Sun, 26 Feb 2017, 17:04 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of final, round 5 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
 7133 Richard Okerman                       605 Mike Ferderer                
E5                  -0.002  7.060 194.60     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.254 187.83
          TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-): -0.010              TS  Dial: 7.26 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E4    (D Crumlich  ) 0.018  7.070  0.020      (R Moore     ) 0.014  7.269  0.009
E3    (J Connelly  ) 0.027  7.155  0.105      (C McCallum  ) 0.013  7.268  0.028
E2    (J Edwards   ) 0.035  7.074  0.044      (T Kellner   ) 0.013  7.281  0.041
E1    (P Snell     ) 0.032  7.129  0.089      (D Armstrong ) 0.015  7.279  0.069
 Qualified:            #17  7.026 195.87                       #20  7.218 188.96

2:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 28.63 inches, adjusted altitude 2,730 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Ferderer has 23 prior wins. Three here at Phoenix. He has two wins in TS.

Okerman goes red by -0.002 and Ferderer is good by 0.009 to get the easy win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink