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Sat, 26 Sep 2015, 20:00 PM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 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
 327J Glenn Julius                         2459 Tommy Turner                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  7.415 142.37                    -0.020  6.702 209.59
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.465              TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Villareal ) 0.106  7.112  0.182      (T Irwin     ) 0.074  6.690 -0.010
 Qualified:            #20  6.937 200.38                       #12  6.699 210.83

6:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,237 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Turner leaves a little too quick and gives the win to Julius.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   32 Lester Johnson                       3102 Mark McDonald                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.651 165.92                     0.049 14.929  81.91
          TS  Dial: 6.43 (+/-):  0.221              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  8.129
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Dumke     ) 0.007  6.415  0.045      (T Ewing     ) 0.002 11.133  4.383
 Qualified:             #2  6.382 217.21                       #10  6.693 203.46

Johnson gets a big holeshot and goes around McDonald for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  333 Marco Abruzzi                        5019 Paul Pittman                 
E2                   0.026  6.777 197.59     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.499 215.72
          TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.027              TS  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Maas      ) 0.009  6.758  0.028      (R Benson    ) 0.030  6.509  0.039
 Qualified:            #13  6.735 205.26                        #5  6.488 216.90

Abruzzi gets the holeshot but Pittman goes around him just before they go through the lights.

Paul Pittman's MOV: 0.0034 seconds (approximately 12 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 333C Kynon Dinkel                          312 Steve Howard                 
E2                   0.011  7.459 180.45     ****WINNER****  0.047  7.127 200.23
          TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  0.839              TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.217
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D O Neal    ) -0.019  6.657  0.047      (R Sojka     ) 0.129  6.910  0.030
 Qualified:             #8  6.674 197.59                       #34 10.439 111.75

Dinkel gets the advantage off the line but has problems and slows. Howard will take on Julius in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 316K Brandon Baxter                       5578 Rich Smith                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.099  6.644 208.71                    -0.011  6.769 204.98
          TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.034              TS  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Bowman    ) 0.009  6.650  0.020      (S Kennedy   ) 0.046  6.779  0.009
 Qualified:             #7  6.630 209.30                       #15  6.758 205.76

Smith leaves a little too quick and goes red.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5571 Jeffrey Hostetler                    5649 Rick Wilson                  
E2                  -0.009  7.662 151.71     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.447 208.75
          TS  Dial: 7.45 (+/-):  0.212              TS  Dial: 6.50 (+/-): -0.053
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Heber     ) 0.009  7.489  0.089      (T Grzelinski)       No Time      
 Qualified:            #30  7.408 185.79                        #6  6.526 214.79

Hostetler goes red and gives Wilson the win.

Wilson will take on Johnson in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4487 Sean Dodd                            3514 Tim Weise                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  7.268 184.52                     0.028  7.046 193.43
          TS  Dial: 7.25 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Harger    ) 0.016  7.251 -0.009      (M Snyder    ) 0.002  7.033  0.033
 Qualified:            #25  7.239 188.38                       #17  6.781 201.67

Dodd takes the win and will take on Pittman in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  387 Mike Coughlin                        3190 Glenn Butcher                
E2                   0.012  6.739 208.20     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.443 216.76
          TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.039              TS  Dial: 6.43 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lobner    ) 0.054  6.728  0.008      (J Lewis     ) 0.027  6.444  0.014
 Qualified:            #11  6.695 210.01                        #3  6.475 215.72

Coughlin gets off the line with the advantage but can't run the number.

Butcher will take on Baxter in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink