Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 20:04 PM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations
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By Reporter
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BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series,
44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5381 Wade Kiefer 5189 Rob Meservier
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.004 6.738 205.29 0.062 6.555 211.69
TS Dial: 6.72 (+/-): 0.018 TS Dial: 6.45 (+/-): 0.105
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Gleisner ) 0.010 6.751 -0.059 (D Schei ) 0.029 6.460 -0.010
Qualified: #11 6.859 205.57 #6 6.528 217.28
Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 30.09 inches,
adjusted altitude 2,462 feet.Kiefer with a great light for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5137 David Scutt 5167 Curt Fredrich
E2 0.032 7.004 189.47 ****WINNER**** 0.032 6.583 195.85
TS Dial: 6.97 (+/-): 0.034 TS Dial: 6.56 (+/-): 0.023
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Smith ) 0.079 7.411 0.461 (M Scott ) 0.032 6.586 0.016
Qualified: #13 6.972 197.45 #8 6.602 209.92
They have identical reaction times and Fredrich gets the win. Curt Fredrich's MOV: 0.0111 seconds
(approximately 3 feet). He will face Kiefer in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5864 Gregory Maaninga 5764 Brian Antony
E2 0.035 7.057 192.85 ****WINNER**** 0.097 6.618 208.94
TS Dial: 7.09 (+/-): -0.033 TS Dial: 6.65 (+/-): -0.032
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Hiebert ) 0.134 7.388 0.298 (S Schleicher) 0.080 6.672 0.042
Qualified: #15 7.176 196.16 #10 6.672 207.78
Maaninga with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give antony the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5554 Michael Freischel 6 Michael Chitty
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.028 7.517 182.13 0.030 6.503 214.93
TS Dial: 7.50 (+/-): 0.017 TS Dial: 6.46 (+/-): 0.043
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Schmidt ) 0.004 7.528 -0.012 (D Butler ) 0.019 6.473 -0.017
Qualified: #19 7.554 181.11 #4 6.507 214.72
Freischel with the starting line advantage for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
4059 Jim Thorp 789 Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson
E2 0.036 6.230 225.18 ****WINNER**** 0.027 6.536 207.82
TS Dial: 6.23 (+/-): 0.000 TS Dial: 6.53 (+/-): 0.006
Prior rounds:
E1 -0.017 6.608 0.378 (C Bishop ) 0.011 6.550 -0.010
Qualified: #1 6.259 227.57 #7 6.600 209.20
Snyder-Ellingson with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on with a six for the win in a close one.
Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson's MOV: 0.0035 seconds (approximately 14 inches).Thorp runs dead-on with a zero in
the losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
2020 Christopher Roe 5285 John Gosh
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.008 8.533 108.61 No Time
TS Dial: 6.34 (+/-): 2.193 TS Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Gosh ) 0.001 6.647 0.307 (C Roe ) 0.070 7.308 0.418
Qualified: #2 6.367 216.17 #12 6.933 198.88
Gosh is a no-sho and Roe with a great light on the single.
Timing data courtesy of
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