Sat, 15 May 2021, 11:20 AM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3556 Lester Johnson                        208 Craig Cain                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.678 154.67                     0.010 12.963  82.40
          TS  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  0.478              TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  5.963
 Qualified:             #2  6.255 200.11                       #12  7.156 196.27

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 30.31 inches, adjusted altitude 1,168 feet.

Cain with a great light, but has problems right off the starting line and Johnson gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 200C Chad Morrison                        2611 Chad Traylor                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.813 187.91                     0.034  7.354 166.70
          TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.033              TS  Dial: 7.27 (+/-):  0.084
 Qualified:             #9  6.850 196.59                       #19  9.363  97.19

Morrison with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   21 Johnny Brooks                         193 Ronnie Proctor               
E1                   0.012  7.458 181.62     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.606 199.46
          TS  Dial: 7.45 (+/-):  0.008              TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.006
 Qualified:            #16  7.474 181.40                        #6  6.618 209.92

Proctor with a great light and the win in a close one. Ronnie Proctor's MOV: 0.0057 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2904 Doug Gbur                             273 Derrick Brown                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  7.081 185.13                     0.042  8.942  99.25
          TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  0.001              TS  Dial: 6.22 (+/-):  2.722
 Qualified:            #11  7.099 194.77                        #1  6.240 229.53

Brown with a few ticks on the starting line, but Gbur runs dead-on with a one for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 411M David Cuadra                         1253 David Crafts                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.094  6.931 203.25                    -0.037  6.666 204.51
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.031              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.026
 Qualified:            #10  6.914 203.46                       #20 12.480  74.94

Crafts goes red to give Cuadra the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2230 Don Shuford                          2019 James Graham                 
E1                   0.021  7.905 171.73     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.783 204.05
          TS  Dial: 7.93 (+/-): -0.025              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-): -0.017
 Qualified:            #18  7.954 170.15                        #8  6.807 201.37

Shuford with the starting line advantage, but takes too much stripe to give Graham the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  231 Chuck Harris                         1783 Vince Fourcade               
E1                   0.037  7.493 178.76     ****WINNER****  0.027  7.648 185.95
          TS  Dial: 7.55 (+/-): -0.057              TS  Dial: 7.68 (+/-): -0.032
 Qualified:            #17  7.533 182.58                        #7  6.644 207.62

Fourcade with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   26 Sandy Wilkins                        2692 Dylan Stott                  
E1                   0.027  6.464 213.06     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.607 213.47
          TS  Dial: 6.47 (+/-): -0.006              TS  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  0.017
 Qualified:             #3  6.475 212.96                       #13  7.171 149.12

Stott with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2530 Nick Rabon                           1929 Jeff Brooks                  
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.053  6.465 217.35
          TS  Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999              TS  Dial: 6.50 (+/-): -0.035
 Qualified:            #14  7.179 170.23                        #4  6.515 216.34

Rabon is a no-show to give Brooks the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 John Benoit                          2086 David Tatum III              
E1                   0.076  6.493 211.66     ****WINNER****  0.024  7.198 183.17
          TS  Dial: 6.52 (+/-): -0.027              TS  Dial: 7.19 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:             #5  6.524 211.06                       #15  7.182 190.19

Tatum III with the starting line advantage and the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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