Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 14:11 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5554 Michael Freischel                    V501 Jeremiah Vandeventer         
E3                   0.025  7.548 175.37     ****WINNER****  0.031  7.256 189.18
          TS  Dial: 7.55 (+/-): -0.002              TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Lair      ) 0.034  8.177  0.567                     0.017  7.289  0.039
E1    (D Meyer     ) 0.007  7.603  0.023      (T Schmidt   ) 0.037  7.260  0.010
 Qualified:            #13  7.561 181.59                       #10  7.261 188.81

1:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 28.62 inches, adjusted altitude 3,175 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Freischel took a little bit too much stripe and Vandeventer moves on to the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Larry Demers                         4627 Brian Heath                  
E3                   0.017  7.153 191.59     ****WINNER****  0.005  7.144 190.08
          TS  Dial: 7.16 (+/-): -0.007              TS  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Meservier ) 0.027  7.212  0.032      (P Pittman   ) 0.021  7.179  0.009
E1    (V Laurin    ) 0.003  7.188  0.018      (D Woody     ) 0.016  7.168  0.018
 Qualified:             #8  7.171 191.16                        #6  7.080 191.62

Heath uses a 0.009 package to get the win and a bye run in the next round. Brian Heath's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 3 inches), opponent broke out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   41 Joseph Mohana                              Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.753 204.79     
          TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-): -0.027    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Schleicher) 0.014  6.836  0.006   
E1    (G Loeffelhol) 0.044  6.810  0.060   
 Qualified:             #3  6.740 205.35                     Bye

Mohana will face Vandeventer in round four.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink