Sun, 18 Oct 2015, 16:26 PM Top Sportsman Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 5 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
   42 Daniel Leibham                        518 Monte Green                  
E5                   0.055  7.017 197.74     ****WINNER****  0.075  6.796 194.49
          TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.037              TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Turner    ) 0.032  6.999  0.059      (J Lewis     ) 0.022  6.940  0.180
E3    (K Wright    ) 0.029  7.028  0.088      (L Dugas     ) 0.022  6.785  0.005
E2    (J Thorp     ) 0.065  7.004  0.044      (B Irby      ) 0.012  6.815  0.025
E1    (J Holt      ) 0.032  7.058  0.068      (R Okerman   ) 0.024  6.816  0.016
 Qualified:            #17  6.985 197.39                        #8  6.791 203.37

3:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted altitude 2,151 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Leibham won this event last year.

Leibham gets out of the gate with the advantage but can't run the number. Green goes around him and takes his first national event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink