Sun, 08 Nov 2026, 15:18 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
        Bye                                6909 Kirk Lanz                    
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.030  9.407  93.79
                                                    TS  Dial: 6.11 (+/-):  3.297
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (S Gonzales  ) 0.020  6.125  0.025
E1                                           (M Buehring  ) 0.030  6.109  0.009
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.110 240.08

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,226 feet.

Lanz makes a move toward the centerline and clicks it off on the bye run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 G661 Graham Foster                          10 Bill King                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.005  7.411 186.07                     0.011  6.741 193.99
          TS  Dial: 7.36 (+/-):  0.051              TS  Dial: 6.69 (+/-):  0.051
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Doushgouni) 0.003  7.371  0.011      (A Steinkey  ) 0.009  6.674  0.004
E1    (M Chitty    ) 0.003  7.382  0.022      (R Okerman   ) 0.008  6.723  0.023
 Qualified:            #33  7.350 186.74                       #11  6.691 206.16

Foster with a great light for the win in a close one. Graham Foster's MOV: 0.0063 seconds (approximately 22 inches). Foster will have the bye in the next round. Waterman wins the division six Championship with King's lost.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6284 Jeremy Waterman                      7598 Chris Newman                 
E3                   0.017  7.338 187.26     ****WINNER****  0.009  6.663 203.61
          TS  Dial: 7.32 (+/-):  0.018              TS  Dial: 6.65 (+/-):  0.013
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Ratzloff  ) 0.012  7.329  0.009      (M Austin    ) 0.019  6.782  0.152
E1    (L Giese     ) 0.022  7.362  0.032      (F Rodrigues ) 0.077  6.663  0.023
 Qualified:            #32  7.344 186.85                        #9  6.636 210.44

Newman with a great light for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6123 Judy Radford                         664D Darrin Van Diest             
E3                   0.123  6.973 195.51     ****WINNER****  0.007  7.064 184.50
          TS  Dial: 6.98 (+/-): -0.007              TS  Dial: 7.01 (+/-):  0.054
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Williams  ) 0.056  7.227  0.287      (B Warr      ) 0.010  7.005  0.005
E1    (K Harper    ) 0.040  6.983  0.013      (P Mitsos    ) 0.022  7.040  0.020
 Qualified:            #22  6.956 195.28                       #26  7.010 194.38

Van diest with a great light for the win. He will face Lanz in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  414 Chanse Bullock                       6502 Will Yakimetz                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.634 205.10                     0.067  6.361 218.65
          TS  Dial: 6.61 (+/-):  0.024              TS  Dial: 6.37 (+/-): -0.009
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Green     ) 0.018  6.614  0.004      (G Bucklin   ) 0.027  6.376 -0.004
E1    (E Olpin     ) 0.031  6.612  0.002      (D Meziere   ) 0.074  6.409 -0.001
 Qualified:             #7  6.619 207.24                        #3  6.367 209.36

Bullock with the starting line advantage for the win. He will face Newman in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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