Sat, 28 Sep 2019, 21:36 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Dusty Meyer                            32 Tommy Turner                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.973 196.33                     0.034  6.621 210.24
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.023              TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Lair      ) 0.045  6.963  0.053      (R Sojka Jr  ) 0.043  6.711  0.131
E1    (J Roubicek  ) 0.029  6.942  0.012      (M Chitty    ) 0.014  6.593  0.013
 Qualified:            #29  6.923 198.58                        #9  6.576 211.63

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, barometer 29.53 inches, adjusted altitude 2,638 feet.

Meyer with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 316K Brandon Baxter                         52 Allen Firestone              
E3                   0.063  6.598 208.36     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.599 205.07
          TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.039
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Boesch    ) 0.010  6.592  0.012      (D Cuadra    ) 0.103  6.739  0.179
E1    (R Freeman   ) 0.026  6.592  0.012      (W Simmons II) 0.010  6.582  0.022
 Qualified:            #11  6.588 208.65                        #7  6.567 209.75

Firestone with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Meyer in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5167 Curt Fredrich                        3105 Chad Pekrul                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.728 207.37                    -0.014  6.694 195.28
          TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.028              TS  Dial: 6.66 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Butcher   ) 0.015  6.701  0.011      (D O`Neal    ) 0.005  6.671  0.031
E1    (T Caheely   ) 0.007  6.705  0.015      (J Steldt    ) 0.023  6.659  0.009
 Qualified:            #12  6.590 212.16                       #16  6.651 200.35

Pekrul goes red to give Fredrich the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 345B Benjamin Board                         34 Mark McDonald                
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.020  6.615 204.73
          TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-): 93.429              TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B LaFlam    ) 0.033  6.960  0.340      (K Dumke     ) 0.041  6.580  0.010
E1    (L Demers    ) 0.047  6.613  0.003      (T Finner    ) -0.002  6.570  0.010
 Qualified:            #10  6.585 207.18                        #6  6.547 209.92

Board is a no-show to give McDonald the freebie into the semifinal where he will face Fredrich

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink