Sun, 07 Nov 2021, 18:02 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 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
 7598 Chris Newman                         7534 Paul Mitsos                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.907 198.06                     0.022  6.698 206.04
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Hall      ) 0.015  7.100  0.210      (M Castagno  ) 0.008  6.696  0.006
E2    (K Ratzloff  ) 0.025  6.892  0.002      (C Whittenbur) 0.035  6.713  0.033
E1    (C Blaisdell ) 0.062  6.887  0.007      (M Silvia    ) 0.025  6.688  0.038
 Qualified:            #17  6.881 198.50                        #8  6.676 205.94

2:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 8 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 4,033 feet.

A coin flip off of the line, Newman runs dead on with a seven to take the win.

Chris Newman's MOV: 0.0075 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Newman will have a bye in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  777 Doug Bracey                             6 Ed Olpin                     
E4                   0.027  7.237 188.62     ****WINNER****  0.019  7.065 189.12
          TS  Dial: 7.22 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Strohm    ) 0.017  7.229  0.019                     0.032  7.053  0.023
E2    (G Wright    ) 0.014  7.261  0.031      (M Green     ) 0.025  7.020  0.020
E1    (S Galileo   ) 0.016  7.264  0.034      (K Wright    ) 0.035  6.996  0.006
 Qualified:            #37  7.241 189.36                       #23  7.005 196.16

Olpin gets the advantage off of the line and takes the win.

Ed Olpin's MOV: 0.0005 seconds (approximately 2 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4880 Jimmy Lewis                          7151 Jeff Connelly                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.443 220.51                    -0.007  6.425 187.50
          TS  Dial: 6.45 (+/-): -0.007              TS  Dial: 6.29 (+/-):  0.135
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L Demers    ) 0.014  6.502  0.032      (G Forkner   ) 0.028  6.349  0.109
E2    (Y Wilcox    ) 0.026  8.537  2.117      (M Chitty    ) 0.018  6.393  0.153
E1    (J Wooton    ) 0.014  6.435  0.015                     0.050  6.246  0.026
 Qualified:             #4  6.425 220.30                        #1  6.243 231.79

Connelly misses the tree on the wrong side giving lewis the win.

Lewis will take on Olpin in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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