Sun, 25 Oct 2020, 16:37 PM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 4 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
 4338 Mark Buehring                        4720 Mike Morehead                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.047 192.30                     0.017  6.880 199.49
          TS  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.037              TS  Dial: 6.81 (+/-):  0.070
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Blair     ) 0.007  6.983 -0.007      (D Boesch    ) 0.009  6.808 -0.022
E2    (S Hampton   ) 0.058  6.969 -0.031      (K Firestone ) 0.033  6.842  0.072
E1    (J Ogden     ) 0.011  8.581  1.461      (J Thorp     ) 0.011  6.777  0.037
 Qualified:            #23  7.205 192.06                       #18  6.924 186.33

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 29.85 inches, adjusted altitude 2,029 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Morehead with the starting line advantage, but Buehring holds on for the win. Mark Buehring's MOV: 0.0242 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 411M David Cuadra                          464 Bengt Blomberg               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.806 201.22                     0.090  6.589 208.84
          TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.026              TS  Dial: 6.63 (+/-): -0.041
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Wright    ) 0.056  6.800  0.050                     0.013  6.648  0.018
E2    (A Firestone ) 0.042  6.792  0.092      (B Gulitti   ) 0.014  6.636  0.066
E1    (S Smith     ) 0.028 13.935  7.235      (R Riegel    ) 0.024  6.582 -0.008
 Qualified:            #14  6.793 202.33                        #9  6.636 207.37

Cuadra with the starting line advantage and the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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