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Sat, 20 Jul 2013, 18:16 PM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5532 Norm Brungardt                       5888 Mark Lovell                  
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.054  6.817 208.42
          TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-): 93.199              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Kennedy   ) 0.062  7.613  0.353                     0.027  6.811  0.011
 Qualified:             #8  7.365 192.63                        #1  6.789 208.55

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 24.15 inches, adjusted altitude 9,826 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Brungardt is a no-show.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 564X Dave Walters                           45 Keith Sasich                 
E2                  -0.275  7.782 179.64     ****WINNER****  0.027  7.121 198.93
          TS  Dial: 7.43 (+/-):  0.352              TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Cornine   ) 0.093  7.589  0.159      (R Williams  ) 0.033  7.049 -0.041
 Qualified:            #10  7.414 182.11                        #4  7.078 199.29

Walters goes red and Sasich with the freebie.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  505 Larry Demers                         5468 John Baker                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.597 172.92                     0.035  7.281 191.21
          TS  Dial: 7.59 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 7.27 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Tafoya Jr ) 0.021  7.711  0.151      (R Schnabel  ) 0.063  7.312  0.042
 Qualified:            #12  7.521 178.05                        #6  7.272 191.76

Demers with a great light and great pacage for the win. Larry Demers' package: 0.015.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 566V Randy Cruickshank                    5345 Doug Styers                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.962 160.00                     0.064  8.490 162.76
          TS  Dial: 7.93 (+/-):  0.032              TS  Dial: 8.49 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Green     ) 0.004  7.983  0.033      (K Sasich    ) 0.097  8.501  0.041
 Qualified:            #17  7.916 170.73                       #23  8.476 162.02

This was a great drag race. Randy Cruickshank's MOV: 0.0042 seconds (approximately 12 inches). Cruickshank will face Lovell in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4147 Greg Lair                            5116 Dave Slatten                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  7.469 150.88                     0.031  7.396 175.80
          TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.409              TS  Dial: 7.40 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Fisher    ) 0.024  7.066  0.026      (G Lockman   ) 0.045  7.443  0.053
 Qualified:             #3  7.056 198.79                        #9  7.381 188.04

Lair with the win and he will get the bye in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5517 Ralph Smith                          7534 Paul Mitsos                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.050  8.114 168.39                     0.026  7.739 175.32
          TS  Dial: 8.09 (+/-):  0.024              TS  Dial: 7.76 (+/-): -0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Heber     ) 0.036  8.093  0.003      (W Kiefer    ) 0.046  7.752  0.002
 Qualified:            #19  8.074 168.49                       #13  7.747 176.37

Mitsos with the starting line advantage and then took too much stripe to give Smith the win. He will face Sasich in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5074 Jim White                                  Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.031 198.61     
          TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  0.011    
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Neibauer  ) 0.023  7.033  0.013   
 Qualified:             #2  6.986 200.08                     Bye

White will face Demers in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink