Mon, 02 Sep 2019, 20:26 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5019 Paul Pittman                            5 Lester Johnson               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.530 213.54                     0.017  6.122 218.19
          TS  Dial: 6.52 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Wilkins   ) 0.069  6.541  0.021      (M Green     ) 0.030  6.175  0.015
E1    (J Roubicek  ) 0.008  7.806  1.306      (V Mills     ) 0.029  6.183  0.043
 Qualified:            #13  6.544 213.87                        #1  6.154 230.53

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,133 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Johnson with the starting line advantage, but Pittman holds on for the win. Paul Pittman's MOV: 0.0017 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3218 Belva Brinegar                       5116 Dave Slatten                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.043  6.650 207.88                    -0.005  7.460 151.95
          TS  Dial: 6.63 (+/-):  0.020              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.820
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Connelly  ) 0.037  6.646  0.006      (B Baxter    ) 0.004  6.661  0.001
E1    (J Lewis     ) 0.004 10.555  3.935      (G Lair      ) 0.012  6.685  0.035
 Qualified:            #26  6.626 209.56                       #30  6.682 210.34

Slatten goes red to give Brinegar the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3190 Glenn Butcher                         505 Larry Demers                 
E3                   0.022  6.451 214.79     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.772 196.42
          TS  Dial: 6.43 (+/-):  0.021              TS  Dial: 6.76 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Robison   ) 0.009  6.450  0.000      (B LaFlam    ) 0.030  6.769  0.009
E1    (S Brinegar  ) 0.032  6.452  0.022      (E Foley     ) 0.036  6.776  0.036
 Qualified:             #7  6.455 214.28                       #33  6.743 205.98

Demers with the starting line advantage and the win. Larry Demers' MOV: 0.0200 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He will face Pittman in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4911 Darian Boesch                          34 Mark McDonald                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.431 218.72                     0.026  6.614 205.19
          TS  Dial: 6.39 (+/-):  0.041              TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Thoman    ) 0.043  6.407  0.007      (J Brooks    ) 0.025  6.593 -0.017
E1    (T Kirman    ) 0.000  6.382  0.032      (J Albert    ) 0.027  6.580  0.010
 Qualified:             #4  6.356 226.43                       #16  6.576 209.26

Boesch with a great light and the win Darian Boesch's MOV: 0.0175 seconds (approximately 5 feet). He will face Brinegar in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink