Sun, 09 Nov 2025, 14:51 PM Top Sportsman Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  717 Randy Balough                              Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  2.541 No Time           
          TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-): 92.949    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Linares   ) 0.037  7.055  0.035   
E2    (M Buehring  ) 0.019  7.042  0.002   
E1    (W Yakimetz  ) 0.010  7.080  0.010   
 Qualified:            #26  7.053 193.74                     Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 30.18 inches, adjusted altitude 3,400 feet.

Balough took the green on the bye.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  664 Kenneth Ratzloff                      634 Dan Lafferty                 
E4                  -0.208  8.096 120.01     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.953 175.96
          TS  Dial: 7.03 (+/-):  1.066              TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E3    (F Rodrigues ) 0.029  7.026  0.006      (B Warr      ) 0.039  6.924  0.024
E2    (T Kellner   ) 0.003  7.032 -0.008      (C Newman    ) 0.013  6.944  0.034
E1    (L Snyder-Ell) 0.050  7.062  0.002      (L Giese     ) 0.037  6.975  0.035
 Qualified:            #25  7.045 196.62                       #18  6.908 197.22

Ratzloff goes red to give Lafferty the win. He will face Balough in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7158 Joe Stannard                          720 Rob Mendenhall               
E4                   0.104  7.131 186.74     ****WINNER****  0.059  6.967 195.31
          TS  Dial: 7.10 (+/-):  0.031              TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.047
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Connelly  ) 0.438  7.104 -0.026      (D Hall      ) 0.016  6.921  0.011
E2    (D Beckwith  ) 0.022  8.689  1.559      (G Bucklin   ) 0.033  6.921 -0.019
E1    (B Johnson   ) 0.013  7.153  0.013      (J Tattersall) 0.033  6.996  0.036
 Qualified:            #27  7.121 193.82                       #19  6.943 197.91

Mendenhall with the starting line advantage for the win. He will have a bye in the semifinal.

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