Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 18:00 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7273 Gary Ross                             757 Jeff Gillette                
E3                   0.027  6.536 207.85     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.915 201.61
          TS  Dial: 6.51 (+/-):  0.026              TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Dion      ) -0.007  6.473  0.003      (D Crumlich  ) 0.012  6.885  0.005
E1                   0.210  6.491 -0.049      (P Miller    ) 0.016  6.898 -0.002
 Qualified:             #1  6.542 211.96                       #10  6.918 201.07

2:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,672 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Jeff Gillette wins both ends of the race track. MOV: 0.0139 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7534 Paul Mitsos                          6636 Ray Martin                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.357 184.57                    -0.020  7.074 189.15
          TS  Dial: 7.34 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 6.84 (+/-):  0.234
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Okerman   ) 0.018  7.307 -0.003      (J Wooton    ) 0.161  6.818  0.008
E1    (L Snyder-Ell) 0.014  7.337 -0.003      (J Connelly  ) 0.006  6.830 -0.010
 Qualified:            #20  7.369 186.87                        #6  6.841 199.85

Paul Mitsos' MOV: opponent's red light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7197 Marty Castagno                          6 Ed Olpin                     
E3                   0.024  7.256 186.90     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.977 192.19
          TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.026              TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Balough   ) 0.000  7.203  0.003      (M Silvia    ) 0.011  6.951  0.001
E1    (D Armstrong ) 0.008  7.242  0.042      (J Roubicek  ) 0.019  6.972  0.012
 Qualified:            #16  7.237 187.29                       #13  6.984 197.86

Ed Olpin runs 0.007 to his dial and will get the bye run to the final round. MOV: 0.0118 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

2:56 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink