Sat, 25 Sep 2021, 19:50 PM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 214D Don O'Neal                           503R Bill Rotz                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.878 193.99                     0.039  7.273 191.35
          TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.128              TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.203
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Lewis     ) 0.020  6.748  0.028      (G Lair      ) 0.050  7.095 -0.015
 Qualified:            #15  6.735 202.85                       #21  7.137 198.44

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 30.06 inches, adjusted altitude 1,423 feet.

O'Neal with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3377 Chris Osborn                         5578 Rich Smith                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.620 208.62                     0.013  6.437 211.03
          TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 6.45 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Mergel    ) 0.054  6.620  0.030      (B Board     ) 0.010  6.466  0.046
 Qualified:            #12  6.600 210.31                        #6  6.436 214.72

Osborn with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 Mike Morehead                          31 Curt Fredrich                
E2                   0.021  6.730 204.88     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.504 213.20
          TS  Dial: 6.76 (+/-): -0.030              TS  Dial: 6.50 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Corn      ) 0.013  6.775  0.035      (L Ellison   ) 0.027  6.535  0.025
 Qualified:            #16  6.774 204.32                       #11  6.520 213.40

Morehead with a couple ticks on the tree, but took too much stripe to give Fredrich the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  505 Larry Demers                         3190 Glenn Butcher                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.848 200.32                     0.033  6.093 230.84
          TS  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 6.11 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Mcdonald  ) 0.025  6.849  0.019                     0.021  6.137  0.037
 Qualified:            #18  6.838 203.28                        #1  6.134 228.96

Demers with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face O'Neal in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  319 Rick Sojka                            469 Kyle Firestone               
E2                  -0.018  6.610 209.14     ****WINNER****  0.023  7.214 150.06
          TS  Dial: 6.63 (+/-): -0.020              TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.354
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Boesch    ) 0.036  6.998  0.378      (C Pekrul    ) 0.011  6.887  0.007
 Qualified:            #14  6.635 209.69                       #20  6.896 199.58

Sojka goes red to give Firestone the win. He will face Osborn in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 411M David Cuadra                         3986 Jon Steldt                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.071  6.824 196.27                     0.095  6.656 208.91
          TS  Dial: 6.82 (+/-):  0.004              TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E1    (V Hoda      ) 0.028  6.843  0.013      (L Johnson   ) 0.036  6.809  0.219
 Qualified:            #19  6.840 202.33                       #13  6.614 212.29

Cuadra with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Fredrich in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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