Sun, 08 Nov 2026, 13:58 PM Top Sportsman Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Sportsman at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 G661 Graham Foster                         755 Mike Doushgounian            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  7.371 187.36                    -0.017  6.486 219.61
          TS  Dial: 7.36 (+/-):  0.011              TS  Dial: 6.50 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Chitty    ) 0.003  7.382  0.022      (P Warr      ) 0.001  6.528  0.028
 Qualified:            #33  7.350 186.74                       #24  6.990 169.23

10:42 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 30.12 inches, adjusted altitude 3,087 feet.

Doushgounian is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Foster.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4396 Sammy Gonzales                       6909 Kirk Lanz                    
E2                   0.015  7.161 188.60     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.125 240.77
          TS  Dial: 7.11 (+/-):  0.051              TS  Dial: 6.10 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Snyder-Ell) 0.029  7.186  0.026      (M Buehring  ) 0.030  6.109  0.009
 Qualified:            #28  7.143 192.66                        #1  6.110 240.08

Gonzales gets the advantage off of the line but lanz is able to get around him and take the stripe for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 H660 Mark Austin                          7598 Chris Newman                 
E2                   0.008  9.746  97.88     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.782 172.89
          TS  Dial: 6.81 (+/-):  2.936              TS  Dial: 6.63 (+/-):  0.152
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Tattersall) 0.058  6.863  0.063      (F Rodrigues ) 0.077  6.663  0.023
 Qualified:            #18  6.830 202.30                        #9  6.636 210.44

Austin gets the holeshot but spins a little off of the line and slows. Newman pulls away for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   74 Ken Ratzloff                         6284 Jeremy Waterman              
E2                   0.049  6.970 198.29     ****WINNER****  0.012  7.329 184.75
          TS  Dial: 6.96 (+/-):  0.010              TS  Dial: 7.32 (+/-):  0.009
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Menholt   ) 0.021  6.996  0.016      (L Giese     ) 0.022  7.362  0.032
 Qualified:            #23  6.962 197.86                       #32  7.344 186.85

Waterman gets the holeshot and takes the win with a .021 package.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6123 Judy Radford                         6225 Darren Williams              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  7.227 153.07                    -0.013  7.290 188.04
          TS  Dial: 6.94 (+/-):  0.287              TS  Dial: 7.30 (+/-): -0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Harper    ) 0.040  6.983  0.013      (D Cook      ) 0.004  7.328  0.008
 Qualified:            #22  6.956 195.28                       #31  7.307 187.00

Williams misses the tree and goes ed giving the win to Radford.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 664D Darrin Van Diest                        7 Bryan Warr                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  7.005 194.91                    -0.002  6.780 203.49
          TS  Dial: 7.00 (+/-):  0.005              TS  Dial: 6.77 (+/-):  0.010
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Mitsos    ) 0.022  7.040  0.020      (M (Joseph) L) 0.009  6.812  0.032
 Qualified:            #26  7.010 194.38                       #17  6.788 202.91

Warr just misses the tree and goes red.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  414 Chanse Bullock                        518 Monte Green                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.614 208.42                     0.013  6.815 202.15
          TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.004              TS  Dial: 6.80 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Olpin     ) 0.031  6.612  0.002      (M Silvia    ) 0.013  6.832  0.042
 Qualified:             #7  6.619 207.24                       #34  7.384 199.35

Green gets the advantage off of the line but Bullock is able to get the stripe and the win with a .022 package to Green's .028 package.

Chanse Bullock's MOV: 0.0061 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6324 Gerald Bucklin                       6502 Will Yakimetz                
E2                  -0.016  7.262 191.19     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.376 210.37
          TS  Dial: 7.27 (+/-): -0.008              TS  Dial: 6.38 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Proctor   ) 0.051  7.306  0.026      (D Meziere   ) 0.074  6.409 -0.001
 Qualified:            #30  7.263 191.27                        #3  6.367 209.36

Bucklin is too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Yakimetz.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   10 Bill King                            699B Aaron Steinkey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  6.674 206.99                     0.004  6.151 223.32
          TS  Dial: 6.67 (+/-):  0.004              TS  Dial: 6.14 (+/-):  0.011
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Okerman   ) 0.008  6.723  0.023      (J Gillette  ) 0.016  6.174  0.004
 Qualified:            #11  6.691 206.16                        #2  6.135 232.03

Steinkey gets the holeshot but King takes the stripe and the win.

Bill King's MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 11 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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