Sat, 24 Oct 2020, 16:13 PM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 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
  409 Kamron Wright                        411M David Cuadra                 
E3                   0.015  6.748 215.10     ****WINNER****  0.056  6.800 193.71
          TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.148              TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.050
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Raftery   ) 0.014  6.615  0.015      (A Firestone ) 0.042  6.792  0.092
E1    (M Cobb      ) 0.025  6.790  0.090      (S Smith     ) 0.028 13.935  7.235
 Qualified:            #11  6.709 216.03                       #14  6.793 202.33

Wright with the starting line advantage, but has problems and Cuadra chases him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   45 Darian Boesch                        4720 Mike Morehead                
E3                  -0.002 11.158  95.33     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.808 203.80
          TS  Dial: 6.23 (+/-):  4.928              TS  Dial: 6.83 (+/-): -0.022
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Fisher    ) 0.028  6.301  0.121      (K Firestone ) 0.033  6.842  0.072
E1                   0.008  6.178 -0.002      (J Thorp     ) 0.011  6.777  0.037
 Qualified:             #1  6.219 231.75                       #18  6.924 186.33

Boesch is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turned on the red light to give Morehead the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  476 Marty Blair                          4338 Mark Buehring                
E3                   0.004  7.187 182.85     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.983 196.73
          TS  Dial: 7.20 (+/-): -0.013              TS  Dial: 6.99 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Rutland   ) 0.012  7.163  0.053      (S Hampton   ) 0.058  6.969 -0.031
E1    (G Wright    ) 0.012  7.382  0.452      (J Ogden     ) 0.011  8.581  1.461
 Qualified:            #19  7.003 194.49                       #23  7.205 192.06

Blair with problems getting the car to fire, he finally does and the starter says to shorten up the burnout. Blair has a great light, but takes too much stripe to give Buehring the win. He will face Morehead in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 464 Bengt Blomberg               
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.013  6.648 208.33
                                                    TS  Dial: 6.63 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (B Gulitti   ) 0.014  6.636  0.066
E1                                           (R Riegel    ) 0.024  6.582 -0.008
 Qualified:                                                       #9  6.636 207.37

Blomberg with the bye and he will face Cuadra in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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