Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 20:41 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 4 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
 5137 David Scutt                          5049 Michael Chitty               
E4                   0.007  7.060 192.52     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.602 195.76
          TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.090              TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.022
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B King      ) 0.058  6.986  0.006      (D Scutt     ) 0.054  6.583 -0.007
E2    (B King      ) 0.033  6.982  0.032      (D Scutt     ) 0.046  6.590  0.010
E1    (C Bullock   ) 0.034  6.974 -0.016      (C Fredrich  ) -0.001  6.582 -0.008
 Qualified:            #22  6.965 199.23                       #12  6.590 209.63

Scutt gets the holeshot but Chitty gets the stripe and the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  454 Macy Higgins                         4071 David Bills                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.011  6.597 210.90                    -0.010 10.590 117.54
          TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-): -0.003              TS  Dial: 7.04 (+/-):  3.550
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Firestone ) 0.036  6.616  0.006      (D Thomas    ) 0.030  7.081  0.031
E2    (S Hampton   ) 0.004  6.589  0.019      (J Higgins   ) 0.003  7.033  0.023
E1    (M Weaver    ) 0.033  6.611  0.021      (F Martin    ) 0.004  7.025 -0.005
 Qualified:            #11  6.575 211.15                       #25  7.041 195.22

Bills leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Higgins.

Higgins will take on Chitty in the final round.

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