Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 19:48 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pacific Division Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Sonoma Raceway presented by Korbel California Champagne:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  730 Bryan LaFlam                         7980 Joe Roubicek                 
E3                   0.017  7.201 189.04     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.562 211.43
          TS  Dial: 7.20 (+/-):  0.001              TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Newman    ) 0.038  7.218  0.018      (Bye         ) 0.022  6.647  0.087
E1    (D Bracey    ) 0.009  7.235  0.045      (B Cremo     )       No Time      
 Qualified:            #15  7.198 189.73                        #1  6.532 211.76

4:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 1,605 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Joe Roubicek's MOV: 0.0004 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

Bryan LaFlam's package: 0.018. Joe Roubicek's package: 0.018.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  708 Brian Brewer                           71 Jeff Gillette                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.009  7.243 187.99                     0.025  7.019 198.26
          TS  Dial: 7.24 (+/-):  0.003              TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Galileo   ) 0.001  7.260  0.000      (R Strohm    ) 0.022  7.027  0.017
E1    (G Ross      )       No Time            (R Hall      ) 0.009  7.008  0.028
 Qualified:            #22  7.286 196.04                        #8  7.009 199.37

Brian Brewer's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0120 seconds (approximately 3 feet), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  664 Ken Ratzloff                           73 Brad Wagner                  
E3                  -0.005  7.264 189.92     ****WINNER****  0.077  7.085 198.79
          TS  Dial: 7.25 (+/-):  0.014              TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Zewe      ) 0.010  7.251  0.001      (T Carli     ) 0.001  7.095  0.005
E1    (K Phillips  ) 0.045  7.271  0.071      (P Miller    ) 0.004  7.066  0.016
 Qualified:            #16  7.214 190.92                       #11  7.048 199.37

Brad Wagner gets the bye run next round. MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7875 Roy Cracraft                         7262 Wayne Newman                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.023  7.497 182.48                     0.038  7.180 190.32
          TS  Dial: 7.48 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Martin    ) 0.010  7.501  0.011      (E Olpin     ) 0.049  7.179  0.009
E1    (D Cook      ) 0.022  7.491  0.011      (R Naber     ) 0.039  7.185  0.025
 Qualified:            #28  7.492 182.33                       #13  7.169 192.22

Roy Cracraft's MOV: 0.0088 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   72 Richard Okerman                      7256 Mera Silvia                  
E3                   0.006  7.259 187.91     ****WINNER****  0.003  7.287 188.65
          TS  Dial: 7.26 (+/-): -0.001              TS  Dial: 7.28 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Forkner   ) 0.015  7.281  0.021      (P Dion      ) 0.030  7.296  0.006
E1    (R Buckley   ) 0.008  7.259  0.019      (D Borg      ) 0.024  7.285 -0.015
 Qualified:            #19  7.258 188.31                       #24  7.299 189.73

Mera Silvia's MOV: Opponent broke out.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink