Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 15:17 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 4 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
   41 Joseph Mohana                        V501 Jeremiah Vandeventer         
E4   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.775 204.51                    -0.216  7.242 188.75
          TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.025              TS  Dial: 7.25 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.002  6.753 -0.027      (M Freischel ) 0.031  7.256  0.026
E2    (S Schleicher) 0.014  6.836  0.006                     0.017  7.289  0.039
E1    (G Loeffelhol) 0.044  6.810  0.060      (T Schmidt   ) 0.037  7.260  0.010
 Qualified:             #3  6.740 205.35                       #10  7.261 188.81

2:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.64 inches, adjusted altitude 3,282 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Vandeventer leaves too early and Mohana gets the easy win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4627 Brian Heath                                Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.005  7.437 146.65     
          TS  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.297    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Demers    ) 0.005  7.144  0.004   
E2    (P Pittman   ) 0.021  7.179  0.009   
E1    (D Woody     ) 0.016  7.168  0.018   
 Qualified:             #6  7.080 191.62                     Bye

Heath has the bye run into the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink