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Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 10:40 AM

Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Reporter

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 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                          5167 Curt Fredrich                
E3                   0.009  6.786 202.30     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.613 186.10
          TS  Dial: 6.68 (+/-):  0.106              TS  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.063
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Meservier ) 0.004  6.738  0.018      (D Scutt     ) 0.032  6.583  0.023
E1    (G Gleisner  ) 0.010  6.751 -0.059      (M Scott     ) 0.032  6.586  0.016
 Qualified:            #11  6.859 205.57                        #8  6.602 209.92

Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, barometer 30.07 inches, adjusted altitude 1,823 feet.

Kiefer with a great light, but Fredrich chased him down for the win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2020 Christopher Roe                      5764 Brian Antony                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.341 208.88                     0.063  6.621 209.10
          TS  Dial: 6.24 (+/-):  0.101              TS  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.071
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Gosh      ) 0.008  8.533  2.193      (G Maaninga  ) 0.097  6.618 -0.032
E1    (J Gosh      ) 0.001  6.647  0.307      (S Schleicher) 0.080  6.672  0.042
 Qualified:             #2  6.367 216.17                       #10  6.672 207.78

Roe with the starting line advantage for the win. Christopher Roe's MOV: 0.0091 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5554 Michael Freischel                     789 Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson       
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  7.522 181.91                     0.020  6.526 210.73
          TS  Dial: 7.51 (+/-):  0.012              TS  Dial: 6.53 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Chitty    ) 0.028  7.517  0.017      (J Thorp     ) 0.027  6.536  0.006
E1    (T Schmidt   ) 0.004  7.528 -0.012      (C Bishop    ) 0.011  6.550 -0.010
 Qualified:            #19  7.554 181.11                        #7  6.600 209.20

Freischel with a great light for the win. He will face Roe in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink