Sun, 28 Sep 2014, 15:37 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   23 Tommy Turner                         3233 Bob Mandell Jr.              
E4                  -0.015  6.715 211.06     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.646 208.39
          TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.015              TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Brooks    ) 0.006  6.716  0.036      (L Conolty   ) 0.008  6.651  0.001
E2    (G Butcher   ) 0.016  6.671  0.031      (B Baxter    ) 0.039  6.656  0.016
E1    (R Irby      ) 0.022  6.659  0.009      (G Julius    ) 0.060  6.657  0.047
 Qualified:            #10  6.653 211.03                        #8  6.634 207.75

2:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,831 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Turner leaves a little too soon and goes red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 345B Benjamin Board                       5216 Ryan Kuykendall              
E4                   0.027  6.468 213.94     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.624 207.82
          TS  Dial: 6.44 (+/-):  0.028              TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Mohana    ) 0.022  6.458  0.088      (C Fredrich  ) 0.006  6.639  0.009
E2    (M Donato    ) -0.004  8.916  2.546      (E Kurth     ) 0.001  6.661  0.071
E1    (J England   ) 0.034  6.463  0.093      (L Demers    ) 0.014  6.613  0.003
 Qualified:             #1  6.434 214.55                        #7  6.617 208.20

It will be Kuykendall vs. mandell in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink