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Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 15:48 PM

Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 4 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                            52 Allen Firestone              
E4                   0.019  6.995 196.99     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.609 210.24
          TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-): -0.005              TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Turner    ) 0.016  6.973  0.023      (B Baxter    ) 0.019  6.599  0.039
E2    (G Lair      ) 0.045  6.963  0.053      (D Cuadra    ) 0.103  6.739  0.179
E1    (J Roubicek  ) 0.029  6.942  0.012      (W Simmons II) 0.010  6.582  0.022
 Qualified:            #29  6.923 198.58                        #7  6.567 209.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 3,685 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Meyer with a couple tick advantage on the tree, but he takes too much stripe to give Firestone the win. He is advancing to his third National event final round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5167 Curt Fredrich                          34 Mark McDonald                
E4                   0.287  6.751 193.71     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.645 185.89
          TS  Dial: 6.76 (+/-): -0.009              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Pekrul    ) 0.017  6.728  0.028      (B Board     ) 0.020  6.615  0.045
E2    (G Butcher   ) 0.015  6.701  0.011      (K Dumke     ) 0.041  6.580  0.010
E1    (T Caheely   ) 0.007  6.705  0.015      (T Finner    ) -0.002  6.570  0.010
 Qualified:            #12  6.590 212.16                        #6  6.547 209.92

McDonald with the starting line advantage and the win. He is advancing to his seventh National event final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink