Sat, 01 May 2021, 10:44 AM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  231 Chuck Harris                           44 Mike Morehead                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  7.582 182.01                     0.068  6.852 206.01
          TS  Dial: 7.49 (+/-):  0.092              TS  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.082
 Qualified:            #15  7.564 182.26                        #7  6.797 204.23

Harris with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2904 Doug Gbur                               2 Allen Firestone              
E1                   0.015  7.097 193.88     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.590 209.04
          TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-): -0.003              TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.020
 Qualified:            #10  7.168 193.57                        #2  6.406 214.55

Gbur with the slight starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Firestone the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2086 David Tatum III                      1929 Jeff Brooks                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.247 174.44                     0.016  6.588 217.81
          TS  Dial: 7.21 (+/-):  0.037              TS  Dial: 6.43 (+/-):  0.158
 Qualified:            #11  7.261 188.23                        #3  6.454 214.72

Tatum with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 308V Jeremy Jensen                        2692 Dylan Stott                  
E1                   0.011  7.423 176.35     ****WINNER****  0.012  6.602 205.72
          TS  Dial: 7.43 (+/-): -0.007              TS  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  0.012
 Qualified:            #13  7.471 176.44                        #5  6.614 210.44

Jensen with a tick advantage, but took too much stripe to give Stott the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2611 Chad Traylor                         4864 Vince Hoda                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004  7.319 182.60                     0.003  6.504 211.99
          TS  Dial: 7.32 (+/-): -0.001              TS  Dial: 6.55 (+/-): -0.046
 Qualified:            #12  7.351 186.05                        #4  6.571 211.83

A couple great lights with Hoda getting a tick advantage. He took too much stripe to give Traylor the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 200C Chad Morrison                        2230 Don Shuford                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.801 195.05                     0.071  7.936 167.18
          TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.021              TS  Dial: 7.92 (+/-):  0.016
 Qualified:             #8  6.849 189.47                       #16  7.964 170.45

Morrison with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   21 Johnny Brooks                          31 Curt Fredrich                
E1                  -0.009  7.462 181.62     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.744 205.57
          TS  Dial: 7.49 (+/-): -0.028              TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-): -0.006
 Qualified:            #14  7.549 178.54                        #6  6.795 204.54

Brooks goes red to give Fredrich the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    3 Ron Riegel                           3986 Jon Steldt                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.927 200.83                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.057              TS  Dial: 6.87 (+/-): 93.129
 Qualified:             #9  6.890 200.53                       #17 19.097  42.18

Steldt is a no-show to give Riegel the freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  26 Sandy Wilkins                
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.020  6.489 212.03
                                                    TS  Dial: 6.45 (+/-):  0.039
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.355 218.09

Wilkins with the bye.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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