Fri, 01 Nov 2013, 19:08 PM Top Sportsman Shootout Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 3 eliminations in K&N Top Qualifier Top Sportsman Shootout at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Las Vegas Gambler Showdown Division 7 Finale:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7840 Gary Forkner                           79 Chris Newman                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.002  7.149 193.35                     0.013  6.956 197.91
          TS  Dial: 7.16 (+/-): -0.011              TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Wagner    ) 0.024  7.165  0.005      (M Silvia    ) 0.028  6.969 -0.021
E1    (K Ratzloff  ) 0.034  7.155 -0.015      (G Ross      ) 0.068  6.982  0.012
 Qualified:             #3  0.003   NS                          #5  0.005   NS  

4:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,607 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

The winner here will face Mira Silvia, the Top Dragster winner, in a Top Comp runoff.

Forkner nailed the tree, then ran Newman into a bigger breakout to take the double-breakout race.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink