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Sun, 07 Nov 2021, 15:20 PM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  777 Doug Bracey                           406 Glenn Wright                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  7.261 172.74                     0.011 11.901  91.30
          TS  Dial: 7.23 (+/-):  0.031              TS  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  5.501
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Galileo   ) 0.016  7.264  0.034      (K Land      ) 0.025  7.335  0.935
 Qualified:            #37  7.241 189.36                        #5  6.427 224.36

12:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 3,653 feet.
Wright gets the advantage off of the line but loses traction and he has to give up on the run early.

Bracey takes the win and keeps his D6 championship hopes alive.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6796 Robert Strohm                         749 Justin Linares               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.023  7.541 180.77                     0.035  6.697 207.37
          TS  Dial: 7.53 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Warr      ) 0.021  7.523 -0.007      (M Johnson   ) 0.010  6.684  0.024
 Qualified:            #42  7.535 180.57                       #10  6.694 206.86

Strohm gets the advantage off of the line and holds off Linares for the win.

Robert Strohm's MOV: 0.0088 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  730 Bryan LaFlam                         7197 Marty Castagno               
E2                   0.006  6.272 221.56     ****WINNER****  0.023  7.231 184.75
          TS  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.072              TS  Dial: 7.21 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Shank     ) 0.014  6.529  0.229      (L Azcuenaga ) 0.035  7.218  0.018
 Qualified:             #3  6.340 219.04                       #35  7.213 191.43

LaFlam gets a great light but Castagno is able to hold him off and take the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Ken Ratzloff                         7598 Chris Newman                 
E2                   0.009  7.087 194.07     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.892 195.90
          TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.037              TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Lair      ) 0.019  7.043  0.003      (C Blaisdell ) 0.062  6.887  0.007
 Qualified:            #27  7.067 194.41                       #17  6.881 198.50

Ratzloff gets the holeshot but can't run the number. Newman runs dead on with a two and takes the stripe for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  505 Larry Demers                         702G Mike Proctor                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.966 191.97                     0.012  6.669 209.14
          TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.006              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Richards  ) 0.029  6.960  0.000      (L Goranson  ) 0.017  6.688 -0.002
 Qualified:            #20  6.966 198.90                        #9  6.684 208.94

Proctor gets the advantage off of the line but Demers is able to hold him off and take the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7867 Dean Hall                             780 David Cook                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.034  7.694 180.09                    -0.005  6.712 205.94
          TS  Dial: 7.69 (+/-):  0.004              TS  Dial: 6.71 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gillette  ) 0.038  7.692  0.012      (R Okerman   ) 0.020  6.722  0.032
 Qualified:            #43  7.693 180.02                       #11  6.706 205.66

Cook leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Hall.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7725 Mike Hiatt                           7840 Gary Forkner                 
E2                   0.024  7.127 182.33     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.898 195.82
          TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-):  0.067              TS  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.028
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Harper    ) 0.026  7.061  0.001      (C Esrick    ) 0.018  6.920  0.050
 Qualified:            #28  7.071 192.52                       #18  6.885 200.44

Forkner gets the holeshot and goes around Hiatt for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  518 Monte Green                             6 Ed Olpin                     
E2                   0.042  6.874 200.47     ****WINNER****  0.025  7.020 195.90
          TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.014              TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.020
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Ferderer  ) 0.040  7.045  0.205      (K Wright    ) 0.035  6.996  0.006
 Qualified:            #13  6.857 200.29                       #23  7.005 196.16

Olpin gets the advantage off of the line and he holds off Green to take the win.

Ed Olpin's MOV: 0.0115 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 690Y Yeshua Wilcox                        4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E2                   0.024  7.247 189.98     ****WINNER****  0.026  8.537 122.20
          TS  Dial: 7.26 (+/-): -0.013              TS  Dial: 6.42 (+/-):  2.117
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Neibauer  ) 0.022  7.278  0.008      (J Wooton    ) 0.014  6.435  0.015
 Qualified:            #36  7.226 193.40                        #4  6.425 220.30

A coin flip off of the line, Lewis gets out of the groove early, makes a move to the left, and has to back off of the throttle. Wilcox never lifts and runs a little too quick and breaks out. Lewis takes the win and keeps his championship hopes alive.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5509 Charley Whittenburg                  7534 Paul Mitsos                  
E2                   0.071  6.928 199.37     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.713 193.93
          TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.038              TS  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Moeck     ) 0.008  6.932  0.052      (M Silvia    ) 0.025  6.688  0.038
 Qualified:            #19  6.903 202.58                        #8  6.676 205.94

Mitsos gets the advantage off of the line and takes the stripe for the win.

With Lewis' win he ties Mitsos for the national championship.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5049 Michael Chitty                       7151 Jeff Connelly                
E2                   0.004  6.709 204.29     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.393 229.31
          TS  Dial: 6.71 (+/-): -0.001              TS  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  0.153
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Yakimetz  ) 0.390 14.083  7.363                     0.050  6.246  0.026
 Qualified:            #12  6.729 204.66                        #1  6.243 231.79

Chitty gets a big holeshot and starts pulling away. Connelly loses traction and has to pedal. Chitty never lifts and breaks out giving Connelly the win.

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