Sun, 10 Mar 2024, 16:17 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   22 James Hinkle                         5167 Curt Fredrich                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.193 188.38                     0.014  6.533 199.17
          TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.023              TS  Dial: 6.54 (+/-): -0.007
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Arnold    ) 0.026  7.231  0.031      (D Gbur      ) 0.010  6.566  0.016
E2    (R Gulitti   ) 0.017  7.219  0.019      (J Thorp     ) 0.019  6.835  0.305
E1    (M Chitty    ) 0.020  7.225  0.005      (M Grafas    ) 0.013  6.564  0.014
 Qualified:            #30  7.201 191.57                       #12  6.549 210.70

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,239 feet.

Hinkle with a great light and the win. He is advancing to his first final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2912 Sandy Wilkins                           8 Darian Boesch                
E4                   0.029  6.484 213.60     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.257 219.26
          TS  Dial: 6.50 (+/-): -0.016              TS  Dial: 6.27 (+/-): -0.013
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Bussa     ) 0.017  6.574  0.044      (R Smith     ) 0.041  6.644  0.334
E2    (G Wright    ) 0.035  6.537  0.017      (R Proctor   ) 0.048  6.360  0.130
E1    (S Lyons     ) 0.044  6.598  0.048      (A Bosak     ) 0.030  6.334  0.054
 Qualified:            #13  6.568 213.20                        #3  6.242 229.82

Boesch with the starting line advantage and the win. He is advancing to his ninth final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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