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Sat, 04 Nov 2023, 19:10 PM

Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 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
   66 Benji Martin                          757 Jeff Gillette                
E1                   0.055  7.462 182.58     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.907 196.93
          TS  Dial: 7.47 (+/-): -0.008              TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:            #41  7.453 183.02                       #17  6.851 200.68

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,681 feet.

Gillette with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    7 Dean Hall                            702G Mike Proctor                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.984 192.36                     0.024 10.930  67.78
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.034              TS  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  4.670
 Qualified:            #25  6.930 198.70                        #1  6.236 223.54

They have identical reaction times and Proctor has problems. Hall with the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7398 Chris Esrick                          749 Justin Linares               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.182  7.294 188.31                     0.013  7.080 184.67
          TS  Dial: 7.20 (+/-):  0.094              TS  Dial: 6.81 (+/-):  0.270
 Qualified:            #35  7.175 186.43                       #11  6.779 205.69

Linares with the starting line advantage, but Esrick holds on for the win. Chris Esrick's MOV: 0.0077 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7256 Mera Silvia                          6324 Gerald Bucklin               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.906 203.09                    -0.001  7.734 172.50
          TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.046              TS  Dial: 7.69 (+/-):  0.044
 Qualified:            #19  6.861 203.55                       #43  7.655 178.57

Bucklin is tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Silvia the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5396 Bradley Johnson                        10 Allen Firestone              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.953 197.33                     0.033  6.566 205.38
          TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.013              TS  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.086
 Qualified:            #27  6.943 198.35                        #3  6.462 213.54

Firestone with a starting line advantage, but Johnson holds on for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Yeshua Wilcox                         634 Dan Lafferty                 
E1                   0.028  8.822 105.94     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.929 176.07
          TS  Dial: 7.29 (+/-):  1.532              TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.069
 Qualified:            #37  7.291 192.06                       #13  6.827 199.73

Lafferty with a great light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6796 Robert Strohm                        2004 Tyler Caheely                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  7.900 170.90                     0.053  6.912 193.52
          TS  Dial: 7.89 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.002
 Qualified:            #46  7.877 171.12                       #22  6.892 195.25

Strohm with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one. Robert Strohm's MOV: 0.0051 seconds (approximately 17 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6658 Bill King                             263 Doug Crumlich                
E1                   0.009  7.048 194.66     ****WINNER****  0.125  6.666 207.72
          TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-): -0.012              TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:            #29  7.025 194.63                        #5  6.645 208.39

King with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Crumlich the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7158 Joe Stannard                         7598 Chris Newman                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.001  7.156 191.78                     0.024  6.786 204.45
          TS  Dial: 7.14 (+/-):  0.016              TS  Dial: 6.79 (+/-): -0.004
 Qualified:            #33  7.110 193.93                        #9  6.746 205.72

Stannard with a near perfect light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    5 Richard Okerman                       780 David Cook                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  7.201 177.00                     0.126  6.773 203.89
          TS  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.041              TS  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.003
 Qualified:            #34  7.128 193.13                       #10  6.762 203.25

Okerman with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7197 Marty Castagno                         32 Rich Smith                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.990 195.76                     0.046  6.458 214.89
          TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 6.46 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:            #26  6.942 198.55                        #2  6.448 214.72

Castagno with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 796L Baruc Llamas                         7134 Bryan Warr                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  7.363 183.82                    -0.005  6.881 198.90
          TS  Dial: 7.37 (+/-): -0.007              TS  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.011
 Qualified:            #39  7.319 184.83                       #15  6.841 201.58

Warr goes red to give Llamas the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Ed Olpin                             4147 Greg Lair                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  7.050 195.05                     0.035  6.745 211.63
          TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  0.020              TS  Dial: 6.53 (+/-):  0.215
 Qualified:            #28  7.006 195.93                        #4  6.518 213.23

Olpin with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   76 Ted Kellner                          6013 Rod Belsham                  
E1                   0.015  7.200 192.41     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.839 198.15
          TS  Dial: 7.18 (+/-):  0.020              TS  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.009
 Qualified:            #36  7.178 192.66                       #12  6.803 202.09

Belsham with the starting line advantage and ran dead-on with a nine for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6123 Judy Radford                         6921 Joe Mellof                   
E1                   0.186  7.307 186.54     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.922 181.86
          TS  Dial: 7.33 (+/-): -0.023              TS  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.052
 Qualified:            #38  7.304 186.85                       #14  6.839 201.64

Mellof with the starting line advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Ken Ratzloff                         H660 Mark Austin                  
E1                  -0.011  6.952 197.31     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.924 202.09
          TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.012              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-): -0.006
 Qualified:            #23  6.908 198.17                       #47  7.918 139.63

Ratzloff goes red to give Austin the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7205 Bill Knudsen                         6502 Will Yakimetz                
E1                  -0.305 15.399  61.20     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.954 183.32
          TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  8.349              TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.264
 Qualified:            #31  7.051 196.16                        #7  6.662 211.30

Knudsen goes red to give Yakimetz the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6455 Mike Lucas                             49 Mark Buehring                
E1                   0.048  7.436 176.84     ****WINNER****  0.051  6.895 198.76
          TS  Dial: 7.42 (+/-):  0.016              TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.005
 Qualified:            #40  7.409 183.37                       #16  6.847 199.58

Lucas with a few ticks on the tree, but Buehring the runs dead-on with a five for the win. Mark Buehring's MOV: 0.0088 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  605 Mike Ferderer                         518 Monte Green                  
E1                   0.008  7.133 186.72     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.758 205.85
          TS  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  0.013              TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:            #32  7.094 192.91                        #8  6.733 206.10

Ferderer with a great light, but Green runs dead-on with an eight for the win in a close one. Monte Green's MOV: 0.0022 seconds (approximately 7 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6407 William Scribner                      789 Lynsi Snyder-Ellington       
E1   ****WINNER****  0.079  7.492 175.23                     0.009  6.877 195.68
          TS  Dial: 7.47 (+/-):  0.022              TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-): -0.013
 Qualified:            #42  7.466 183.22                       #18  6.852 201.58

Snyder-Ellington with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Scribner the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  660 Dallas Glenn                         5722 Bri Bergh                    
E1                   0.010  7.708 174.84     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.872 203.40
          TS  Dial: 7.71 (+/-): -0.002              TS  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.002
 Qualified:            #44  7.691 176.40                       #20  6.872 203.49

Glenn with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Bergh the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7725 Mike Hiatt                              9 Paul Mitsos                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.010  7.075 186.85                     0.020  6.704 207.91
          TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.005              TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.054
 Qualified:            #30  7.034 193.88                        #6  6.658 208.97

Hiatt with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on with a five for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6206 Jake Neibauer                        7070 Sam Blaylock                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  6.951 198.50                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.001              TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-): 93.049
 Qualified:            #24  6.927 198.47                       #48 28.000   NS

Blaylock was a no-show to give Neibauer the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7728 Kelly Harper                         7038 Pat Warr                     
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.003  6.897 197.86
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): 93.099              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): -0.003
 Qualified:            #45  7.691 126.30                       #21  6.876 197.97

Harper is a no-show to give Warr the win. Warr with a good looking pass on the single.

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