Sun, 09 Nov 2025, 15:45 PM Top Sportsman Round 5 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 5 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                         634 Dan Lafferty                 
E5                   0.024  7.065 193.93     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.901 196.04
          TS  Dial: 7.05 (+/-):  0.015              TS  Dial: 6.90 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E4                         No Time            (K Ratzloff  ) 0.036  6.953  0.023
E3    (J Linares   ) 0.037  7.055  0.035      (B Warr      ) 0.039  6.924  0.024
E2    (M Buehring  ) 0.019  7.042  0.002      (C Newman    ) 0.013  6.944  0.034
E1    (W Yakimetz  ) 0.010  7.080  0.010      (L Giese     ) 0.037  6.975  0.035
 Qualified:            #26  7.053 193.74                       #18  6.908 197.22

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 30.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,547 feet.

Balough with the starting line advantage, but Lafferty runs dead-on with a one for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  720 Rob Mendenhall                             Bye
E5   ****WINNER****  0.055  6.950 197.65     
          TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.030    
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Stannard  ) 0.059  6.967  0.047   
E3    (D Hall      ) 0.016  6.921  0.011   
E2    (G Bucklin   ) 0.033  6.921 -0.019   
E1    (J Tattersall) 0.033  6.996  0.036   
 Qualified:            #19  6.943 197.91                     Bye

Mendenhall with the bye run.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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