Sat, 26 Sep 2015, 14:02 PM Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
32 Lester Johnson 585K Kyle Dumke
E1 0.007 6.415 216.20 ****WINNER**** 0.019 6.933 199.94
TS Dial: 6.37 (+/-): 0.045 TS Dial: 6.92 (+/-): 0.013
Qualified: #2 6.382 217.21 #18 6.859 202.00
12:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent,
barometer 29.69 inches, adjusted altitude 1,964 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.Johnson gets a
small advantage off the line but can't run the number.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
542 J.R. Lobner 387 Mike Coughlin
E1 0.003 7.320 188.65 ****WINNER**** 0.054 6.728 205.88
TS Dial: 7.26 (+/-): 0.060 TS Dial: 6.72 (+/-): 0.008
Qualified: #27 7.258 189.36 #11 6.695 210.01
Lobner gets out of the gate first but Coughlin takes the stripe and the close win.Mike
Coughlin's MOV: 0.0011 seconds (approximately 4 inches).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
577C Rick Bowman 316K Brandon Baxter
E1 0.018 12.034 72.48 ****WINNER**** 0.009 6.650 194.94
TS Dial: 7.13 (+/-): 4.904 TS Dial: 6.63 (+/-): 0.020
Qualified: #23 7.008 196.87 #7 6.630 209.30
Bowman has problems off the line and is out of the throttle early.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
381 Mick Snyder 3514 Tim Weise
E1 0.055 6.266 226.77 ****WINNER**** 0.002 7.033 193.93
TS Dial: 6.21 (+/-): 0.056 TS Dial: 7.00 (+/-): 0.033
Qualified: #1 6.226 227.92 #17 6.781 201.67
Wise gets a big holeshot and holds off Snyder for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5648 Shawn Kennedy 5578 Rich Smith
E1 0.046 7.844 169.78 ****WINNER**** 0.046 6.779 202.27
TS Dial: 7.77 (+/-): 0.074 TS Dial: 6.77 (+/-): 0.009
Qualified: #31 7.788 170.90 #15 6.758 205.76
A dead heat off the line, Smith is able to pull ahead and take the stripe for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3248 Steve Maas 333 Marco Abruzzi
E1 0.017 7.381 185.26 ****WINNER**** 0.009 6.758 204.98
TS Dial: 7.39 (+/-): -0.009 TS Dial: 6.73 (+/-): 0.028
Qualified: #29 7.393 185.15 #13 6.735 205.26
Abruzzi gets the advantage off the line and goes around Maas for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
340W Rodney Benson 5019 Paul Pittman
E1 0.012 6.919 195.62 ****WINNER**** 0.030 6.509 212.03
TS Dial: 6.97 (+/-): -0.051 TS Dial: 6.47 (+/-): 0.039
Qualified: #21 6.988 196.70 #5 6.488 216.90
Benson gets the holeshot but takes way too much stripe and breaks out.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5571 Jeffrey Hostetler 51 J.J. Heber
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.009 7.489 185.10 -0.034 6.719 206.35
TS Dial: 7.40 (+/-): 0.089 TS Dial: 6.71 (+/-): 0.009
Qualified: #30 7.408 185.79 #14 6.743 205.38
Heber leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Hostetler.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
3626 Tony Grzelinski 5649 Rick Wilson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.054 6.976 197.86 No Time
TS Dial: 6.93 (+/-): 0.046 TS Dial: 6.52 (+/-): 93.479
Qualified: #22 7.003 192.77 #6 6.526 214.79
Wilson broke on the line and had to be pushed off the track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
440 Hermilo Villareal 327J Glenn Julius
E1 0.741 20.011 66.43 ****WINNER**** 0.106 7.112 172.56
TS Dial: 6.88 (+/-): 13.131 TS Dial: 6.93 (+/-): 0.182
Qualified: #33 8.226 192.36 #20 6.937 200.38
Villareal stumbles off the line and takes it easy down the track.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4487 Sean Dodd 5035 Tom Harger
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.016 7.251 191.27 0.061 6.602 196.24
TS Dial: 7.26 (+/-): -0.009 TS Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.098
Qualified: #25 7.239 188.38 #9 6.693 212.09
Dodd gets out of the gate with the advantage takes the double breakout win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
333C Kynon Dinkel 214D Don O'Neal
E1 ****WINNER**** -0.019 6.657 201.19 -0.001 7.116 178.78
TS Dial: 6.61 (+/-): 0.047 TS Dial: 7.13 (+/-): -0.014
Qualified: #8 6.674 197.59 #24 7.089 190.32
Dinkel leaves too soon and gives O'Neal the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
319 Rick Sojka 312 Steve Howard
E1 -0.023 6.825 181.20 ****WINNER**** 0.129 6.910 201.22
TS Dial: 6.75 (+/-): 0.075 TS Dial: 6.88 (+/-): 0.030
Qualified: #16 6.758 204.20 #34 10.439 111.75
Sojka leaves early and goes red giving the win to Howard.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
302 Timothy Irwin 2459 Tommy Turner
E1 -0.011 7.315 180.60 ****WINNER**** 0.074 6.690 211.36
TS Dial: 7.28 (+/-): 0.035 TS Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.010
Qualified: #28 7.288 183.79 #12 6.699 210.83
Irwin goes red and gives the win to Turner.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4880 Jimmy Lewis 3190 Glenn Butcher
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.027 6.444 216.55
TS Dial: 6.43 (+/-): 93.569 TS Dial: 6.43 (+/-): 0.014
Qualified: #19 6.930 201.91 #3 6.475 215.72
Lewis is a no-show.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2062 Todd Ewing 3102 Mark McDonald
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.002 11.133 77.68
TS Dial: 6.75 (+/-): 93.249 TS Dial: 6.75 (+/-): 4.383
Qualified: #26 7.254 134.73 #10 6.693 203.46
Ewing is a no-show.
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