Sat, 04 Sep 2021, 10:25 AM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 388T Billy Thoman                           51 Matt Driskell                
E2                   0.071  6.541 209.59     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.656 194.32
          TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-): -0.019              TS  Dial: 6.67 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D O'Neal    ) 0.060  6.582  0.012      (B Gulitti   ) 0.013  6.683  0.013
 Qualified:            #12  6.581 207.43                       #20  6.671 206.32

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,039 feet.

Driskell with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3556 Lester Johnson                        505 Larry Demers                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.190 213.43                     0.029  6.807 189.12
          TS  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.020              TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.067
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Osborn    ) 0.037  6.187  0.007      (B Brinegar  ) 0.024  6.760  0.000
 Qualified:             #3  6.185 232.39                       #27  6.775 205.47

Demers with the starting line advantage, but Johnson chases him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   31 Curt Fredrich                        4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E2                   0.032  6.548 210.80     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.365 221.89
          TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-): -0.012              TS  Dial: 6.32 (+/-):  0.045
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Riegel    ) 0.013  6.593  0.023      (B Board     ) 0.021  6.365  0.055
 Qualified:            #13  6.589 211.89                        #5  6.326 223.91

Lewis with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3190 Glenn Butcher                          76 Doug Crumlich                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  6.102 228.85                     0.021  6.703 206.80
          TS  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.002              TS  Dial: 6.72 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Albert    ) 0.020  6.127  0.007      (G Lair      ) 0.030  6.734  0.004
 Qualified:             #1  6.142 230.10                       #25  6.733 206.83

Crumlich with the starting line advantage, but Butcher chases him down for the win. He runs dead-on with a two. He will face Lewis in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    9 Joe Roubicek                         3105 Chad Pekrul                  
E2                   0.068  6.776 168.56     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.611 198.29
          TS  Dial: 6.63 (+/-):  0.146              TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.041
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Burnett   ) 0.082  6.646  0.016      (J Smiddy    ) 0.030  6.594  0.004
 Qualified:            #18  6.642 207.66                       #10  6.573 208.10

Pekrul with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4059 Jim Thorp                            3102 Mark McDonald                
E2                   0.009  6.391 227.27     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.393 206.86
          TS  Dial: 6.33 (+/-):  0.061              TS  Dial: 6.39 (+/-):  0.003
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Strohm    ) 0.034  6.341 -0.109      (P Robinson  ) 0.044  6.417  0.037
 Qualified:            #15  6.619 222.84                        #7  6.390 214.48

Thorp with a great light, but McDonald runs dead-on with a three for the win. He will face Johnson in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 118F Bob Wright                            405 Keith Raftery                
E2                   0.066  7.059 211.16     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.533 189.60
          TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.459              TS  Dial: 6.44 (+/-):  0.093
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Pittman   ) 0.015  6.624  0.014      (J Steldt    ) -0.012  6.476  0.016
 Qualified:            #16  6.634 214.93                        #8  6.467 212.56

Raftery with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Driskell in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7534 Paul Mitsos                             2 Allen Firestone              
E2                   0.054  6.692 206.13     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.662 202.36
          TS  Dial: 6.66 (+/-):  0.032              TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Wright    ) 0.018  6.676  0.016      (D Cuadra    ) 0.039 13.397  6.817
 Qualified:            #22  6.681 206.80                       #14  6.602 210.37

Firestone with the starting line advantage and the win. Allen Firestone's MOV: 0.0091 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will face Pekrul in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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