Sun, 19 May 2024, 10:00 AM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3542 Troy Finner                            51 Allen Firestone              
E3                   0.060  6.539 212.29     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.466 210.08
          TS  Dial: 6.54 (+/-): -0.001              TS  Dial: 6.43 (+/-):  0.036
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Miller    ) 0.010  6.556  0.026      (L Johnson   ) 0.036  6.469  0.019
E1    (R Bolin     ) 0.022  6.570  0.010      (B Rotz      ) 0.018  6.454 -0.036
 Qualified:             #6  6.572 211.23                        #3  6.490 211.96

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,112 feet.

Firestone with the starting line advantage and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   32 Mark McDonald                        3986 Jon Steldt                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.936 193.85                    -0.010  8.066  35.19
          TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-): -0.024              TS  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  1.386
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Baxter    ) 0.059  6.987  0.037      (D Schei     ) 0.087  6.773  0.083
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.034  6.972  0.012      (B Massel    ) 0.055  6.748  0.058
 Qualified:            #18  6.966 193.46                       #14  6.808 205.63

McDonald with a great light and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 359X Zach Sackman                         3781 Dave Esposito                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.556 200.56                     0.038  6.991 203.34
          TS  Dial: 6.54 (+/-):  0.016              TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.131
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Jaeger    ) 0.010  6.580  0.030      (C Fredrich  ) 0.010  6.870  0.020
E1    (S Lehmann   ) 0.032  6.568 -0.002      (D Dowson    ) 0.033  6.874 -0.036
 Qualified:             #5  6.569 211.23                       #16  6.928 193.24

Sackman with the starting line advantage and the win. He will face McDonald in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  505 Larry Demers                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER**** -0.015  6.874 200.59     
          TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-): -0.026    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Debottis  ) 0.004  6.916  0.006   
E1    (D Boesch    ) 0.028  6.921  0.011   
 Qualified:            #15  6.910 125.96                     Bye

Demers with the bye and he is out of the groove, but stays with it and will face Firestone in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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