Sat, 14 Oct 2023, 22:07 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   13 Ron Riegel                           411M David Cuadra                 
E4                   0.004  6.925 198.30     ****WINNER****  0.003  6.121 222.40
          TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.035              TS  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.021
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Cuadra    ) 0.042  6.906 -0.034      (K Hampton   ) 0.064  6.148  0.048
E2    (T Wilson    ) 0.001  6.931  0.011      (G Lair      ) 0.035  6.135  0.015
E1    (B Blomberg  ) -0.004  6.994  0.014      (J Carnascial) 0.016  6.180  0.000
 Qualified:            #27  6.992 198.54                        #1  6.155 232.82

Cuadra with a tick advantage on the tree and the win. He is advancing to his second final this season and fifth in his career.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4059 Jim Thorp                               8 Curt Fredrich                
E4                   0.005  6.773 165.82     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.501 211.22
          TS  Dial: 6.29 (+/-):  0.483              TS  Dial: 6.50 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Smiley    ) 0.005  6.296 -0.004      (J Thorp     ) 0.017  6.513  0.003
E2    (K Firestone ) 0.066  6.303  0.003      (P Mitsos    ) 0.038  6.715  0.195
E1    (F Martin Rod) 0.023  6.400  0.000      (J Ogden     ) 0.038  6.578 -0.012
 Qualified:            #10  6.404 222.97                       #12  6.575 210.17

Thorp with a great light, but Fredrich chases him down for the win. Fredrich is advancing to his sixth final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink