Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 11:44 AM JEGS Allstars Top Sportsman Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in JEGS Allstars Top Sportsman at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 41st annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   62 Benji Martin                            5 Jeff Brooks                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.965 195.74                     0.010  6.312 213.38
          TS  Dial: 6.95 (+/-):  0.015              TS  Dial: 6.33 (+/-): -0.018
 Qualified:             #7  7.044 194.32                        #3  6.419 216.33

10:33 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 52 degrees, relative humidity 72 percent, barometer 30.53 inches, adjusted altitude -284 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Brooks gets the advantage off of the line but takes too much stripe and breaks out giving the win to martin.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   34 Dennis Dowson                        2922 Rick McDonough               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046 12.553 108.89                     0.010  6.961 186.73
          TS  Dial: 6.15 (+/-):  6.403              TS  Dial: 6.99 (+/-): -0.029
 Qualified:             #1  6.274 226.20                        #5  6.901 198.68

Dowson loses traction at the hit and gives up on the run. McDonough runs too quick and breaks out giving the win to Dowson.

Dowson will take on Martin in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4300 Lance Abbott                            1 Darian Boesch                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  6.810 198.70                     0.022  6.290 231.35
          TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 6.25 (+/-):  0.040
 Qualified:             #6  6.929  19.33                        #2  6.327 226.79

Abbott gets the advantage off of the line and takes the win with a .010 package.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Michael Chitty                       7158 Joe Stannard                 
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.003 No Time                                 64.999   NS  
          TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-): 93.389              TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-): 58.389
 Qualified:             #4  6.663 209.88                        #8  7.063 193.93

Stannard is a no-show. Chitty loses traction and clicks it off.

Chitty will take on Abbott in the next round.