Sat, 19 Sep 2026, 17:36 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Michael Chitty                       323F Bob Mandell III              
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  1.710 No Time      
          TS  Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999              TS  Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Richardson) 0.003  6.629  0.119      (D Ilvain    ) 0.009  6.296  0.036
E1    (R Mendenhall) 0.061  6.526  0.006      (K Wicke     ) 0.005  6.284  0.024
 Qualified:            #22  8.539 169.11                        #1  6.261 224.55

Chitty broke and is a no-show to give Mandell III the win. Mandell III takes the green light for the win. He will have a bye in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 310P Patrick DeBottis                     5167 Curt Fredrich                
E3                   0.040  6.969 193.97     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.567 207.85
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.019              TS  Dial: 6.54 (+/-):  0.027
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Castle    ) 0.018  6.973  0.033      (S Wasko     ) 0.012  6.544  0.004
E1    (D Burchell  ) 0.017  6.950  0.020      (G Butcher   ) 0.023  6.556  0.016
 Qualified:            #11  6.926 197.28                       #20  7.936 154.75

Fredrich with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1393 Gerard Milette                       1736 Ron Riegel                   
E3                   0.758 19.264  82.37     ****WINNER****  0.018  7.017 174.76
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-): 12.314              TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.157
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Badia     ) 0.037  6.964  0.044      (A Miller    ) 0.055  6.851  0.021
E1    (J Gabel     ) 0.361  7.490  0.570      (B Mandell Jr) -0.001  6.838  6.838
 Qualified:            #12  6.929 200.36                       #15  7.086 198.15

This is a rerun from yesterday.

Milette with problems right at the hit and clicked it off. Riegel is straight down the groove for the win. He will face Fredrich in the semifinal.




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