Sun, 19 May 2024, 15:56 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By Reporter

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  505 Larry Demers                           51 Allen Firestone              
E4   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.890 200.20                     0.168  6.577 185.79
          TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.000              TS  Dial: 6.47 (+/-):  0.107
 Prior rounds:
E3                   -0.015  6.874 -0.026      (T Finner    ) 0.013  6.466  0.036
E2    (P Debottis  ) 0.004  6.916  0.006      (L Johnson   ) 0.036  6.469  0.019
E1    (D Boesch    ) 0.028  6.921  0.011      (B Rotz      ) 0.018  6.454 -0.036
 Qualified:            #15  6.910 125.96                        #3  6.490 211.96

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 2,640 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Demers with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on with a zero for the win. He is advancing to his sixth final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 359X Zach Sackman                           32 Mark McDonald                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.630 186.79                     1.232  7.197 160.44
          TS  Dial: 6.54 (+/-):  0.090              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.257
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Espositio ) 0.029  6.556  0.016      (J Steldt    ) 0.007  6.936 -0.024
E2    (S Jaeger    ) 0.010  6.580  0.030      (D Baxter    ) 0.059  6.987  0.037
E1    (S Lehmann   ) 0.032  6.568 -0.002      (R Smith     ) 0.034  6.972  0.012
 Qualified:             #5  6.569 211.23                       #18  6.966 193.46

Sackman with a great light and the win. He is advancing to his sixth final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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