Sat, 14 May 2016, 10:29 AM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2540 Casey Spradlin 23 Dylan Stott
E1 1.541 26.815 37.33 ****WINNER**** 0.025 6.694 173.12
TS Dial: 7.09 (+/-): 19.725 TS Dial: 6.64 (+/-): 0.054
Qualified: #13 7.112 197.68 #4 6.669 208.52
Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.16
inches, adjusted altitude 2,150 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.Stott with the starting line
advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
D712 Phil Dion 6 Sandy Wilkins
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.001 6.892 193.10 0.025 6.643 201.07
TS Dial: 6.89 (+/-): 0.002 TS Dial: 6.63 (+/-): 0.013
Qualified: #11 6.932 201.13 #2 6.499 213.70
Dion with a near perfect light and the win with a great package. Phil Dion's package:
0.003.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
1903 Mark Payne 286M Shawn Morrow
E1 -0.005 6.910 187.78 ****WINNER**** 0.031 7.659 171.88
TS Dial: 6.90 (+/-): 0.010 TS Dial: 7.66 (+/-): -0.001
Qualified: #10 6.907 201.52 #19 7.699 174.64
Payne is a little too quick on the tree and goes red. Morrow with the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2985 Jeff Wilkerson 4 Jeff Brooks
E1 -0.002 6.961 193.74 ****WINNER**** 0.018 6.752 202.85
TS Dial: 6.99 (+/-): -0.029 TS Dial: 6.79 (+/-): -0.038
Qualified: #12 7.019 195.70 #3 6.644 207.72
Wilkerson is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light. Brooks with the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4317 Bobby Irby 27 Jackie Robison
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.097 188.96 0.001 6.675 200.71
TS Dial: 7.11 (+/-): -0.013 TS Dial: 6.69 (+/-): -0.015
Qualified: #14 7.132 189.26 #5 6.712 206.73
Robison with a near perfect light and takes too much stripe to give Irby the the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2318 John Taylor 29 Chadrick Morrison
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.013 7.607 173.87 0.019 6.737 200.41
TS Dial: 7.60 (+/-): 0.007 TS Dial: 6.77 (+/-): -0.033
Qualified: #18 7.634 177.93 #9 6.789 201.07
Taylor with the slight starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
340W Rodney Benson 2708 Donny Urban
E1 0.077 7.076 185.33 ****WINNER**** 0.015 6.726 196.07
TS Dial: 7.11 (+/-): -0.034 TS Dial: 6.71 (+/-): 0.016
Qualified: #15 7.137 187.70 #6 6.736 205.13
Urban with the starting line advantage and the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
281 Ken Ellison 38 Tommy Turner
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.116 6.715 209.75
TS Dial: 7.33 (+/-): 92.669 TS Dial: 6.71 (+/-): 0.005
Qualified: #17 7.350 188.99 #8 6.763 208.55
Ellison broke on the burnout, so Turner gets the freebie.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2627 Donnie Gibbs Jr 2062 Todd Ewing
E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.354 7.115 149.28
TS Dial: 7.21 (+/-): 92.789 TS Dial: 6.78 (+/-): 0.335
Qualified: #16 7.233 192.17 #7 6.760 206.80
Gibbs Jr with problems getting the car to fire and Ewing with the freebie.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
Bye 1 Jeffrey Barker
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.001 6.443 214.76
TS Dial: 6.44 (+/-): 0.003
Qualified: #1 6.456 217.42
Barker with the bye...Barker with a great light and his quickest pass of the weekend.
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