Sun, 23 May 2021, 10:36 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, 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Allen Firestone                      4289 Daniel Leibham               
E1                   0.052  6.556 211.43     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.786 203.28
          TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-): -0.014              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-): -0.014
 Qualified:            #15  7.336 206.70                        #7  6.832 202.85

Leibham with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T562 LT Lawson                             464 Bengt Blomberg               
E1                   0.352  8.707 132.82     ****WINNER****  0.046  6.995 178.71
         TSP  Dial: 7.59 (+/-):  1.117              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.065
 Qualified:            #17 No Time                              #9  6.952 194.66

Blomberg with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 404M Florentino Martin                    4117 Paul Robinson                
E1                  -0.001  6.781 204.94     ****WINNER****  0.145  6.916 207.11
          TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-):  0.081              TS  Dial: 6.85 (+/-):  0.066
 Qualified:            #16 11.676  73.68                        #8  6.911 207.62

Martin is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Robinson the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 Mike Morehead                         477 Cole Prejean                 
E1                   0.165  6.781 205.16     ****WINNER****  0.002  7.241 174.35
          TS  Dial: 6.79 (+/-): -0.009              TS  Dial: 7.19 (+/-):  0.051
 Qualified:             #6  6.816 204.73                       #14  7.224 191.78

Prejean with a near perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4338 Mark Buehring                         469 Kyle Firestone               
E1                   0.018 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.003  9.098 114.08
          TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-): 92.929              TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-):  2.358
 Qualified:            #12  7.080 195.17                        #4  6.748 191.54

Buehring made a quick move toward the centerline and crossed it to give firestone the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 430Y Trent Wilson                          518 Monte Green                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.437 195.96                     0.433 16.637  59.86
          TS  Dial: 6.37 (+/-):  0.067              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  9.707
 Qualified:             #2  6.413 216.13                       #10  6.960 198.52

Wilson with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4071 David Bills                          4957 Ricky Fisher                 
E1                   0.029  6.998 194.16     ****WINNER****  0.000  6.610 195.28
          TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #11  7.016 193.93                        #3  6.612 209.20

Fischer with a perfect light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 411M David Cuadra                         400H Travis Leach                 
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.030  7.008 198.70                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-): -0.052              TS  Dial: 7.06 (+/-): 92.939
 Qualified:            #13  7.095 197.54                        #5  6.784 191.81

Leach was a no-show to give Cuadra the freebie.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                   1 Darian Boesch                
E1                                            ****WINNER**** -0.005  6.317 227.19
                                                    TS  Dial: 6.34 (+/-): -0.023
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.368 226.01

Boesch with the bye.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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