Sat, 15 Oct 2022, 10:51 AM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 37th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  464 Bengt Blomberg                       430Y Trent Wilson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.631 207.72                     0.017  6.600 216.80
          TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 6.35 (+/-):  0.250
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Philpot   ) 0.041  6.620  0.020      (D Bills     ) 0.027  6.362  0.032
 Qualified:            #16  6.586 211.30                        #8  6.302 221.37

Wilson with the starting line advantage, but Blomberg holds on for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  495 Kevin Wilson                            9 Allen Firestone              
E2                   0.021  7.399 183.80     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.431 213.67
          TS  Dial: 7.39 (+/-):  0.009              TS  Dial: 6.41 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Wright    ) 0.007  7.540  0.170      (L Abbott    ) 0.021  6.408  0.018
 Qualified:            #34  7.398 184.30                       #11  6.350 217.06

Firestone with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4446 Shannon Smith                         454 Macy Higgins                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.066  7.498 133.47                    -0.179  8.259 113.92
          TS  Dial: 6.88 (+/-):  0.618              TS  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  1.579
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Wright    ) 0.009  6.899  0.019      (D Boesch    ) 0.025  6.634  0.014
 Qualified:            #26  6.886 203.08                       #18  6.620 209.77

Higgins goes red to give Smith the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4720 Mike Morehead                          43 Bob Gulitti                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.617 204.69                     0.014  6.333 219.80
          TS  Dial: 6.63 (+/-): -0.013              TS  Dial: 6.35 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Wright    ) 0.007  6.600  0.010      (M Buehring  ) 0.009  6.370  0.040
 Qualified:            #17  6.594 210.34                        #9  6.305 221.24

Morehead with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4042 Roger Massey                         4979 Craig Liles                  
E2                   0.046  7.019 198.07     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.807 197.62
          TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.079              TS  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  0.087
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Raftery   ) 0.059  6.968  0.008      (S Hampton   ) 0.008  6.722  0.032
 Qualified:            #28  6.972 199.20                       #20  6.709 206.50

Liles with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4627 Brian Heath                             1 Jimmy Lewis                  
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER**** -0.017  6.274 223.97
          TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-): 92.969              TS  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Lair      ) 0.041  7.033 -0.017      (M Chitty    ) 0.012 64.999 58.759
 Qualified:            #29  7.031 196.29                        #5  6.247 226.42

Heath is a no-show to give Lewis the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 411M David Cuadra                           41 Vince Hoda                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.813 202.89                     0.046  6.611 208.04
          TS  Dial: 6.81 (+/-):  0.003              TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Martin    ) 0.011  6.771  0.001      (B Sanders   ) 0.015  6.744  0.174
 Qualified:            #22  6.794 204.36                       #14  6.569 212.29

Hoda with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Cuadra the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  477 Cole Prejean                         436B Kevin Hampton                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  7.231 182.24                     0.019  8.280 151.97
          TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.061              TS  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  1.600
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Thorp     ) 0.014  7.180  0.030      (D Cuadra    ) 0.024  6.700  6.700
 Qualified:            #23  6.797 201.83                       #31  7.186 193.37

They have identical reaction times and Prejean gets the win.

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