Sun, 06 Sep 2026, 21:59 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

INDIANAPOLIS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Right Trailers Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2904 Doug Gbur                            384M Dean McIlvain                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.911 200.47                    -0.007 No Time      
          TS  Dial: 6.89 (+/-):  0.021              TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-): 93.379
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Fredrich  ) 0.010  6.916  0.006      (B Sexton    ) 0.041  6.733  0.093
E1    (A Firestone ) 0.033  6.911  0.001      (J Thorp     ) 0.032  6.647 -0.003
 Qualified:            #24  7.011 198.76                       #20  6.739 206.70

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,342 feet.

Gbur with a great light and gets the win. McIlvain goes red and then makes a quick move toward the centerline and collect the 330-foot block.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 382J Jonathan Smiddy                      3738 Bryan Richardson             
E3                   0.045  7.036 195.99     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.606 213.10
          TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-):  0.056              TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.046
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Gulitti   ) 0.017  7.006 -0.004      (P Jackie Rob) 0.058  6.838  0.278
E1    (C Wheatcraft) 0.018  7.027  0.027      (G Butcher   ) 0.004  6.647  0.087
 Qualified:            #29  7.109 195.65                       #17  6.643 214.31

Richardson with the starting line for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 5137 David Scutt                          3015 Bill Yates                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.054  6.957 196.62                    -0.004  7.400 140.33
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.007              TS  Dial: 6.55 (+/-):  0.850
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Osborn    ) 0.018  6.968 -0.002      (M Trauth    ) 0.007  7.138  0.578
E1    (S Gonzales  ) -0.034  6.965  0.005      (J Hinkle    ) 0.017  6.561  0.011
 Qualified:            #26  7.018 196.70                       #14  6.619 210.97

Yates goes red to give Scutt the win, who ran dead-on with a seven. He will face Gbur in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 2020 Chris Roe                            316K Brandon Baxter               
E3                   0.070  6.100 221.92     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.577 210.24
          TS  Dial: 6.15 (+/-): -0.050              TS  Dial: 6.56 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Brinegar  ) 0.023  6.448  0.298      (D Crumlich  ) 0.002  6.590  0.000
E1    (S Lyons     ) 0.004  6.172  0.072      (J Lewis     ) 0.023  6.584  0.014
 Qualified:             #7  6.378 215.62                       #19  6.697 207.75

Baxter with the starting line for the win. He will face Richardson in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink