Sun, 19 May 2024, 16:56 PM Top Sportsman Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Reporter

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 5 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
 359X Zach Sackman                          505 Larry Demers                 
E5                   0.063  6.558 210.87     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.901 193.96
          TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-): -0.012              TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Mcdonald  ) 0.007  6.630  0.090      (A Firestone ) 0.028  6.890  0.000
E3    (D Espositio ) 0.029  6.556  0.016                     -0.015  6.874 -0.026
E2    (S Jaeger    ) 0.010  6.580  0.030      (P Debottis  ) 0.004  6.916  0.006
E1    (S Lehmann   ) 0.032  6.568 -0.002      (D Boesch    ) 0.028  6.921  0.011
 Qualified:             #5  6.569 211.23                       #15  6.910 125.96

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,719 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Demers with the starting line advantage and the win. He wins his fifth National event Wally.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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