Sun, 13 Oct 2024, 17:31 PM Top Sportsman Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 5 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
  454 Macy Higgins                         5049 Michael Chitty               
E5                   0.014  6.619 207.49     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.571 210.41
          TS  Dial: 6.63 (+/-): -0.011              TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Chitty    ) 0.011  6.597 -0.003      (M Harris    ) 0.017  6.602  0.022
E3    (A Firestone ) 0.036  6.616  0.006      (D Scutt     ) 0.054  6.583 -0.007
E2    (S Hampton   ) 0.004  6.589  0.019      (D Scutt     ) 0.046  6.590  0.010
E1    (M Weaver    ) 0.033  6.611  0.021      (C Fredrich  ) -0.001  6.582 -0.008
 Qualified:            #11  6.575 211.15                       #12  6.590 209.63

Weather conditions: air temperature 96 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,303 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Higgins with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Chitty the win. He wins his first National event Wally in his third final round.

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