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Sat, 24 Oct 2020, 13:01 PM

Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 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
   45 Darian Boesch                        4957 Ricky Fisher                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  6.301 195.85                     0.023  7.185 201.91
          TS  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.121              TS  Dial: 6.50 (+/-):  0.685
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.008  6.178 -0.002      (F Martin    ) 0.045  9.347  2.747
 Qualified:             #1  6.219 231.75                        #8  6.585 210.50

Fisher with a slight starting line advantage, but Boesch chased him down for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  469 Kyle Firestone                       4720 Mike Morehead                
E2                   0.048  7.214 147.23     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.842 199.02
          TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  0.474              TS  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.072
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Kindle    ) 0.028  7.051  0.311      (J Thorp     ) 0.011  6.777  0.037
 Qualified:            #12  6.773 190.11                       #18  6.924 186.33

Morehead with the starting line advantage for the win. He will face Boesch in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  464 Bengt Blomberg                        451 Bob Gulitti                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.636 191.02                     0.034  8.420 128.07
          TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.066              TS  Dial: 6.20 (+/-):  2.220
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Riegel    ) 0.024  6.582 -0.008      (D Leibham   ) 0.004  6.345  0.105
 Qualified:             #9  6.636 207.37                        #2  6.307 221.31

Blomberg with the starting line advantage and the win. He will have a bye in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4338 Mark Buehring                        4204 Scooter Hampton              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.969 196.82                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-): -0.031              TS  Dial: 6.33 (+/-): 93.669
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Ogden     ) 0.011  8.581  1.461      (T Leach     ) 0.038  6.324 -0.036
 Qualified:            #23  7.205 192.06                        #3  6.383 215.17

Hampton can't get the car to fire...he finally gets it to fire, but it was too late and the starting line crew shut him off. Buehring with the win on the single.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  409 Kamron Wright                         405 Keith Raftery                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.615 215.13                     0.015  6.793 198.99
          TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.015              TS  Dial: 6.51 (+/-):  0.283
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cobb      ) 0.025  6.790  0.090      (P Robinson  ) 0.010  6.510  0.140
 Qualified:            #11  6.709 216.03                        #4  6.439 213.33

Wright with a tick advantage and the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 411M David Cuadra                            3 Allen Firestone              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.792 202.55                     0.045  6.499 201.07
          TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.092              TS  Dial: 6.51 (+/-): -0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Smith     ) 0.028 13.935  7.235      (K Hampton   ) 0.023  6.639  0.159
 Qualified:            #14  6.793 202.33                        #7  6.546 211.23

Cuadra with a few ticks on the tree and the win. He will face Wright in the next round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   41 Lance Rutland                         476 Marty Blair                  
E2                   0.015  7.737 176.37     ****WINNER****  0.012  7.163 190.48
          TS  Dial: 7.76 (+/-): -0.023              TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.053
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Arnold    ) 0.041  7.762  0.022      (G Wright    ) 0.012  7.382  0.452
 Qualified:            #26  7.784 175.96                       #19  7.003 194.49

Blair with a few ticks on the tree and the win. He will face Buehring in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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