Sun, 09 Nov 2014, 20:33 PM Top Sportsman Final, Round 6 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, Short Line Express Market Gambler Shootout:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Shawn Herbst                         7262 Wayne Newman                 
E6                   0.030  7.818 176.28     ****WINNER****  0.027  7.410 174.68
          TS  Dial: 7.78 (+/-):  0.038              TS  Dial: 7.37 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E5    (S Faller    ) 0.060  7.803  0.003      (D Lafferty  ) 0.021  7.385  0.035
E4    (P Dion      ) 0.023  7.820  0.020      (C Newman    ) 0.228  7.368 -0.012
E3    (A Firestone ) 0.007  7.812  0.022      (K Will      ) 0.058  7.391  0.011
E2    (T Fleck     ) 0.020  7.802  0.022      (R Perez     ) 0.016  7.361  0.021
E1    (M Williams  ) 0.031  7.797  0.027      (N Brungardt ) 0.055  7.304 -0.026
 Qualified:            #58  7.761 178.00                       #37  7.321 188.20

5:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 27.67 inches, adjusted altitude 4,032 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Not much difference between the two off the line, Newman reels in Herbst and takes the stripe by just 0.0012 seconds (approximately 4 inches). This is Newman's sixth Top Sportsman win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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