Sun, 27 Sep 2015, 15:06 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, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5019 Paul Pittman                         3190 Glenn Butcher                
E4                   0.041  6.526 215.10     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.473 211.06
          TS  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.046              TS  Dial: 6.45 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Dodd      ) 0.038  6.703  0.223      (B Baxter    ) 0.046  6.462  0.032
E2    (M Abruzzi   ) 0.041  6.499  0.009      (M Coughlin  ) 0.028  6.443  0.013
E1    (R Benson    ) 0.030  6.509  0.039      (J Lewis     ) 0.027  6.444  0.014
 Qualified:             #5  6.488 216.90                        #3  6.475 215.72

2:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,464 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Butcher gets out of the gate with the advantage and takes the win and the trip to the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   32 Lester Johnson                        312 Steve Howard                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.414 207.75                     0.036  6.904 200.77
          TS  Dial: 6.42 (+/-): -0.006              TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-): -0.016
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Wilson    ) 0.013  6.489  0.089      (G Julius    ) 0.036  6.931  0.011
E2    (M McDonald  ) 0.004  6.651  0.221      (K Dinkel    ) 0.047  7.127  0.217
E1    (K Dumke     ) 0.007  6.415  0.045      (R Sojka     ) 0.129  6.910  0.030
 Qualified:             #2  6.382 217.21                       #34 10.439 111.75

Johnson will take on Butcher in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink