Sun, 21 Sep 2014, 16:22 PM Top Sportsman Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 5 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                          4289 Daniel Leibham               
E5                   0.183  6.958 205.32     ****WINNER****  0.032  7.043 186.15
          TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-): -0.092              TS  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Goates    ) 0.024  7.176  0.126      (B Irby      ) 0.016  7.011  0.001
E3    (J Lewis     ) 0.060  7.050  0.020      (T Wilson    ) 0.006  7.031  0.021
E2    (R Freeman   ) 0.060  7.021 -0.019      (J Pigford   ) 0.025  7.013  0.003
E1    (K Sasich    ) 0.017  7.013 -0.017      (K Hampton   ) 0.032  7.005  0.005
 Qualified:            #16  7.031 197.10                       #15  7.008 195.17

Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.47 inches, adjusted altitude 3,505 feet, track temperature 139 degrees.

Leibham with the starting line advantage and the win. Leibham gets his first National event win in his third final round. Daniel Leibham's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0260 seconds (approximately 8 feet), opponent broke out.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink