Sun, 23 Apr 2017, 14:56 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA SpringNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4487 Sean Dodd                              43 Vince Hoda                   
E3                   0.030  7.194 187.65     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.851 198.00
          TS  Dial: 7.22 (+/-): -0.026              TS  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  0.061
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Arnold    ) 0.015  7.232  0.022      (B Blomberg  ) 0.007  6.818 -0.022
E1    (T Leach     ) 0.025  7.358  0.078      (M Blair     ) 0.033  6.921  0.031
 Qualified:            #14  7.265 189.55                        #8  6.894 198.41

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,348 feet, track temperature 113 degrees.

Dodd with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Hoda the win. He will have the bye into the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4028 Aaron Philpot                         405 Keith Raftery                
E3                   0.039  7.475 184.60     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.401 205.47
          TS  Dial: 7.52 (+/-): -0.045              TS  Dial: 6.43 (+/-): -0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Freeman   ) 0.054  7.543  0.023      (D Wix       ) 0.029  6.601  0.151
E1    (J Thorp     ) 0.039  8.011  0.371                     0.008  6.476  0.006
 Qualified:            #18  7.620 182.23                        #1  6.471 212.59

Rafferty with a really good light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                438B Arlie Boggs                  
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.033  7.033 195.11
                                                    TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (R Foret     ) 0.027  7.130  0.090
E1                                           (B Gulitti   ) 0.019  7.124  0.044
 Qualified:                                                      #11  7.084 191.65

Boggs with the bye and will face Raftery in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink