ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
452A Don Holcomb 45 Keith Sasich
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.017 7.013 197.19 -0.021 7.350 186.43
TS Dial: 7.03 (+/-): -0.017 TS Dial: 7.34 (+/-): 0.010
Qualified: #16 7.031 197.10 #32 7.354 185.54
8:17 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent,
barometer 29.41 inches, adjusted altitude 2,680 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
430Y Trent Wilson 7513 Todd Stewart
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.026 6.880 196.87 0.016 7.219 186.05
TS Dial: 6.88 (+/-): 0.000 TS Dial: 7.22 (+/-): -0.001
Qualified: #11 6.906 196.93 #27 7.242 184.77
Stewart got the holeshot but took a little too much stripe.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
43 Chris Arnold 4880 Jimmy Lewis
E1 0.057 7.301 187.89 ****WINNER**** 0.049 6.946 187.34
TS Dial: 7.28 (+/-): 0.021 TS Dial: 6.92 (+/-): 0.026
Qualified: #28 7.294 188.02 #12 6.928 200.95
Jimmy Lewis' MOV: 0.0031 seconds (approximately 10 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
46 Kirk Piepke 5464 J.J. Heber
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.051 7.129 192.00 -0.019 6.840 198.64
TS Dial: 7.16 (+/-): -0.031 TS Dial: 6.82 (+/-): 0.020
Qualified: #25 7.206 191.35 #9 6.826 198.96
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4147 Greg Lair 493 Joe Pigford
E1 0.042 6.772 191.84 ****WINNER**** 0.006 7.174 192.14
TS Dial: 6.74 (+/-): 0.032 TS Dial: 7.14 (+/-): 0.034
Qualified: #7 6.750 206.51 #23 7.167 192.69
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
436B Kevin Hampton 4289 Daniel Leibham
E1 0.009 7.349 184.42 ****WINNER**** 0.032 7.005 194.07
TS Dial: 7.31 (+/-): 0.039 TS Dial: 7.00 (+/-): 0.005
Qualified: #31 7.346 185.51 #15 7.008 195.17
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4769 Henry Kindle 49 Royce Freeman
E1 -0.038 7.127 189.82 ****WINNER**** 0.033 6.795 207.59
TS Dial: 7.14 (+/-): -0.013 TS Dial: 6.79 (+/-): 0.005
Qualified: #24 7.179 188.60 #8 6.800 206.76
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
429 Jimmie Dickey 5074 Jim White
E1 0.013 7.663 179.54 ****WINNER**** 0.036 6.891 184.22
TS Dial: 7.10 (+/-): 0.563 TS Dial: 6.63 (+/-): 0.261
Qualified: #19 7.118 194.83 #3 6.643 210.70
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4638 Russell Marr 451 Bob Gulitti
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.007 7.056 191.24 0.016 6.574 208.81
TS Dial: 7.04 (+/-): 0.016 TS Dial: 6.50 (+/-): 0.074
Qualified: #17 7.053 195.82 #1 6.507 212.46
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
473M Marlon Goates 47 Stewart Johnson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.015 7.334 187.34 0.044 7.166 188.96
TS Dial: 7.32 (+/-): 0.014 TS Dial: 6.97 (+/-): 0.196
Qualified: #30 7.327 187.73 #14 6.953 196.02
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5830 Josh Vettel 4317 Bobby Irby
E1 0.119 6.735 202.39 ****WINNER**** 0.038 7.122 181.81
TS Dial: 6.64 (+/-): 0.095 TS Dial: 7.11 (+/-): 0.012
Qualified: #5 6.667 205.88 #21 7.123 185.21
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5731 Tom Schmidt 425J Jerry Jordan
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.004 6.883 199.17 0.006 7.405 184.45
TS Dial: 6.89 (+/-): -0.007 TS Dial: 7.42 (+/-): -0.015
Qualified: #10 6.906 202.00 #33 7.422 184.35
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
438B Arlie Boggs 23 Tommy Turner
E1 -0.005 6.987 202.18 ****WINNER**** -0.003 6.738 208.42
TS Dial: 7.08 (+/-): -0.093 TS Dial: 6.72 (+/-): 0.018
Qualified: #22 7.143 192.47 #6 6.745 208.55
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
421E Leslie Dugas 400H Travis Leach
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 7.318 174.44 0.466 7.002 187.50
TS Dial: 7.30 (+/-): 0.018 TS Dial: 6.98 (+/-): 0.022
Qualified: #29 7.312 188.31 #13 6.951 198.67
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
D712 Phil Dion 405 Keith Raftery
E1 0.021 7.138 175.34 ****WINNER**** 0.027 6.539 209.59
TS Dial: 7.08 (+/-): 0.058 TS Dial: 6.52 (+/-): 0.019
Qualified: #18 7.093 195.17 #2 6.532 210.08
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
505 Larry Demers 5532 Norman Brungardt
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.008 7.031 194.18 -0.002 6.638 207.66
TS Dial: 7.10 (+/-): -0.069 TS Dial: 6.65 (+/-): -0.012
Qualified: #20 7.122 192.30 #4 6.664 207.02
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