TOP SPORTSMAN

Derrick Brown (far lane) against Henry Underwood.

Top Sportsman victor Derrick Brown didn’t take the easy road to the PDRA Dragstock XIII winner’s circle. Racing out of the 15th spot, Brown used a 4.227 against a 4.22 dial-in to help overcome the perfect .000 reaction time of first-round opponent Ken Ellison. He tightened up his package with a 4.212 on a 4.21 dial in his quarterfinal win over 2014 world champion Dan Ferguson, then caught a lucky break when number one qualifier Randy Perkinson turned on the red light. A .005 reaction time and 4.211/4.19 package gave him the final round win over Henry Underwood.

To earn his final round berth, Underwood defeated Larry Pearce, Tim Lawrence, and Dewayne Silance before running 4.088 against a 4.05 dial-in in the final round.