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Sat, 25 Feb 2017, 20:04 PM

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  605 Mike Ferderer                        7356 Ted Kellner                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  7.281 174.35                     0.013  7.486 180.00
          TS  Dial: 7.24 (+/-):  0.041              TS  Dial: 7.44 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Armstrong ) 0.015  7.279  0.069      (M Green     ) 0.021  7.475  0.005
 Qualified:            #20  7.218 188.96                       #28  7.442 183.19

5:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 28.74 inches, adjusted altitude 2,281 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Close side by side finish. Both drives have 0.013 lights and just 0.005 sperate their difference to their dials. Mike Ferderer gets the win. MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 18 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 752A Josh Edwards                         7133 Richard Okerman              
E2                   0.015  7.551 196.10     ****WINNER****  0.035  7.074 178.54
          TS  Dial: 7.48 (+/-):  0.071              TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Preuss    ) 0.031  7.612  0.162      (P Snell     ) 0.032  7.129  0.089
 Qualified:            #25  7.332 200.17                       #17  7.026 195.87

Richard Okerman's MOV: 0.0077 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6455 Mike Lucas                             73 Bryan Warr                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  7.390 179.02                     0.013  7.062 192.99
          TS  Dial: 7.35 (+/-):  0.040              TS  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Meziere   ) 0.005  7.377  0.017      (J Roubicek  ) 0.047  7.035  0.005
 Qualified:            #26  7.351 185.74                       #18  7.042 195.11

Another close finish. Just 0.001 difference in RT's. Mike Lucas runs closer to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0112 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6247 Eddy Plaizier                        5416 Rod Moore                    
E2                   0.047  7.537 183.32     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.813 193.05
          TS  Dial: 7.50 (+/-):  0.037              TS  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Harper    ) 0.011  7.527  0.037      (J Taylor Jr ) 0.008  6.834  0.044
 Qualified:            #30  7.468 185.74                        #6  6.780 202.88

Rod Moore leaves with a great 0.005 light for the win. He faces Moore tomorrow. MOV: 0.0563 seconds (approximately 15 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 G661 Graham Foster                        7151 Jeff Connelly                
E2                  -0.023  7.448 182.58     ****WINNER****  0.113  7.223 194.32
          TS  Dial: 7.46 (+/-): -0.012              TS  Dial: 7.24 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Olpin     ) 0.026  7.481  0.021      (R Perez     ) 0.936  7.288  0.058
 Qualified:            #29  7.446 182.48                       #21  7.225 194.18

Jeff Connelly will see Okerman in round three tomorrow. MOV: opponent's red light.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4147 Greg Lair                               1 Mike William                 
E2                   0.014  9.911  91.39     ****WINNER****  0.023  7.014 186.79
          TS  Dial: 6.50 (+/-):  3.411              TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.064
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Cornine   ) 0.005  6.720  0.200      (R Balough   ) 0.006  6.961  0.021
 Qualified:             #3  6.555 217.53                       #11  6.930 199.61

Lair's car drives towards the wall at the launch and he has to pump the pedal.

Easy win for Williams.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  789 Lynsi Snyder-Ellington                502 Chris McCallum               
E2                   0.022  8.026 125.19     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.970 191.87
          TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  1.146              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.030
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Mitsos    ) 0.028  6.899  0.029      (F Gostyla   ) 0.058  6.978 -0.042
 Qualified:             #8  6.856 199.37                       #16  7.004 196.70

Snyder's car gets loose too and she has to lift. McCallum was going to be tough with a 0.001 light at the green. He will race Ferderer tomorrow.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7256 Mera Silvia-Mirizio                    78 Doug Crumlich                
E2                   0.063  7.347 187.05     ****WINNER****  0.022  7.072 189.87
          TS  Dial: 7.34 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Martin    ) 0.022  7.377  0.027      (J Wooton    ) 0.019  7.082  0.042
 Qualified:            #23  7.310 189.44                       #15  7.003 195.90

Close side by side finish. Silvia runs 0.007 to her dial, but Doug Crumlich has a better light for the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 20 inches).

5:56 p.m. He will race Williams in round three tomorrow.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink