Fri, 18 Sep 2026, 19:42 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1393 Gerard Milette                       3417 Mike Badia                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037  6.964 195.23                     0.205  6.749 197.80
          TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.044              TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.049
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gabel     ) 0.361  7.490  0.570      (C Osborn    ) 0.027  6.908  0.208
 Qualified:            #12  6.929 200.36                        #6  6.730 199.03

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 73 percent, barometer 30.17 inches, adjusted altitude 1,664 feet.

Milette with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3477 Scott Wasko                          5167 Curt Fredrich                
E2                   0.021  6.407 212.46     ****WINNER****  0.012  6.544 209.99
          TS  Dial: 6.40 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 6.54 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Yates     ) 0.128  6.549  0.179      (G Butcher   ) 0.023  6.556  0.016
 Qualified:             #2  6.360 215.00                       #20  7.936 154.75

Fredrich with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3728 Alex Miller                          1736 Ron Riegel                   
E2                   0.000  7.747 168.16     ****WINNER****  0.055  6.851 201.34
          TS  Dial: 7.76 (+/-): -0.013              TS  Dial: 6.83 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Mcdonald  ) 0.017  7.947  0.187      (B Mandell Jr) -0.001  6.838  6.838
 Qualified:            #21  8.381 174.49                       #15  7.086 198.15

Miller with a perfect light, but took too much stripe to give Riegel the win. He will face Milette in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Michael Chitty                       3738 Bryan Richardson             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  6.629 197.72                    -0.010  9.624 106.86
          TS  Dial: 6.51 (+/-):  0.119              TS  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  3.164
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Mendenhall) 0.061  6.526  0.006      (D Coapstick ) 0.019  6.468  0.018
 Qualified:            #22  8.539 169.11                        #4  6.438 220.26

Richardson goes red to give Chitty the win, who has a great light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  316 Keith Castle                         310P Patrick DeBottis             
E2                   0.025  6.514 211.67     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.973 194.64
          TS  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.034              TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.033
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Elrod     ) 0.014  6.570  0.110      (D Burchell  ) 0.017  6.950  0.020
 Qualified:             #5  6.461 210.77                       #11  6.926 197.28

DeBotis with the starting line advantage for the win. Patrick DeBottis' MOV: 0.0080 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He will face Fredrich in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 384M Dean McIlvain                        323F Bob Mandell III              
E2                   0.030  6.619 205.67     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.296 221.78
          TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.019              TS  Dial: 6.26 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Langlois  ) 0.020  6.626  0.016      (K Wicke     ) 0.005  6.284  0.024
 Qualified:            #19  7.837 203.90                        #1  6.261 224.55

Mandell III with a great light for the win in a close one. Bob Mandell III's MOV: 0.0040 seconds (approximately 14 inches). He will face Chitty in the next round.




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