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Sat, 18 Sep 2021, 16:56 PM

Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers Round 1 Eliminations
By Rick Green



CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 13th annual DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  202 Brian Weis                            208 Craig Cain                   
E1                   0.032 12.554  66.50     ****WINNER****  0.041  7.228 146.51
          TS  Dial: 7.94 (+/-):  4.614              TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-):  0.478
 Qualified:            #19  7.953 162.55                       #10  6.749 206.16
Weis with the starting line advantage, but has problems and Cain takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 411M David Cuadra                         1929 Jeff Brooks                  
E1                   0.044  6.951 196.70     ****WINNER****  0.049  6.460 218.87
          TS  Dial: 6.99 (+/-): -0.039              TS  Dial: 6.43 (+/-):  0.030
 Qualified:            #12  7.002 198.88                        #3  6.420 218.37
Cuadra with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Brooks the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4864 Vince Hoda                           2904 Doug Gbur                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.561 209.85                     0.010  7.225 192.41
          TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.001              TS  Dial: 7.19 (+/-):  0.035
 Qualified:             #5  6.543 212.76                       #14  7.201 192.60
Gbur with the starting line advantage, but Hoda chases him down for the win. He will face Cain in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   26 Sandy Wilkins                        200C Chad Morrison                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.852 158.63                     0.031 29.185  40.06
          TS  Dial: 6.51 (+/-):  0.342              TS  Dial: 6.70 (+/-): 22.485
 Qualified:             #4  6.509 212.19                       #13  7.151 173.29
Wilkins with the starting line advantage and the win as Morrison has problems.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 John Benoit                          1253 David Crafts                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.055  6.660 182.58                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.090              TS  Dial: 6.74 (+/-): 93.259
 Qualified:             #6  6.565 209.39                       #15  7.378 195.76
Crafts rolled the beams to give Benoit the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Darian Boesch                        214D Don O'Neal                   
E1                   0.031  6.321 221.52     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.798 199.61
          TS  Dial: 6.38 (+/-): -0.059              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-): -0.002
 Qualified:             #2  6.325 227.27                       #11  6.764 202.30
O'Neal with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1340 John Cerbone                         3211 Jerry Albert                 
E1                   0.047  7.886 172.36     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.672 208.68
          TS  Dial: 7.95 (+/-): -0.064              TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.022
 Qualified:            #18  7.942 173.16                        #9  6.648 208.36
Albert with a near perfect light and the win. He will face Wilkins in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   21 Johnny Brooks                         193 Ronnie Proctor               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.613 177.93                     0.012  6.616 211.20
          TS  Dial: 7.61 (+/-):  0.003              TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.036
 Qualified:            #16  7.587 179.28                        #7  6.582 211.53
Brooks with a great light and the win. He will face O'Neal in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  231 Chuck Harris                         2692 Dylan Stott                  
E1                   0.025  7.612 181.08     ****WINNER****  0.003  6.651 205.41
          TS  Dial: 7.64 (+/-): -0.028              TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.001
 Qualified:            #17  7.620 180.84                        #8  6.647 209.30
Stott 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
        Bye                                 201 Scott Weis                   
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.180 12.870  89.42
                                                    TS  Dial: 6.13 (+/-):  6.740
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.134 228.42
Weis with the bye and he will face Benoit in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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