Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 18:10 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7241 Bart Smith                              6 Bud Preuss                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022  7.026 194.13                     0.029  6.721 202.45
          TS  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.016              TS  Dial: 6.71 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Newman    ) 0.026  7.031  0.011      (K Ratzloff  ) 0.043  6.714 -0.016
E1    (D Dolezal   ) 0.023  7.078  0.088      (J Connelly  ) 0.016  6.790  0.060
 Qualified:            #15  6.986 197.68                        #4  6.713 205.54

3:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,287 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Just 0.007 difference in RT's.

Bart Smith's MOV: 0.0021 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Doug Crumlich                          77 Ted Kellner                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.906 200.83                    -0.009  9.157 104.93
          TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.016              TS  Dial: 7.13 (+/-):  2.027
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Mitsos    ) 0.028  6.897  0.007      (K Harper    ) 0.034  7.137  0.017
E1    (B LaFlam    ) 0.028  6.893  0.013      (R Martin    ) 0.041  7.128  0.008
 Qualified:             #9  6.875 201.97                       #21  7.114 192.85

Doug Crumlich's MOV: opponent's red light. He races Smith later.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7262 Wayne Newman                         7133 Richard Okerman              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.032  6.996 198.99                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.036              TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-): 93.039
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Taylor    ) 0.011  6.968  0.008                     0.018  7.089  0.029
E1    (B Warr      ) 0.039  6.976  0.036      (P Unruh     ) 0.018  7.045  0.015
 Qualified:            #12  6.928 200.35                       #16  7.021 195.51

Okerman can't make the call.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                             7980 Joe Roubicek                 
E3                   0.031  7.037 197.16     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.585 203.49
          TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Armstrong ) 0.026  7.133  0.103      (W Yakimetz  ) 0.032  6.574  0.004
E1    (J Edwards   ) 0.045  7.013  0.023      (M Ferderer  ) 0.021  6.593  0.003
 Qualified:            #14  6.982 198.93                        #3  6.635 207.72

Winner faces Newman later.

Joe Roubicek's MOV: 0.0133 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink