Sun, 12 Feb 2017, 19:14 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
 7534 Paul Mitsos                           757 Jeff Gillette                
E4                   0.077  7.328 186.90     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.944 188.02
          TS  Dial: 7.34 (+/-): -0.012              TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Martin    ) 0.018  7.357  0.017      (G Ross      ) 0.015  6.915  0.025
E2    (R Okerman   ) 0.018  7.307 -0.003      (D Crumlich  ) 0.012  6.885  0.005
E1    (L Snyder-Ell) 0.014  7.337 -0.003      (P Miller    ) 0.016  6.898 -0.002
 Qualified:            #20  7.369 186.87                       #10  6.918 201.07

4:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,552 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Jeff Gillette's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0200 seconds (approximately 5 feet), opponent broke out by -0.012.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Ed Olpin                                   Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  1.259 No Time           
          TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-): 93.029    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Castagno  ) 0.032  6.977  0.007   
E2    (M Silvia    ) 0.011  6.951  0.001   
E1    (J Roubicek  ) 0.019  6.972  0.012   
 Qualified:            #13  6.984 197.86                     Bye

Bye run for Olpin. He takes the green and backs out.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink