Thu, 13 Nov 2025, 18:47 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   61 Will Yakimetz                        699B Aaron Steinkey               
E3                   0.034  6.556 212.56     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.175 223.28
          TS  Dial: 6.54 (+/-):  0.016              TS  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E2    (W Mizia     ) 0.065  7.590  1.050      (G Bucklin   ) 0.012  6.186  0.006
E1    (R Balough   ) 0.000  6.547  0.017                     0.047  6.165 -0.005
 Qualified:             #4  6.518 216.93                        #1  6.162 230.29

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,473 feet.

Steinkey 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
 7134 Bryan Warr                              8 Ted Kellner                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.711 205.91                     0.005  7.360 186.85
          TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 7.37 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Snyder-Ell) 0.010  6.703 -0.047      (D Hall      ) 0.017  7.375  0.015
E1    (J Gillette  ) 0.016  6.757  0.007      (D Cook      ) 0.017  7.356  0.026
 Qualified:            #22 13.022  64.19                       #19  7.327 187.00

Kellner with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Warr the win. He will have a bye in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4338 Mark Buehring                         550 Ed Olpin                     
E3                   0.042  6.737 197.86     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.951 197.97
          TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-): -0.003              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Ratzloff  ) 0.067  6.745  0.015      (M Lucas     ) 0.025  6.989  0.049
E1    (R Okerman   ) 0.011  6.745  0.015      (M Chitty    ) 0.027  6.945  0.015
 Qualified:             #6  6.728 204.45                       #14  6.930 198.67

Olpin with the starting line advantage for the win. He will face Steinkey in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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