Sun, 20 Sep 2015, 20:59 PM Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout at the NHRA, 11th annual Jeg's Northern SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 314X Scotty Rienschield                    751 Ben Wenzel                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.002  7.579 100.55                     0.218  6.627 101.85
         SST  Dial: 7.48 (+/-):  0.099             STK  Dial: 6.64 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Hewitt    ) 0.023  7.554  0.024      (T Frantz    ) 0.015  6.663  0.013
E1    (B Schmidt   ) 0.010  7.565  0.025      (A Richardson) 0.020  6.669  0.029
 Qualified:             #5  0.005   NS                         #15  0.015   NS  

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.
Weather cut the racing short Saturday, so the final two rounds of the Moser Sportsman Shootout were run on Sunday. Reinschield had a great light and earned a spot in the money round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 333X Marco Abruzzi                        3531 Jacob Elrod                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022  4.060 175.48                     0.021  6.775 120.63
          TD  Dial: 4.05 (+/-):  0.010              SG  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.035
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Abruzzi   ) 0.098  4.150  0.000      (J Moser     ) 0.022  6.807  0.007
E1    (A Tidrick   ) 0.019  4.191  0.041      (S Hoyt      ) 0.021  6.811  0.011
 Qualified:             #2  0.002   NS                          #8  0.008   NS  

This is a great matchup, two of the best and the race was close, as expected. Elrodhad a whole thousandth advantage at the green, but Abruzzi was much closer to his dial -in. Marco Abruzzi's MOV: 0.0240 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He will race Rienschield for the Moser title and the winner's $5,000 payout.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink