Mon, 11 Feb 2019, 15:47 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  605 Mike Ferderer                         514 Phil Unruh                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.004  7.057 175.96                     0.252  6.411 227.27
          TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 6.41 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Harper    ) 0.030  7.078  0.028      (J Connelly  ) 0.029  6.454  0.004
E1    (J Linares   ) 0.079  7.095  0.045      (B Warr      ) 0.021  6.632  0.202
 Qualified:            #22  7.038 195.19                        #2  6.431 227.27

Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.02 inches, adjusted altitude 1,286 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Ferderer with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7241 Bart Smith                            757 Jeff Gillette                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.000  6.975 188.44                     0.067  6.789 204.23
          TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.005              TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Mitsos    ) 0.044  7.102  0.012      (W Newman    ) 0.032  6.871  0.041
E1    (D Meziere   ) 0.004  7.101  0.131      (T Kellner   ) 0.128  6.838  0.028
 Qualified:            #29  7.284 198.88                        #9  6.803 204.26

Smith with a perfect light and runs dead-on with a five for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  664 Ken Ratzloff                            3 Doug Crumlich                
E3                   0.010  6.873 199.58     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.956 182.18
          TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-): -0.007              TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.066
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Okerman   ) 0.001  6.914  0.034      (B Preuss    ) 0.028  6.914 -0.026
E1    (B Pederson  ) 0.045  6.925  0.005      (F Cuadra Jr ) 0.115  6.922 -0.008
 Qualified:            #12  6.854 202.39                       #16  6.908 198.03

Ratzloff with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Crumlich the win. He will face Ferderer in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                             6502 Will Yakimetz                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.984 184.40                     0.043  8.222 110.97
          TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.064              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  1.322
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Bracey    ) 0.021  6.994  0.024      (M Castagno  ) 0.052  6.946 -0.004
E1    (G Lair      ) 0.032  6.979  0.009      (G Copley    ) 0.633  6.945  0.005
 Qualified:            #19  6.962 198.70                       #15  6.901 198.38

Olpin with the starting line advantage and the win.

He will face Smith in the semifinal.

Yakimetz was out of the groove and got close to the wall before he lifted.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink