/-):  0.012              TS  Dial: 7.85 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Radjo     ) 0.001  8.018  0.008      (S Goddard   ) 0.021  7.831  2.971
 Qualified:            #21  7.973 170.35                       #15  7.814 174.21

Todd Fricke's MOV: 0.1193 seconds (approximately 30 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6134 Shawn Herbst                         6307 Doug Arthur                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  7.901 174.58                    -0.009  7.626 168.25
          TS  Dial: 7.88 (+/-):  0.021              TS  Dial: 7.58 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Moserva   ) 0.011  7.885  0.025      (M Strickland) 0.000  7.573  0.043
 Qualified:            #17  7.853 175.88                       #11  7.535 183.74

Shawn Herbst's MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6206 Jake Neibauer                        6969 Rod Hymas                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  7.765 155.27                    -0.007  7.160 194.80
          TS  Dial: 7.67 (+/-):  0.095              TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.060
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Johnson   ) 0.090  7.661  0.011      (C Chrusciel ) 0.010  7.189  0.099
 Qualified:            #12  7.622 179.24                        #6  7.114 195.39

Hymas is red but appered to have trouble in in the shut down area and made contact with wall. We get word that he is out of the car and is ok.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6707 Robert Matthews                      6646 Mike Williams                
E2                   0.054  7.727 177.72     ****WINNER****  0.019  7.399 182.74
          TS  Dial: 7.71 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 7.36 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Anderson  ) 0.005  7.707  0.027      (R Strohm    ) 0.004  7.356  0.016
 Qualified:            #14  7.678 179.21                        #8  7.334 187.61

Mike Williams' MOV: 0.0136 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6496 Jim Mears                              63 Daryl Hemley                 
E2                   0.003  9.418 117.53     ****WINNER****  0.052  7.401 150.77
          TS  Dial: 7.46 (+/-):  1.958              TS  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.311
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Sandvigen ) 0.126  7.442  0.042      (W Linder Jr ) 0.026  7.099  0.019
 Qualified:            #10  7.403 185.29                        #4  7.072 195.86

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6368 Dan Lundmark                         D622 Dean Bethenson               
E2                   0.073  7.879 174.21     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.943 198.06
          TS  Dial: 7.87 (+/-):  0.009              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Weslosky  ) 0.118  7.855 -0.015      (S Downs     ) 0.034  6.957  0.057
 Qualified:            #19  7.881 175.37                        #1  6.911 199.77

Bethenson vs Hemley, Williams vs Herbst and Fricke vs Neibauer in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink