Thu, 13 Nov 2025, 16:57 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  550 Ed Olpin                             6455 Mike Lucas                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.989 190.43                     0.035  7.456 182.03
          TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.049              TS  Dial: 7.40 (+/-):  0.056
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Chitty    ) 0.027  6.945  0.015      (D Lafferty  ) 0.019  7.405  0.005
 Qualified:            #14  6.930 198.67                       #20  7.401 184.60

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,554 feet.

Olpin with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7867 Dean Hall                               8 Ted Kellner                  
E2                   0.030  6.934 197.13     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.375 186.00
          TS  Dial: 6.93 (+/-):  0.004              TS  Dial: 7.36 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Martin    ) 0.001  6.931  0.001      (D Cook      ) 0.017  7.356  0.026
 Qualified:            #13  6.927 199.52                       #19  7.327 187.00

Kellner with the starting line advantage for the win in a close one. Ted Kellner's MOV: 0.0024 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4338 Mark Buehring                         664 Ken Ratzloff                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.067  6.745 203.52                    -0.014  6.952 196.59
          TS  Dial: 6.73 (+/-):  0.015              TS  Dial: 6.92 (+/-):  0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Okerman   ) 0.011  6.745  0.015      (D Beckwith  ) 0.006  6.970  0.050
 Qualified:             #6  6.728 204.45                       #12  6.918 199.52

Ratzloff goes red to give Buehring the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7974 William Mizia                          61 Will Yakimetz                
E2                  -0.007  7.825 169.76     ****WINNER****  0.065  7.590 169.47
          TS  Dial: 7.81 (+/-):  0.015              TS  Dial: 6.54 (+/-):  1.050
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Mendenhall) 0.021  7.811  0.001      (R Balough   ) 0.000  6.547  0.017
 Qualified:            #21  7.816 170.23                        #4  6.518 216.93

Mizia goes red to give Yakimetz the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7134 Bryan Warr                            789 Lynsi Snyder-Ellington       
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  6.703 206.23                    -0.004  6.683 179.09
          TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-): -0.047              TS  Dial: 6.58 (+/-):  0.103
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gillette  ) 0.016  6.757  0.007      (L Giese     ) 0.025  6.584  0.024
 Qualified:            #22 13.022  64.19                        #5  6.563 210.64

Snyder-Ellington goes red to give Warr the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6324 Gerald Bucklin                       699B Aaron Steinkey               
E2                   0.003  7.109 191.57     ****WINNER****  0.012  6.186 226.73
          TS  Dial: 7.17 (+/-): -0.061              TS  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Warr      ) 0.004  7.184  0.004                     0.047  6.165 -0.005
 Qualified:            #18  7.192 194.91                        #1  6.162 230.29

Bucklin with a geat light, but took too much stripe to give Steinkey the win. He will face Yakimetz in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink