Sun, 07 Jul 2013, 18:20 PM Top Sportsman Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  333 Marco Abruzzi                        2968 Jeff Pittman                 
E5                   0.054  6.835 203.34     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.717 182.35
          TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.035              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.077
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Mandell   ) 0.020  6.880  0.060      (D Stott     ) 0.043  6.654  0.014
E3    (A Firestone ) 0.045  8.334  1.504      (S Wasko     ) 0.003  6.671  0.031
E2    (J Scali Jr  ) 0.023  6.833  0.003      (R Harvischak) 0.042  6.722  0.132
E1    (E Burnett   ) 0.023  6.854  0.064      (M Caruso    ) 0.006  6.671  0.071
 Qualified:            #17  6.819 203.31                        #4  6.615 217.35

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.07 inches, adjusted altitude 3,320 feet.

Pittman with a great light and takes the win to put an end to Abruzzi's National event round win streak. Pittman wins his first National event here. Jeff Pittman's MOV: 0.0042 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink