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Sun, 15 Sep 2013, 11:57 AM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Orteq Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, NHRA Texas Sportsman Shootout:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  493 Joe Pigford                            45 Keith Sasich                 
E2                   0.029  7.097 195.93     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.810 191.13
          TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.057              TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.070
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cobb      ) 0.026  7.052  0.002      (H Rodriguez ) 0.030  6.749  0.009
 Qualified:            #12  7.078 196.73                        #4  6.723 208.46

10:45 a.m. Keith Sasich's MOV: 0.0058 seconds (approximately 20 inches). Sasich had the chutes out a little early, killed about 15 mph.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4533 Michael Mims                          451 Bob Gulitti                  
E2                   0.012  7.135 195.05     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.864 195.03
          TS  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.045              TS  Dial: 6.85 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Pena      ) 0.032  7.107  0.007      (H Kindle    ) 0.065  6.837 -0.013
 Qualified:            #14  7.098 195.65                        #6  6.862 203.19

Almost dead-even at the green. Bob Gulitti's MOV: 0.0326 seconds (approximately 9 feet). He struggled Friday, has been very coinsistent since then.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4935 Joseph Mohana                        473M Marlon Goates                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  7.029 182.55                     0.005  7.656 162.68
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.129              TS  Dial: 7.38 (+/-):  0.276
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Stewart   ) 0.014  6.903  0.003      (H Robison   ) 0.012  7.395  0.005
 Qualified:             #8  6.926 198.38                       #32  7.408 186.54

Double-oh lights in both lanes. Neither was close to his dial-in, Mohana handling tire shake a little better than Goates. He races Keith Sasich in round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5001 Ashton Premer                          47 Chris Arnold                 
E2                   0.132  7.184 192.08     ****WINNER****  0.001  7.312 190.54
          TS  Dial: 7.20 (+/-): -0.016              TS  Dial: 7.27 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Wilson    ) 0.017  7.204  0.004      (M Boesch    ) 0.008  7.285  0.015
 Qualified:            #17  7.194 192.28                       #25  7.298 190.59

Arnold was almost perfect on the tree, Premer was late. Chris Arnold's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0730 seconds (approximately 21 feet), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4902 Kohlby Sasich                          49 Kirk Piepke                  
E2                   0.010  7.286 189.39     ****WINNER****  0.038  7.131 193.85
          TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.056              TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Firestone ) 0.000  7.231  0.011      (C Bullock   ) 0.041  7.115  0.015
 Qualified:            #21  7.248 189.84                       #13  7.092 194.77

Sasich had the better light, but did not run the number. Kirk Piepke's MOV: 0.0076 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He races Arnold next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4729 Charles Swindoll                       42 Danny Leibham                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.254 189.79                    -0.009  7.083 194.10
          TS  Dial: 7.25 (+/-):  0.004              TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Lair      ) 0.002  8.196  0.976      (R Foret     ) 0.020  7.067  0.027
 Qualified:            #19  7.247 191.38                       #11  7.059 194.69


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 438B Arlie Boggs                          4148 Travis Parten                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  7.168 195.14                    -0.006  7.685 145.44
          TS  Dial: 7.24 (+/-): -0.072              TS  Dial: 7.39 (+/-):  0.295
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Benoit    ) 0.042  8.502  1.282      (D Holcomb   ) 0.004  7.396  0.016
 Qualified:            #23  7.259 192.41                       #31  7.404 185.23

Boggs will race Swindoll in round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4940 Lonnie Sumner                         405 Keith Raftery                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  7.296 186.69                     0.021  6.645 211.99
          TS  Dial: 7.29 (+/-):  0.006              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.016  7.312  0.012      (T Leach     ) 0.029  6.930  0.290
 Qualified:            #26  7.305 189.47                        #2  6.661 208.59

Lonnie Sumner's MOV: 0.0181 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Lonnie Sumner's package: 0.008. He will face Gulitti next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink