Sat, 15 May 2021, 16:10 PM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 200C Chad Morrison                        1929 Jeff Brooks                  
E2                   0.006  6.753 193.21     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.611 218.94
          TS  Dial: 6.77 (+/-): -0.017              TS  Dial: 6.49 (+/-):  0.121
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Traylor   ) 0.006  6.813  0.033      (N Rabon     ) 0.053  6.465 -0.035
 Qualified:             #9  6.850 196.59                        #4  6.515 216.34

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 30.22 inches, adjusted altitude 1,670 feet.

Morrison with a great light, but took too much stripe to give Brooks the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2904 Doug Gbur                             193 Ronnie Proctor               
E2                   0.014  7.088 189.71     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.594 211.56
          TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-): -0.012              TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Brown     ) 0.045  7.081  0.001      (J Brooks    ) 0.009  6.606  0.006
 Qualified:            #11  7.099 194.77                        #6  6.618 209.92

Proctor with a tick advantage on the tree and the win. He will have a by in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3556 Lester Johnson                       1783 Vince Fourcade               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  6.200 231.91                     0.044  7.625 183.17
          TS  Dial: 6.16 (+/-):  0.040              TS  Dial: 7.64 (+/-): -0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Cain      ) 0.019  6.678  0.478      (C Harris    ) 0.027  7.648 -0.032
 Qualified:             #2  6.255 200.11                        #7  6.644 207.62

Johnson with a great light and the win. He will face Brooks in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2019 James Graham                         2692 Dylan Stott                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.900 193.27                     0.011  8.107 132.32
          TS  Dial: 6.78 (+/-):  0.120              TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  1.497
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Shuford   ) 0.033  6.783 -0.017      (S Wilkins   ) 0.017  6.607  0.017
 Qualified:             #8  6.807 201.37                       #13  7.171 149.12

Stott with a couple ticks on the tree, but has problems and Graham gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 411M David Cuadra                         2086 David Tatum III              
E2                   0.085  6.983 201.88     ****WINNER****  0.046  7.223 181.13
          TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.043              TS  Dial: 7.20 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Crafts    ) 0.094  6.931  0.031      (J Benoit    ) 0.024  7.198  0.008
 Qualified:            #10  6.914 203.46                       #15  7.182 190.19

Tatum III with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face Graham in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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