Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 16:41 PM Top Sportsman presented by RacingRVs.com Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 5 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
   34 Mark McDonald                          52 Allen Firestone              
E5   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.641 201.70                     0.024  6.611 210.34
          TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.031              TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Fredrich  ) 0.018  6.645  0.005      (D Meyer     ) 0.021  6.609  0.009
E3    (B Board     ) 0.020  6.615  0.045      (B Baxter    ) 0.019  6.599  0.039
E2    (K Dumke     ) 0.041  6.580  0.010      (D Cuadra    ) 0.103  6.739  0.179
E1    (T Finner    ) -0.002  6.570  0.010      (W Simmons II) 0.010  6.582  0.022
 Qualified:             #6  6.547 209.92                        #7  6.567 209.75

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 3,620 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

McDonald with a great light and the win in a close one. Mark McDonald's MOV: 0.0024 seconds (approximately 9 inches). Mcdonald wins his fourth National event Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink