Sun, 13 Nov 2022, 18:05 PM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 4 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
    4 Ed Olpin                             4300 Lance Abbott                 
E4                   0.029  6.888 200.53     ****WINNER****  0.000  6.886 196.47
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): -0.012              TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Higgins   ) 0.012  6.909 -0.001      (M Buehring  ) 0.014  6.895  0.015
E2    (M Green     ) 0.015  6.899  0.029      (J Linares   ) 0.006  6.890  0.020
E1    (D Padilla   ) 0.007  6.905  0.045      (M Proctor   ) 0.017  6.883  0.003
 Qualified:            #16  6.877 200.71                       #18  6.882 196.56

Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 1,734 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Abbott with a perfect light and then runs dead-on with a six for the win. Abbott wins the Top Sportsman National Championship with the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   75 Mera Silvia                            41 Vince Hoda                   
E4                   0.031  6.921 200.11     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.594 211.89
          TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E3    (F Martin    ) 0.071  6.918  0.008      (D Meziere   ) 0.021  6.589 -0.001
E2    (D Hall      ) 0.012  6.945  0.045      (R Okerman   ) 0.018  6.584  0.014
E1    (D London    ) 0.035  6.916  0.006      (M Hiatt     ) 0.015  6.595  0.015
 Qualified:            #21  6.914 200.53                        #3  6.586 211.93

Hoda with a slight starting line advantage gets the win in a close one. Vince Hoda's MOV: 0.0004 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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