Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 15:23 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
D712 Phil Dion 71 Jeff Gillette
E2 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.038 6.974 199.79
TS Dial: 7.21 (+/-): 92.789 TS Dial: 6.96 (+/-): 0.014
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Bracey ) 0.006 7.207 0.047 (R Curley ) 0.033 7.019 0.069
Qualified: #10 7.192 190.22 #4 6.959 199.35
12:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted
altitude 959 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.Gillette gets a free pass to round three, as Dion's Avenger has a leak on the
line and is pushed away.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7867 Dean Hall 605 Mike Ferderer
E2 0.018 7.250 189.15 ****WINNER**** 0.009 7.387 177.30
TS Dial: 7.25 (+/-): 0.000 TS Dial: 7.38 (+/-): 0.007
Prior rounds:
E1 (K Phillips ) 0.017 7.297 0.077 (D Cook ) 0.063 7.360 -0.010
Qualified: #11 7.221 189.68 #17 7.373 184.50
12:12 p.m. Back to eliminations.Mike Ferderer has a great sixteen package for the close MOV: 0.0024 seconds (approximately 8
inches). Hall ran right on his dial to no avail.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7398 Chris Esrick 7840 Gary Forkner
E2 0.380 7.559 180.00 ****WINNER**** 0.011 7.228 168.30
TS Dial: 7.56 (+/-): -0.001 TS Dial: 6.98 (+/-): 0.248
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Martin ) 0.006 7.563 0.043 (K White ) 0.000 6.976 0.036
Qualified: #21 7.527 179.11 #3 6.958 196.90
Gary Forkner slows and still wins. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.1200 seconds (approximately 32 feet), opponent broke out by just
-0.001.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7894 Steve Galileo 7534 Paul Mitsos
E2 0.017 7.434 185.59 ****WINNER**** 0.016 7.204 186.07
TS Dial: 7.39 (+/-): 0.044 TS Dial: 7.19 (+/-): 0.014
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Wagner ) 0.001 7.386 -0.064 (R Strohm ) 0.100 7.472 0.302
Qualified: #18 7.433 185.18 #12 7.221 188.75
Paul Mitsos faces Forkner in the next round. MOV: 0.0319 seconds (approximately 9 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7875 Roy Cracraft 550 Ed Olpin
E2 0.010 7.523 180.69 ****WINNER**** 0.030 7.263 191.43
TS Dial: 7.49 (+/-): 0.033 TS Dial: 7.25 (+/-): 0.013
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Brewer ) 0.067 7.487 0.017 (R Perez ) 0.008 7.244 0.034
Qualified: #19 7.490 181.15 #13 7.222 191.40
Really close at the finish line. Cracraft is away first with a great 0.010 light, but Ed Olpin runs him down right in the lights
for the win. He races Gillette next round. MOV: 0.0003 seconds (approximately 1 inches).Roy Cracraft's package: 0.043.
Ed Olpin's package: 0.043.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
7851 Robert Naber 7282 Doug Watts
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.016 7.563 175.39 0.073 6.937 197.71
TS Dial: 7.55 (+/-): 0.013 TS Dial: 6.93 (+/-): 0.007
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Blaylock S) 0.009 7.562 0.042 (R Okerman ) 0.011 6.910 0.010
Qualified: #20 7.521 179.11 #2 6.902 197.68
Watts is slow off the line, but runs closer to his dial. Robert Naber gets the hole shot win and will race Ferderer in round
three. MOV: 0.0514 seconds (approximately 15 feet).12:20 p.m.
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