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.