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Sun, 28 Feb 2016, 16:26 PM

Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 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
        Bye                                 717 Randy Balough                
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.025  7.544 179.80
                                                    TS  Dial: 7.52 (+/-):  0.024
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (J Roubicek  ) 0.006  7.516  0.006
E1                                           (E Olpin     ) 0.043  7.577 -0.003
 Qualified:                                                      #22  7.520 180.40

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 3,036 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Richard Okerman                      7598 Chris Newman                 
E3                   0.025  7.211 190.46     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.864 190.83
          TS  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.051              TS  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Meziere   ) 0.026  7.149 -0.011      (G Forkner   ) 0.034  6.902  0.112
E1    (B LaFlam    ) 0.045  7.216  0.056      (B Warr      ) 0.039  6.838  0.008
 Qualified:            #13  7.170 192.38                        #3  6.809 203.49

Newman with the starting line advantage and the win. Chris Newman's MOV: 0.0149 seconds (approximately 4 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  757 Jeff Gillette                        6636 Ray Martin                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.009  6.990 193.35                     0.050  6.847 200.47
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.040              TS  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Wooton    ) 0.040  7.498  0.548      (R Cracraft  ) 0.005  6.812  0.012
E1    (D Crumlich  ) 0.041  7.103  0.123      (P Mitsos    ) 0.020  6.842  0.012
 Qualified:             #7  6.962 200.29                        #4  6.811 201.31

Gillette with a great light and the win. Jeff Gillette's MOV: 0.0283 seconds (approximately 8 feet). He will face Balough in the seminal.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 D712 Phil Dion                            5116 Dave Slatten                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  7.124 162.39                    -0.002  7.861 119.57
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.224              TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.891
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Harper    ) 0.007  6.906  0.026      (B Board     ) 0.035  6.959  0.019
E1    (D Woody     ) 0.152  6.941  0.041      (J Landavazo ) 0.014  6.969 -0.031
 Qualified:             #5  6.889 203.25                        #8  6.976 198.70

Slatten is just a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Dion with the win and he will face Newman in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink