Sun, 10 Mar 2024, 17:34 PM Top Sportsman Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of final, round 5 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                            8 Darian Boesch                
E5   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.197 190.03                     0.051  6.248 229.82
          TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-):  0.027              TS  Dial: 6.23 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Fredrich  ) 0.006  7.193  0.023      (L Wilkins   ) 0.018  6.257 -0.013
E3    (C Arnold    ) 0.026  7.231  0.031      (R Smith     ) 0.041  6.644  0.334
E2    (R Gulitti   ) 0.017  7.219  0.019      (R Proctor   ) 0.048  6.360  0.130
E1    (M Chitty    ) 0.020  7.225  0.005      (A Bosak     ) 0.030  6.334  0.054
 Qualified:            #30  7.201 191.57                        #3  6.242 229.82

5:25 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 1,137 feet.

Hinkle gets the holeshot and holds off Boesch for the win.

This is Hinkle's first national event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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