Sun, 05 Sep 2021, 09:32 AM Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 67th annual Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Allen Firestone                      3105 Chad Pekrul                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.609 200.98                     0.012 12.395  98.29
          TS  Dial: 6.59 (+/-):  0.019              TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  5.835
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Mitsos    ) 0.025  6.662  0.052      (J Roubicek  ) 0.017  6.611  0.041
E1    (D Cuadra    ) 0.039 13.397  6.817      (J Smiddy    ) 0.030  6.594  0.004
 Qualified:            #14  6.602 210.37                       #10  6.573 208.10

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 92 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,027 feet.

Pekrul with the starting line advantage, but has problems and Firestone gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3556 Lester Johnson                       3102 Mark McDonald                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.276 195.42                     0.016  6.752 189.20
          TS  Dial: 6.17 (+/-):  0.106              TS  Dial: 6.39 (+/-):  0.362
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L Demers    ) 0.038  6.190  0.020      (J Thorp     ) 0.047  6.393  0.003
E1    (C Osborn    ) 0.037  6.187  0.007      (P Robinson  ) 0.044  6.417  0.037
 Qualified:             #3  6.185 232.39                        #7  6.390 214.48

McDonald with the starting line advantage, but Johnson cases him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3190 Glenn Butcher                        4880 Jimmy Lewis                  
E3                   0.041  6.105 229.82     ****WINNER****  0.012  6.399 206.26
          TS  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.005              TS  Dial: 6.37 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Crumlich  ) 0.056  6.102  0.002      (C Fredrich  ) 0.005  6.365  0.045
E1    (J Albert    ) 0.020  6.127  0.007      (B Board     ) 0.021  6.365  0.055
 Qualified:             #1  6.142 230.10                        #5  6.326 223.91

Lewis with the starting line advantage and the win in a close one, as Butcher runs on with a five. Jimmy Lewis' MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 23 inches). He will face Johnson in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Matt Driskell                         405 Keith Raftery                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.651 205.13                     0.021  6.425 215.34
          TS  Dial: 6.67 (+/-): -0.019              TS  Dial: 6.46 (+/-): -0.035
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Thoman    ) 0.019  6.656 -0.014      (B Wrightr   ) 0.014  6.533  0.093
E1    (B Gulitti   ) 0.013  6.683  0.013      (J Steldt    ) -0.012  6.476  0.016
 Qualified:            #20  6.671 206.32                        #8  6.467 212.56

Driskell with a great light and the win. He will face Firestone in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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