Sat, 17 Oct 2026, 21:44 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Right Trailers 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
 4059 Jim Thorp                            4695 Allen Firestone              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.167 231.96                     0.027  6.311 210.56
          TS  Dial: 6.12 (+/-):  0.047              TS  Dial: 6.33 (+/-): -0.019
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Pennington) 0.006  6.139 -0.021      (D Crumlich  ) 0.030  7.989  1.649
E1    (P Warr      ) 0.003  6.269  0.109      (R Haynes    ) 0.020  6.381  0.051
 Qualified:             #5  6.285 227.79                        #9  6.356 216.47

8:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 57 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 30.38 inches, adjusted altitude 271 feet.

Thorp gets a great light;Firestone breaks out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  468 Kelly Land                           578M Mike Secrest                 
E3                  -0.004  6.638 205.81     ****WINNER****  0.007  6.740 203.36
          TS  Dial: 6.62 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 6.75 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Morehead  ) 0.076  6.626 -0.044      (R Julius    ) 0.010  6.768  0.038
E1    (D Boesch    ) 0.019 13.797  7.157      (B Peavler   ) 0.004  6.775  0.085
 Qualified:            #24  6.764 202.43                       #28  6.837 201.37

Land is a little too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Secrest.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  414 Chanse Bullock                       4204 Scooter Hampton              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.837 160.54                    -0.003 13.911  84.66
          TS  Dial: 6.47 (+/-):  0.367              TS  Dial: 6.18 (+/-):  7.731
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Hampton   ) 0.023  6.482 -0.018      (B Blomberg  ) 0.020  6.450  0.270
E1    (R Mcdonough ) 0.013  6.893  0.393      (T Wells     ) 0.036  7.262  1.052
 Qualified:            #14  6.554 211.02                        #2  6.253 224.36

Hampton leaves a little too soon and backs off of the throttle. Bullock is out of the throttle a little early.

Bullock will take on Secrest in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 Bengt Blomberg                          7 Bryan Warr                   
E3                   8.582 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.026  6.992 168.70
          TS  Dial: 6.40 (+/-): 93.599              TS  Dial: 6.64 (+/-):  0.352
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Warr      ) 0.025  6.441  0.041      (A Firestone ) 0.022  6.667  0.007
E1    (D Bills     ) 0.021  7.582  1.212      (C Roe       ) 0.036  6.647  0.037
 Qualified:            #11  6.497 216.87                       #23  6.745 204.89

The tree came down and Blomberg never moved.

Warr will take on Thorp in the next round.