Mon, 24 May 2021, 14:30 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, 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  469 Kyle Firestone                          1 Darian Boesch                
E3                   0.098  6.634 198.06     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.342 226.24
          TS  Dial: 6.73 (+/-): -0.096              TS  Dial: 6.33 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Robinson  ) -0.116  6.735 -0.005      (C Prejean   ) 0.007  6.336  0.006
E1    (M Buehring  ) 0.003  9.098  2.358      (Bye         ) -0.005  6.317 -0.023
 Qualified:             #4  6.748 191.54                        #1  6.368 226.01

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 100 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 1,995 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Boesch with the starting line advantage and the win. He will have a bye in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                4289 Daniel Leibham               
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.006  6.847 202.27
                                                    TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (R Fischer   ) 0.059  6.791  0.001
E1                                           (A Firestone ) 0.009  6.786 -0.014
 Qualified:                                                       #7  6.832 202.85

Leibham with the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 411M David Cuadra                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.011  7.132 197.68     
          TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  0.092    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Blomberg  ) 0.012  7.030  0.030   
E1    (T Leach     ) -0.030  7.008 -0.052   
 Qualified:            #13  7.095 197.54                     Bye

Cuadra gets the bye because Wilson couldn't get his car to fire yesterday on his bye run.

He is straight down the groove and will face Leibham in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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