Sun, 04 Aug 2013, 15:56 PM Top Sportsman presented by Select Performance Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ATCO, N.J. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in MXI/Magnaflux Top Sportsman presented by Select Performance at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, event at Atco Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 106B Ed Foley                             1585 Scott Hamel                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.039  7.239 191.97                     0.025  6.939 195.19
          TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.009              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E4    (G Milette   ) 0.011  7.237  0.017      (J Prime     ) 0.017  6.940 -0.020
E3    (V Mills     ) 0.022  7.207 -0.013      (M Kaufman   ) 0.023  6.973  0.003
E2    (R Evernham  ) 0.033  7.220  0.000      (R Riegel    ) 0.028  6.988  0.038
E1    (D Gaboriault) 0.030  7.232  0.012      (J Mc Hugh   ) 0.004  6.986  0.046
 Qualified:            #22  7.225 190.92                       #11  6.961 197.36

3:52 p.m. - Hamel is paralyzed from the waist down and is driving a hand-controlled Top Sportsman car. He got off the starting line first but broke out by a thousandth of second. Foley got the Top Sportsman winner here this weekend.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink