Sun, 15 May 2016, 15:30 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of final, round 5 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                           2062 Todd Ewing                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.113 189.02                     0.012  6.759 192.91
          TS  Dial: 7.09 (+/-):  0.023              TS  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E4                   1.012  9.823  2.733      (D Stott     ) 0.021  6.737  0.017
E3    (J Brooks    ) 0.018  7.088  0.008                     0.007  6.724  0.004
E2    (S Morrow    ) 0.003  7.131  0.011      (P Dion      ) 0.029  7.194  0.444
E1    (J Robison   ) 0.013  7.097 -0.013      (D Gibbs Jr  ) 0.354  7.115  0.335
 Qualified:            #14  7.132 189.26                        #7  6.760 206.80

3:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 2,210 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Irby has one win, Saint Louis in 2013. Ewing has six wins, all in Super Comp. He has won this race twice.

Irby gets a small advantage off the line and holds off Ewing for his second national event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink