Sat, 12 Nov 2022, 17:32 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, 57th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4338 Mark Buehring                        4300 Lance Abbott                 
E3                   0.028  6.834 201.19     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.895 192.88
          TS  Dial: 6.79 (+/-):  0.044              TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Cook      ) 0.056  6.773 -0.007      (J Linares   ) 0.006  6.890  0.020
E1    (M Lucas     ) 0.009  6.879  0.069      (M Proctor   ) 0.017  6.883  0.003
 Qualified:            #14  6.812 202.33                       #18  6.882 196.56

Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,809 feet.

Abbott with the starting line advantage and the win. Abbott is improving on his point total.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7450 Don Meziere                            41 Vince Hoda                   
E3                   0.016  6.721 194.04     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.589 212.86
          TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-): -0.019              TS  Dial: 6.59 (+/-): -0.001
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Whittenbur) 0.013  6.717  0.007      (R Okerman   ) 0.018  6.584  0.014
E1    (R Mendenhall) 0.025  6.719 -0.021      (M Hiatt     ) 0.015  6.595  0.015
 Qualified:             #7  6.697 205.32                        #3  6.586 211.93

Meziere with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Hoda the win. Hoda is improving his point total and is still in the chase.

Meziere's championship run ends here.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Ed Olpin                              454 Macy Higgins                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.909 198.99                     0.037  6.621 209.26
          TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-): -0.001              TS  Dial: 6.63 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Green     ) 0.015  6.899  0.029      (T Kellner   ) 0.023  6.606  0.016
E1    (D Padilla   ) 0.007  6.905  0.045      (K Ratzloff  ) 0.021  6.612 -0.008
 Qualified:            #16  6.877 200.71                        #4  6.621 208.84

Olpin with the starting line advantage and the win. Olpin keeps his championship hopes alive. He is improving on his point total. He will face Abbott in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Mera Silvia                          404M Florentino Martin            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.071  6.918 198.58                     0.056  6.332 226.96
          TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.008              TS  Dial: 6.34 (+/-): -0.008
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Hall      ) 0.012  6.945  0.045      (B Warr      ) 0.009  6.461  0.181
E1    (D London    ) 0.035  6.916  0.006      (M Castagno  ) 0.007  6.578  0.278
 Qualified:            #21  6.914 200.53                        #1  6.292 228.00

Martin with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Silva the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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