Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 20:04 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 44th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5381 Wade Kiefer                          5189 Rob Meservier                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.004  6.738 205.29                     0.062  6.555 211.69
          TS  Dial: 6.72 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 6.45 (+/-):  0.105
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Gleisner  ) 0.010  6.751 -0.059      (D Schei     ) 0.029  6.460 -0.010
 Qualified:            #11  6.859 205.57                        #6  6.528 217.28

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,462 feet.

Kiefer with a great light for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5137 David Scutt                          5167 Curt Fredrich                
E2                   0.032  7.004 189.47     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.583 195.85
          TS  Dial: 6.97 (+/-):  0.034              TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.023
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Smith     ) 0.079  7.411  0.461      (M Scott     ) 0.032  6.586  0.016
 Qualified:            #13  6.972 197.45                        #8  6.602 209.92

They have identical reaction times and Fredrich gets the win. Curt Fredrich's MOV: 0.0111 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will face Kiefer in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5864 Gregory Maaninga                     5764 Brian Antony                 
E2                   0.035  7.057 192.85     ****WINNER****  0.097  6.618 208.94
          TS  Dial: 7.09 (+/-): -0.033              TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Hiebert   ) 0.134  7.388  0.298      (S Schleicher) 0.080  6.672  0.042
 Qualified:            #15  7.176 196.16                       #10  6.672 207.78

Maaninga with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give antony the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5554 Michael Freischel                       6 Michael Chitty               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.517 182.13                     0.030  6.503 214.93
          TS  Dial: 7.50 (+/-):  0.017              TS  Dial: 6.46 (+/-):  0.043
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Schmidt   ) 0.004  7.528 -0.012      (D Butler    ) 0.019  6.473 -0.017
 Qualified:            #19  7.554 181.11                        #4  6.507 214.72

Freischel with the starting line advantage for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4059 Jim Thorp                             789 Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson       
E2                   0.036  6.230 225.18     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.536 207.82
          TS  Dial: 6.23 (+/-):  0.000              TS  Dial: 6.53 (+/-):  0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1                   -0.017  6.608  0.378      (C Bishop    ) 0.011  6.550 -0.010
 Qualified:             #1  6.259 227.57                        #7  6.600 209.20

Snyder-Ellingson with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on with a six for the win in a close one. Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson's MOV: 0.0035 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

Thorp runs dead-on with a zero in the losing effort.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2020 Christopher Roe                      5285 John Gosh                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  8.533 108.61                           No Time      
          TS  Dial: 6.34 (+/-):  2.193              TS  Dial: 0.00 (+/-): 99.999
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Gosh      ) 0.001  6.647  0.307      (C Roe       ) 0.070  7.308  0.418
 Qualified:             #2  6.367 216.17                       #12  6.933 198.88

Gosh is a no-sho and Roe with a great light on the single.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink