Sat, 13 Nov 2021, 17:18 PM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  757 Jeff Gillette                        7867 Dean Hall                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.003  6.961 197.19                     0.012  6.993 199.52
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Meziere   ) 0.030  7.449  0.529      (Y Wilcox    ) 0.025  6.992  0.042
E1    (K Harper    ) 0.007  6.957  0.007      (J Connelly  ) 0.016  7.000  0.030
 Qualified:            #16  6.957 199.79                       #20  6.989 198.79

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 3,207 feet.

Gillette with a great light and the win. Jeff Gillette's MOV: 0.0115 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  777 Doug Bracey                          7167 Ryan Priddy                  
E3                   0.208  7.134 186.36     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.692 188.28
          TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.024              TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.092
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B LaFlam    ) 0.017  7.085  0.005      (L Azcuenaga ) 0.004  6.574  0.014
E1    (R Goodwin   ) 0.032  7.123  0.033      (K Ratzloff  ) 0.029  6.612  0.012
 Qualified:            #25  7.113 193.71                        #5  6.622 209.59

Priddy with the starting line advantage and win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Ed Olpin                             4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E3                   0.017  6.918 199.14     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.403 216.55
          TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-): -0.012              TS  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Knudsen   ) 0.039  6.934  0.054      (M Ferderer  ) 0.014  6.358 -0.012
E1    (R Strohm    ) 0.064  6.941  0.031      (M Hiatt     ) 0.032  6.403  0.013
 Qualified:            #14  6.909 199.82                        #2  6.385 223.25

Olpin with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Lewis the win. Lewis runs dead-on with a three...He will face Gillette in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  780 David Cook                           404M Florentino Martin            
E3                   0.071  6.725 206.48     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.458 225.15
          TS  Dial: 6.71 (+/-):  0.015              TS  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.058
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Miller    ) 0.016  6.690 -0.020      (C Whittenbur) 0.030  6.645  0.275
E1    (M Silvia    ) 0.004  6.790  0.080      (J Wooton    ) 0.092  6.641  0.241
 Qualified:             #7  6.728 206.92                        #3  6.391 225.00

Martin with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Priddy in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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