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Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 13:37 PM

Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations
By Dave Rowe



ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   48 Mark Buehring                         505 Larry Demers                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.887 169.46                     0.005  7.276 193.74
          TS  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  0.167              TS  Dial: 7.07 (+/-):  0.206
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Morehead  ) 0.009  6.771  0.041      (J Higgins   ) 0.021  7.135  0.025
 Qualified:            #18  6.725 205.65                       #26  7.053 200.06
Demers gets the advantage off of the line but he can't hold off Buehring.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   46 Bengt Blomberg                         51 Allen Firestone              
E2                  -0.003  6.695 207.73     ****WINNER****  0.063  6.428 214.31
          TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.005              TS  Dial: 6.31 (+/-):  0.118
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Arnold    ) 0.005  6.701  0.021      (P Mitsos    ) 0.028  6.433 -0.007
 Qualified:            #16  6.687 208.14                        #8  6.447 215.02
Blomberg is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Firestone.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Mike Morehead                         406 Glenn Wright                 
E2                   0.023  6.606 206.95     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.308 221.90
          TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-): -0.014                  Dial: 6.31 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Thorp     ) 0.024  6.671  0.031      (K Wilson    ) 0.040  6.454  0.104
 Qualified:            #15  6.626 210.13                        #7  6.344 223.84
Morehead gets the holeshot but takes too much stripe and breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 Chris Arnold                         5137 David Scutt                  
E2                   0.088  6.615 208.14     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.982 188.51
          TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.005              TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Hampton   ) 0.005  6.621  0.001      (C Bullock   ) 0.034  6.974 -0.016
 Qualified:            #14  6.622 207.81                       #22  6.965 199.23
Scutt gets the holeshot and holds off Arnold for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5049 Michael Chitty                       4204 Scooter Hampton              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  6.590 208.84                    -0.012  6.238 226.56
          TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 6.24 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Fredrich  ) -0.001  6.582 -0.008      (D Bills     ) 0.007  6.305  0.015
 Qualified:            #12  6.590 209.63                        #4  6.277 225.24
Hampton leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Chitty.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  454 Macy Higgins                          780 Dave Cook                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.589 205.56                     0.023  6.778 203.54
          TS  Dial: 6.57 (+/-):  0.019              TS  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Weaver    ) 0.033  6.611  0.021      (D Hall      ) 0.010  6.779  0.009
 Qualified:            #11  6.575 211.15                       #19  6.791 203.92
Higgins gets the holeshot and goes around Cook for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  409 Kamron Wright                        4071 David Bills                  
E2                   0.033  6.179 228.53     ****WINNER****  0.003  7.033 194.59
          TS  Dial: 6.18 (+/-): -0.001              TS  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Cook      ) 0.045  6.202  0.042      (F Martin    ) 0.004  7.025 -0.005
 Qualified:             #1  6.131 232.98                       #25  7.041 195.22
Bills gets a great light;Wright breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Bill King                             414 Chanse Bullock               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  6.952 197.98                     0.058  6.582 211.23
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.002              TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Granier   ) 0.001  6.972  0.032      (K Wright    ) 0.015  6.592 -0.008
 Qualified:            #21  6.945 198.22                       #13  6.606 210.71
King gets the advantage off of the line and holds off Bullock for the win.

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