Sun, 27 Sep 2015, 16:00 PM Top Sportsman Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 5 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                       3190 Glenn Butcher                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.474 208.62                     0.096  6.432 219.54
          TS  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.074              TS  Dial: 6.45 (+/-): -0.018
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Howard    ) 0.014  6.414 -0.006      (P Pittman   ) 0.026  6.473  0.023
E3    (R Wilson    ) 0.013  6.489  0.089      (B Baxter    ) 0.046  6.462  0.032
E2    (M McDonald  ) 0.004  6.651  0.221      (M Coughlin  ) 0.028  6.443  0.013
E1    (K Dumke     ) 0.007  6.415  0.045      (J Lewis     ) 0.027  6.444  0.014
 Qualified:             #2  6.382 217.21                        #3  6.475 215.72

2:56 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 2,666 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

This is the first final round for both of these drivers.

Johnson gets a huge holeshot and is able to hold off Butcher for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink