Sat, 09 Mar 2024, 09:32 AM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   31 Richard Smith                           8 Darian Boesch                
E3                   0.057  6.842 210.67     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.644 160.84
          TS  Dial: 6.45 (+/-):  0.392              TS  Dial: 6.31 (+/-):  0.334
 Prior rounds:
E2                         No Time            (R Proctor   ) 0.048  6.360  0.130
E1    (R Riegel    ) 0.002  6.464  0.024      (A Bosak     ) 0.030  6.334  0.054
 Qualified:             #7  6.470 214.42                        #3  6.242 229.82

9:20 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 86 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 1,929 feet.

Boesch gets the advantage off of the line and takes the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2904 Doug Gbur                            5167 Curtis Fredrich              
E3                   0.030  6.932 199.20     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.566 205.98
          TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.022              TS  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.016
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Underwood ) 0.008  6.929  0.029      (J Thorp     ) 0.019  6.835  0.305
E1    (D Crafts    ) 0.046  6.956  0.046      (M Grafas    ) 0.013  6.564  0.014
 Qualified:            #24  6.910 200.05                       #12  6.549 210.70

Fredrich gets the advantage off of the line and goes around gbur for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   18 Douglas Bussa                        2912 Lucien Wilkins               
E3                   0.011  6.900 198.73     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.574 209.52
          TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-): -0.030              TS  Dial: 6.53 (+/-):  0.044
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Buehring  ) 0.024  6.924  0.024      (G Wright    ) 0.035  6.537  0.017
E1    (D Dowson    ) 0.014  6.950  0.040      (S Lyons     ) 0.044  6.598  0.048
 Qualified:            #25  6.920 197.77                       #13  6.568 213.20

Bussa gets the advantage of of the line but breaks out giving the win to Wilkins.

Wilkins will take on Boesch in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   22 James Hinkle                           44 Christopher Arnold           
E3   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.231 187.05                     0.046  6.792 201.61
          TS  Dial: 7.20 (+/-):  0.031              TS  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Gulitti   ) 0.017  7.219  0.019      (J Windholz  ) 0.059  6.886  0.206
E1    (M Chitty    ) 0.020  7.225  0.005      (G Butcher   ) 0.041  6.724  0.024
 Qualified:            #30  7.201 191.57                       #18  6.709 204.20

Hinkle gets the holeshot and takes the stripe for the win.

Hinkle will take on Fredrich in the next round.

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