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Sat, 24 Oct 2020, 11:18 AM

Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 404M Florentino Martin                    4957 Ricky Fisher                 
E1                   0.354  6.982 195.14     ****WINNER****  0.045  9.347 152.37
          TS  Dial: 7.02 (+/-): -0.038              TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  2.747
 Qualified:            #21  7.076 193.49                        #8  6.585 210.50

Fisher with the starting line advantage, but had severe tire shake and the car was sideways before he clicked it off, but Martin took too much stripe to give Fisher the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4059 Jim Thorp                            4720 Mike Morehead                
E1                   0.009  6.692 192.14     ****WINNER****  0.011  6.777 202.55
          TS  Dial: 6.38 (+/-):  0.312              TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.037
 Qualified:             #5  6.441 223.21                       #18  6.924 186.33

Thorp with a great light, but has problems and Morehead gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   47 Daniel Leibham                        451 Bob Gulitti                  
E1                   0.042  8.901 126.67     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.345 179.16
          TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  2.211              TS  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  0.105
 Qualified:            #15  6.870 200.53                        #2  6.307 221.31

Gulitti with a great light and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   41 Lance Rutland                        4043 Chris Arnold                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  7.762 176.95                     0.042  6.710 204.51
          TS  Dial: 7.74 (+/-):  0.022              TS  Dial: 6.73 (+/-): -0.020
 Qualified:            #26  7.784 175.96                       #13  6.786 202.67

rutland with a tick advantage on the tree and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  469 Kyle Firestone                       4769 Henry Kindle                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.051 197.31                     0.016  8.286 153.84
          TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.311              TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  1.536
 Qualified:            #12  6.773 190.11                       #25  7.295 202.52

Kindle with the starting line advantage, but both drivers with severe tire shake, but Firestone got back on the throttle and gets the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1736 Ron Riegel                            464 Bengt Blomberg               
E1                  -0.019  7.909 128.62     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.582 197.39
          TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  0.829              TS  Dial: 6.59 (+/-): -0.008
 Qualified:            #22  7.108 192.47                        #9  6.636 207.37

Riegel goes red to give blomberg the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  409 Kamron Wright                        4416 Michael Cobb                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.790 190.00                     0.000  7.310 189.84
          TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.090              TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.140
 Qualified:            #11  6.709 216.03                       #24  7.242 191.89

Cobb with a perfect light, but Wright chased him down for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4446 Shannon Smith                        411M David Cuadra                 
E1                  -0.040  6.941 194.04     ****WINNER****  0.028 13.935  67.18
          TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.161              TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  7.235
 Qualified:            #27 16.098  64.47                       #14  6.793 202.33

Smith goes red to give Cuadra the win, who has severe tire shake right at the hit.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  476 Marty Blair                           406 Glenn Wright                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  7.382 190.86                    -0.004  6.757 176.14
          TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.452              TS  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.267
 Qualified:            #19  7.003 194.49                        #6  6.536 212.63

Wright goes red to give Blair the win, who has tire shake right at the hit.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4117 Paul Robinson                         405 Keith Raftery                
E1                  -0.025  6.621 210.37     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.510 207.85
          TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-): -0.079              TS  Dial: 6.37 (+/-):  0.140
 Qualified:            #17  6.881 206.16                        #4  6.439 213.33

Robinson goes red to give Raftery the win. Raftery with a great light and tire shake right at the hit, but pedals it and gets it to hook up.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 400H Travis Leach                         4204 Scooter Hampton              
E1                  -0.002  6.734 183.00     ****WINNER****  0.038  6.324 220.33
          TS  Dial: 6.85 (+/-): -0.116              TS  Dial: 6.36 (+/-): -0.036
 Qualified:            #16  6.873 180.96                        #3  6.383 215.17

Leach is a couple ticks too quick on the tree to give Hampton the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 436B Kevin Hampton                           3 Allen Firestone              
E1                   0.010  9.547 111.34     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.639 184.85
          TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  2.507              TS  Dial: 6.48 (+/-):  0.159
 Qualified:            #20  7.074 195.96                        #7  6.546 211.23

Hampton with a great light, but has problems to give Firestone the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4142 James Ogden                          4338 Mark Buehring                
E1                  -0.012  7.087 168.01     ****WINNER****  0.011  8.581 122.97
          TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.487              TS  Dial: 7.12 (+/-):  1.461
 Qualified:            #10  6.640 213.20                       #23  7.205 192.06

Ogden goes red to give Buehring the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   45 Darian Boesch                              Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  6.178 233.44     
          TS  Dial: 6.18 (+/-): -0.002    
 Qualified:             #1  6.219 231.75                     Bye

Boesch with the bye. He got the win last night from the rain delayed Gainesville event last night on a single. He has a great light and runs the quickest pass of the event on the bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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