Fri, 31 May 2013, 16:09 PM Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations |
By Jim Samuel |
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 44th Toyota NHRA Summernationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1081 Tom Simone 1092 Dennis Gaboriault
E1 0.036 7.249 185.13 ****WINNER**** 0.023 6.868 179.83
TS Dial: 7.25 (+/-): -0.001 TS Dial: 6.85 (+/-): 0.018
Qualified: #27 7.229 192.41 #11 6.897 202.48
3:42 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 93 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted
altitude 2,927 feet, track temperature 129 degrees.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1325 Bob Craner 1948 Bob Evernham
E1 -0.350 9.009 101.64 ****WINNER**** 0.015 7.227 160.52
TS Dial: 7.37 (+/-): 1.639 TS Dial: 6.97 (+/-): 0.257
Qualified: #32 7.371 188.49 #16 6.989 202.42
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1321 Alfred Campbell 132 Marc Caruso
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.032 7.334 183.02 0.226 6.860 201.46
TS Dial: 7.31 (+/-): 0.024 TS Dial: 6.93 (+/-): -0.070
Qualified: #30 7.307 187.73 #14 6.964 199.70
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
13 Ryan Ondrejko 11 Anthony Arcuni
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.028 6.731 207.11 0.036 7.038 195.19
TS Dial: 6.71 (+/-): 0.021 TS Dial: 7.04 (+/-): -0.002
Qualified: #3 6.711 206.92 #19 7.030 196.93
Ondrejko will race Gaboriault in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1357 John Benoit 333 Marco Abruzzi
E1 0.065 7.137 190.24 ****WINNER**** 0.023 6.840 200.23
TS Dial: 7.14 (+/-): -0.003 TS Dial: 6.81 (+/-): 0.030
Qualified: #23 7.125 190.70 #7 6.804 204.39
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1025 John Prime 1393 Gerard Milette
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.033 6.728 206.92 -0.001 7.034 198.85
TS Dial: 6.74 (+/-): -0.012 TS Dial: 7.04 (+/-): -0.006
Qualified: #4 6.734 207.59 #20 7.052 198.82
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
159M Michael Cerro 103F Todd Fontana
E1 0.064 7.047 194.91 ****WINNER**** 0.067 6.792 205.66
TS Dial: 7.06 (+/-): -0.013 TS Dial: 6.80 (+/-): -0.008
Qualified: #21 7.064 195.36 #5 6.801 205.85
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1736 Ronald Riegel 338H Tony Fagnilli
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.048 7.287 184.47 0.101 6.950 194.80
TS Dial: 7.29 (+/-): -0.003 TS Dial: 6.96 (+/-): -0.010
Qualified: #28 7.271 185.03 #12 6.954 197.39
Riegel will race Prime next time out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
124X Charles Mohn 112M Jay McHugh
E1 0.034 6.546 191.70 ****WINNER**** 1.678 15.150 79.29
TS Dial: 6.60 (+/-): -0.054 TS Dial: 7.18 (+/-): 7.970
Qualified: #10 6.860 187.91 #26 7.207 189.36
McHugh's car crawled off the starting line and never got up to racing speed, but Mohn broke out and McHugh got the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
189 Dave Miller 1929 Jeff Brooks
E1 0.035 7.188 189.68 ****WINNER**** 0.047 6.846 203.68
TS Dial: 7.14 (+/-): 0.048 TS Dial: 6.83 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #24 7.152 190.86 #8 6.811 204.20
Brooks will race Evernham in the second round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1166 Bill Janke 1464 Ray Bamond
E1 0.042 7.063 194.30 ****WINNER**** 0.048 6.806 203.00
TS Dial: 7.09 (+/-): -0.027 TS Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 0.006
Qualified: #22 7.077 193.85 #6 6.801 203.34
Bamond will race Campbell in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
106P Alan Prusiensky 25 Tommy Turner
E1 0.045 7.045 195.56 ****WINNER**** 0.046 6.707 209.52
TS Dial: 7.02 (+/-): 0.025 TS Dial: 6.69 (+/-): 0.017
Qualified: #18 7.013 196.79 #2 6.697 213.23
Turner will race McHugh in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
105B Wayne Horton 132X Michael Daniel Jr.
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.015 7.361 181.18 0.032 7.011 198.50
TS Dial: 7.34 (+/-): 0.021 TS Dial: 6.98 (+/-): 0.031
Qualified: #31 7.351 187.60 #15 6.980 197.88
It will be Horton vs. Abruzzi in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1027 Vonnie Mills 106B Ed Foley
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.016 6.972 198.00 0.036 7.280 188.60
TS Dial: 6.96 (+/-): 0.012 TS Dial: 7.29 (+/-): -0.010
Qualified: #13 6.961 197.71 #29 7.294 189.18
Mills wall race Fontana in round two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
104 Arthur DeCesare 3190 Glenn Butcher
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.032 6.996 195.25 0.045 6.581 211.59
TS Dial: 7.00 (+/-): -0.004 TS Dial: 6.59 (+/-): -0.009
Qualified: #17 7.001 197.22 #1 6.576 211.06
Arthur DeCesare's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0080 seconds (approximately 2 feet) in a double breakout.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
12 Michael Kaufman 1975 Paul Bochon
E1 -0.008 6.858 198.12 ****WINNER**** 0.032 7.196 185.74
TS Dial: 6.84 (+/-): 0.018 TS Dial: 7.19 (+/-): 0.006
Qualified: #9 6.845 203.16 #25 7.176 187.96
Bochon will race DeCesare in the second round.
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