Sun, 29 Oct 2023, 21:14 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual NHRA Nevada Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7038 Pat Warr                             5722 Bri Bergh                    
E3                   0.009  6.898 197.65     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.854 190.70
          TS  Dial: 6.87 (+/-):  0.028              TS  Dial: 6.85 (+/-):  0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (Y Wilcox    ) 0.044  6.892  0.022      (D Cook      ) 0.008  6.875  0.005
E1    (G Lair      ) 0.000  6.911  0.011      (M Proctor   ) 0.014  6.893  0.033
 Qualified:            #22  6.902 197.19                       #18  6.881 202.82

6:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 30.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,135 feet.

Warr gets the advantage off of the line but bergh is able to go around and take the win.

Bri Bergh's MOV: 0.0141 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 699B Aaron Steinkey                       4720 Mike Morehead                
E3                  -0.011  6.675 204.66     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.634 207.91
          TS  Dial: 6.67 (+/-):  0.005              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Wright    ) 0.008  7.272  0.582      (R Okerman   ) 0.010  6.672  0.022
E1    (M Castagno  ) 0.025  6.693 -0.007      (J Mellof    ) 0.025  6.708  0.028
 Qualified:            #11  6.713 204.23                        #7  6.674 207.21

Steinkey is a little too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to morehead.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  409 Kamron Wright                        7256 Mera Silvia                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.133 216.55                     0.041  6.875 197.48
          TS  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.033              TS  Dial: 6.85 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Olpin     ) 0.016  6.366  0.266      (M Hiatt     ) 0.042  6.869  0.009
E1    (L Snyder-Ell) 0.036  6.104  0.004      (R Smith     ) 0.054  6.855 -0.025
 Qualified:             #1  6.109 231.28                       #21  6.902 202.36

Wright gets the advantage off of the line and goes around Silvia for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  263 Doug Crumlich                          10 Allen Firestone              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  6.628 204.91                     0.020  6.803 190.27
          TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 6.42 (+/-):  0.383
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D London    ) 0.590  6.636  0.016      (W Yakimetz  ) 0.047  6.498  0.068
E1    (D Hall      ) 0.014  6.715  0.065      (M Buehring  ) 0.031  6.480  0.010
 Qualified:             #8  6.675 207.94                        #4  6.487 212.76

Firestone gets the hole shot but has problems and is off of the throttle early.

In the next round it will be Wright vs. morehead and Bergh vs. Crumlich.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink