Sun, 01 Oct 2017, 16:04 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5578 Rich Smith                           5731 Tom Schmidt                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.725 188.31                     0.013  8.298 132.15
          TS  Dial: 6.67 (+/-):  0.055              TS  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  1.808
 Prior rounds:
E4    (S Wilkins   ) 0.013  6.684  0.034      (M Cheyenne S) 0.019  6.601  0.121
E3    (B Gulitti   ) 0.036  6.641  0.001      (J Heber     ) 0.004  6.585  0.135
E2    (K Raftery   ) 0.003  6.654  0.014      (B Wright    ) 0.021  6.607  0.157
E1    (T Grzelinski) 0.035  6.654  0.004      (S Lehmann   ) 0.020  6.573  0.123
 Qualified:            #11  6.666 205.82                        #4  6.493 216.97

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,163 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Smith with a great light and the win. Smith wins his first National event Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink