Sat, 14 May 2016, 12:31 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 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
 4317 Bobby Irby                           286M Shawn Morrow                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  7.131 189.50                     0.017  7.663 174.73
          TS  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 7.67 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Robison   ) 0.013  7.097 -0.013      (M Payne     ) 0.031  7.659 -0.001
 Qualified:            #14  7.132 189.26                       #19  7.699 174.64

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,696 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Irby with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 D712 Phil Dion                            2062 Todd Ewing                   
E2                  -0.007  7.135 172.45     ****WINNER****  0.029  7.194 144.23
          TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.245              TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.444
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Wilkins   ) 0.001  6.892  0.002      (D Gibbs Jr  ) 0.354  7.115  0.335
 Qualified:            #11  6.932 201.13                        #7  6.760 206.80

Dion is too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Ewing the win. Ewing will have the bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2318 John Taylor                            23 Dylan Stott                  
E2                   0.021  7.617 177.93     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.672 209.23
          TS  Dial: 7.63 (+/-): -0.013              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Morrison  ) 0.013  7.607  0.007      (C Spradlin  ) 0.025  6.694  0.054
 Qualified:            #18  7.634 177.93                        #4  6.669 208.52

Stott with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Jeff Brooks                            38 Tommy Turner                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  6.783 200.59                     0.034  6.743 209.46
          TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.003              TS  Dial: 6.73 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Wilkerson ) 0.018  6.752 -0.038      (K Ellison   ) 0.116  6.715  0.005
 Qualified:             #3  6.644 207.72                        #8  6.763 208.55

Brooks with a great light and the win. He will face Irby in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2708 Donny Urban                             1 Jeffrey Barker               
E2                  -0.005  9.074 100.02     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.599 185.43
          TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  2.334              TS  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  0.139
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Benson    ) 0.015  6.726  0.016                     0.001  6.443  0.003
 Qualified:             #6  6.736 205.13                        #1  6.456 217.42

Urban is a few ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Barker the win. Barker will face Stott in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink