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Sun, 28 Feb 2016, 14:50 PM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Richard Okerman                      7450 Don Meziere                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.149 192.74                    -0.160  6.964 195.70
          TS  Dial: 7.16 (+/-): -0.011              TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B LaFlam    ) 0.045  7.216  0.056      (M Silvia-Mir) 0.015  7.061  0.091
 Qualified:            #13  7.170 192.38                        #6  6.946 198.99

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 2,687 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Meziere goes red and Okerman with the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Randy Balough                        7980 Joe Roubicek                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.516 179.76                     0.016  6.556 210.21
          TS  Dial: 7.51 (+/-):  0.006              TS  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Olpin     ) 0.043  7.577 -0.003      (J Connelly  ) 0.016  6.610  0.020
 Qualified:            #22  7.520 180.40                        #2  6.568 209.92

Balough with a great light and and great package for the win. Randy Balough's MOV: 0.0108 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Randy Balough's package: 0.012. Roubicek with a real nice package in the losing effort. Joe Roubicek's package: 0.022. Balough will get the bye in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7875 Roy Cracraft                         6636 Ray Martin                   
E2                   0.013  7.586 180.16     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.812 201.64
          TS  Dial: 7.57 (+/-):  0.016              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Newman    ) 0.024  7.624  0.034      (P Mitsos    ) 0.020  6.842  0.012
 Qualified:            #24  7.585 180.12                        #4  6.811 201.31

Martin with the starting line advantage and the win. Ray Martin's MOV: 0.0126 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7377 Jessie Wooton                         757 Jeff Gillette                
E2                  -0.377  7.697 174.64     ****WINNER****  0.040  7.498 130.14
          TS  Dial: 7.65 (+/-):  0.047              TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.548
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Armstrong )       No Time            (D Crumlich  ) 0.041  7.103  0.123
 Qualified:            #27 12.329  61.52                        #7  6.962 200.29

Wooton goes red and Gillette with the win. He will face Martin in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7840 Gary Forkner                         7598 Chris Newman                 
E2                   0.011  7.457 195.76     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.902 176.19
          TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.427              TS  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  0.112
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Kellner   ) 0.015  7.091  0.001      (B Warr      ) 0.039  6.838  0.008
 Qualified:            #10  7.073 198.09                        #3  6.809 203.49

Forkner with the starting line advantage and then made a quick move toward the centerline and had to pedal it to get back into his lane. Newman was straight down the groove for the win. He will face Okerman in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 D712 Phil Dion                            7728 Kelly Harper                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.906 202.70                     0.012  7.097 195.00
          TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.026              TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Woody     ) 0.152  6.941  0.041      (M Lucas     ) 0.108  7.150  0.030
 Qualified:             #5  6.889 203.25                       #12  7.112 194.94

Dion with a great light and the win as Harper broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5116 Dave Slatten                         345B Benjamin Board               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.959 200.05                     0.032  6.439 193.88
          TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.019              TS  Dial: 6.41 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Landavazo ) 0.014  6.969 -0.031                     0.029  6.419 -0.081
 Qualified:             #8  6.976 198.70                        #1  6.511 213.47

Board was a slight better on the tree, but Slatten gets the win in a close one. Dave Slatten's MOV: 0.0074 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He will face Dion in the next round.

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