Sun, 15 May 2016, 13:00 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 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
   23 Dylan Stott                             1 Jeffrey Barker               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.031  6.630 201.37                     0.013  6.460 214.89
          TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.020              TS  Dial: 6.41 (+/-):  0.050
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Taylor    ) 0.011  6.672  0.032      (D Urban     ) 0.014  6.599  0.139
E1    (C Spradlin  ) 0.025  6.694  0.054                     0.001  6.443  0.003
 Qualified:             #4  6.669 208.52                        #1  6.456 217.42

12:51 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 1,820 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Barker gets the advantage off the line but can't run the number.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4317 Bobby Irby                              4 Jeff Brooks                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.088 191.65                     0.016  6.762 202.88
          TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  0.008              TS  Dial: 6.73 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Morrow    ) 0.003  7.131  0.011      (T Turner    ) 0.009  6.783  0.003
E1    (J Robison   ) 0.013  7.097 -0.013      (J Wilkerson ) 0.018  6.752 -0.038
 Qualified:            #14  7.132 189.26                        #3  6.644 207.72

Irby runs the number and is able to hold off Brooks.

Irby will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2062 Todd Ewing                                 Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.724 207.62     
          TS  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  0.004    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Dion      ) 0.029  7.194  0.444   
E1    (D Gibbs Jr  ) 0.354  7.115  0.335   
 Qualified:             #7  6.760 206.80                     Bye

Ewing has the bye and will take on Stott in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink