Sun, 28 Feb 2016, 18:03 PM Top Sportsman Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of final, round 5 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
  757 Jeff Gillette                        7598 Chris Newman                 
E5                   0.072  6.986 200.32     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.878 194.94
          TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.016              TS  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.048
 Prior rounds:
E4    (R Balough   ) 0.027  6.982  0.012      (P Dion      ) 0.022  6.848  0.028
E3    (R Martin    ) 0.009  6.990  0.040      (R Okerman   ) 0.018  6.864  0.044
E2    (J Wooton    ) 0.040  7.498  0.548      (G Forkner   ) 0.034  6.902  0.112
E1    (D Crumlich  ) 0.041  7.103  0.123      (B Warr      ) 0.039  6.838  0.008
 Qualified:             #7  6.962 200.29                        #3  6.809 203.49

3:59 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.75 inches, adjusted altitude 3,236 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Gillette has four prior wins. Three in Comp Eliminator and one in Top Sportsman. Newman has been to the finals three times before. One of these was a runner up finish in TS.

Gillette give up way too much off the line and gives a seven foot win to Newman. A first time winner!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink