Sun, 16 Aug 2026, 11:05 AM Hoopes Fire Prevention Top Sportsman presented by Select Performance Final, Round 5

By Rick Green

RISING SUN, Md. - Eliminations 5 Eliminations Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Hoopes Fire Prevention Top Sportsman presented by Select Performance at the NHRA, Testo NHRA Chesapeake SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 132X Michael Daniele                         5 Jeff Brooks                  
E5   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.842 200.53                     0.025  6.325 216.10
          TS  Dial: 6.84 (+/-):  0.002              TS  Dial: 6.33 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.010  7.282  0.442      (G Milette   ) 0.027  6.331 -0.019
E3    (R Riegel    ) 0.015  6.858  0.018                     0.005  6.357  0.007
E2    (M Daymude   ) 0.025  6.865  0.005      (C Juliano   ) 0.047  6.369  0.009
E1    (B Schlafman ) 0.014  6.872 -0.028      (K Edmonds   ) 0.024  6.391  0.031
 Qualified:             #9  6.887 201.01                        #2  6.357 218.12

NOTE: Actual lanes not known. Winner listed first.

Brooks with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Daniele the win, who ran dead-on with a two.

Michael Daniele wins his first National event Wally in his second final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink