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Sat, 17 Oct 2015, 11:44 AM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4317 Bobby Irby                            518 Monte Green                  
E2                   0.039  7.022 191.54     ****WINNER****  0.012  6.815 196.73
          TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.022              TS  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Blair     ) 0.039  7.042  0.032      (R Okerman   ) 0.024  6.816  0.016
 Qualified:            #16  6.970 199.61                        #8  6.791 203.37

10:23 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.78 inches, adjusted altitude 1,563 feet, track temperature 78 degrees.

Green gets out of the gate first and takes the stripe for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4739 Frank Kohutek                         409 Kamron Wright                
E2                   0.040  7.010 191.73     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.792 196.76
          TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-): -0.010              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J White     ) 0.007  7.143  0.063      (H Kindle    ) 0.040  6.829 -0.031
 Qualified:            #21  7.077 197.10                       #13  6.824 203.16

Wright gets a big holeshot;Kohutek breaks out trying to make up the difference.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 491C Mario Boesch                         5019 Paul Pittman                 
E2                   0.043  6.868 172.28     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.490 201.07
          TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.008              TS  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Jordan    ) 0.055  6.885  0.045      (K Piepke    ) 0.005  7.068  0.548
 Qualified:            #10  6.795 208.52                        #2  6.525 214.04

Pittman gets out of the gate with the advantage then runs dead on the number for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4059 Jim Thorp                              42 Daniel Leibham               
E2                   0.052  7.110 185.23     ****WINNER****  0.065  7.004 195.87
          TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-): -0.060              TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Wright    ) 0.012  7.188  0.008      (J Holt      ) 0.032  7.058  0.068
 Qualified:            #25  7.179 190.27                       #17  6.985 197.39

Thorp gets the advantage off the line but takes a little too much stripe and breaks out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  406 Glenn Wright                          405 Keith Raftery                
E2                   0.021  6.753 187.36     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.532 212.96
          TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-): -0.027              TS  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Dickey    ) 0.008  6.817 -0.003      (L Sumner    ) 0.019  6.669  0.139
 Qualified:            #11  6.803 202.24                        #3  6.537 212.23

Raftery gets the advantage off the line;Wright breaks out trying to run him down.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4880 Jimmy Lewis                            51 J.J. Heber                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.824 198.99                     0.002  6.698 199.61
          TS  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  0.004              TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.048
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Hampton   ) 0.030  6.882  0.022      (M Goates    ) 0.017  6.739  0.029
 Qualified:            #14  6.850 204.26                        #6  6.697 207.18

Heber gets a small advantage off the line but doesn't take the stripe. Lewis gets the win with a ..011 package.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 421E Leslie Dugas                         4147 Greg Lair                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  7.540 147.17                     0.036  9.929  91.50
          TS  Dial: 7.21 (+/-):  0.330              TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  3.359
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Wilson    ) 0.022  7.270  0.020      (T Leach     ) -0.029  6.689  0.049
 Qualified:            #28  7.237 190.14                        #4  6.636 211.43

Lair makes a hard move toward the centerline and had to back off the throttle about 200 feet out. Dugas backs off the throttle early and takes the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4487 Sean Dodd                            2459 Tommy Turner                 
E2                   0.023  7.216 191.84     ****WINNER****  0.006  6.639 207.34
          TS  Dial: 7.21 (+/-):  0.006              TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Benson    ) 0.016  7.296  0.026      (M Cobb      ) 0.006  6.747  0.037
 Qualified:            #31  7.258 191.05                        #7  6.710 209.52

Turner gets the advantage off the line, makes a move to the left, then back to the right. He gets it back in the groove and takes the win.
Tommy Turner's MOV: 0.0046 seconds (approximately 16 inches).

In the next round it will be Leibham vs. Wright, Pittman vs. Lewis, Dugas vs. Green, and Raftery vs. Turner.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink