Sat, 11 Oct 2025, 20:19 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   46 Bengt Blomberg                        263 Doug Crumlich                
E3                   0.024  6.635 217.23     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.645 195.75
          TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.035              TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Herrera   ) 0.016  6.620 -0.010      (G Wright    ) 0.068  6.652  0.032
E1    (D Bills     ) 0.031  6.454 -0.076      (C Higgins   ) 0.012  6.673  0.063
 Qualified:            #11  6.572 219.06                       #15  6.665 210.09

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,807 feet.

Crumlich with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   48 Chris Arnold                         7468 John Baker                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.890 199.87                     0.048  6.371 204.37
          TS  Dial: 6.86 (+/-):  0.030              TS  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  0.221
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Johnson   ) 0.019  6.897  0.027      (B Blomberg  ) 0.023  6.281  0.131
E1    (T Leach     ) 0.002  6.853  0.023      (P (Jackie) R) 0.027  6.133 -0.017
 Qualified:            #21  6.773 198.05                        #1  6.185 210.97

Arnold with the starting line advantage for the win. He will face Crumlich in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  423 Jeff Hefler                          5137 David Scutt                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.945 192.43                     0.014  7.132 194.16
          TS  Dial: 6.91 (+/-):  0.035              TS  Dial: 7.08 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Arnold    ) 0.031  6.937  0.007      (D Crumlich  ) 0.019  7.095 -0.005
E1    (R Haynes    ) 0.016  6.892  0.032      (D (Danny) Le) 0.002  7.089  0.029
 Qualified:            #26  6.945 198.88                       #30  7.090 194.35

Scutt with the starting line advantage, but Hefler chased him down for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Bradley Johnson                      578M Mike Secrest                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.614 211.19                     0.010  7.206 191.82
          TS  Dial: 6.60 (+/-):  0.014              TS  Dial: 7.18 (+/-):  0.026
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Baker     ) 0.023  6.615  0.005      (J Hefler    ) 0.021  7.200  0.010
E1    (J Lisenby   ) 0.015  6.591 -0.019      (N on File   ) 0.012  7.141  0.021
 Qualified:            #12  6.625 212.15                       #32  7.172 192.85

Secrest with a couple ticks on the tree, but Johnson chased him down for the win. Bradley Johnson's MOV: 0.0100 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will face Hefler in the semifinal.