Sun, 24 Feb 2019, 18:58 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 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
    3 Doug Crumlich                        7241 Bart Smith                   
E4                   0.021  6.913 201.04     ****WINNER****  0.007  7.024 196.30
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.013              TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Kellner   ) 0.026  6.906  0.016      (B Preuss    ) 0.022  7.026  0.016
E2    (P Mitsos    ) 0.028  6.897  0.007      (C Newman    ) 0.026  7.031  0.011
E1    (B LaFlam    ) 0.028  6.893  0.013      (D Dolezal   ) 0.023  7.078  0.088
 Qualified:             #9  6.875 201.97                       #15  6.986 197.68

4:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.76 inches, adjusted altitude 2,435 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Crumlich has not been to a final round. Smith won the Winternationals two weeks ago.

Bart Smith nail the tree with a seven light and runs four to his dial for the win. MOV: 0.0232 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7262 Wayne Newman                         7980 Joe Roubicek                 
E4                   0.034  7.021 191.97     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.634 184.62
          TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.061              TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.064
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Okerman   ) 0.032  6.996  0.036      (E Olpin     ) 0.020  6.585  0.015
E2    (J Taylor    ) 0.011  6.968  0.008      (W Yakimetz  ) 0.032  6.574  0.004
E1    (B Warr      ) 0.039  6.976  0.036      (M Ferderer  ) 0.021  6.593  0.003
 Qualified:            #12  6.928 200.35                        #3  6.635 207.72

Newman is a little late and then slows to give Joe Roubicek his forth trip to the finals. MOV: 0.0265 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink