Sun, 29 Sep 2013, 14:57 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pacific Division Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Night of Fire at Rocky Mountain Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6240 Steve Downs                          7744 Flip Payne                   
E2                  -0.004  7.875 171.78     ****WINNER****  0.000  7.227 169.33
          TS  Dial: 7.84 (+/-):  0.035              TS  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.087
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Wagner    ) 0.018  7.848  0.038                     0.294  7.238  0.138
 Qualified:             #9  7.812 173.51                        #1  7.114 193.84

12:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 25.67 inches, adjusted altitude 6,465 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

Flip Payne scores a perfect light on his easy win. MOV: opponent's -0.007 red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5149 Shawn Corbitt                         550 Ed Olpin                     
E2                   0.016  7.970 166.35     ****WINNER****  0.025  7.655 180.61
          TS  Dial: 7.99 (+/-): -0.020              TS  Dial: 7.67 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Forkner   ) 0.114  7.986  0.086      (D Watts     ) 0.042  7.670  0.020
 Qualified:            #10  7.904 170.16                        #7  7.622 181.23

Winner gets the bye run to the final round.

Ed Olpin's MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 B598 Brian Leibee                         7639 Roger Hall                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  7.937 172.84                     0.025  7.780 177.97
          TS  Dial: 7.92 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 7.79 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Ratzloff  ) 0.020  7.924  0.014      (R Leclaire  ) 1.207  9.591  1.841
 Qualified:            #11  7.910 173.24                        #8  7.739 178.99

Brian Leibee uses a strong 0.004 RT for the win. MOV: Opponent broke out. He races Payne next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink