Sat, 22 Jun 2013, 22:28 PM Nitro Altereds Final, Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CORDOVA, Ill. - Results of final, round 2 eliminations in Nitro Altereds at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division, Summer Showdown presented by Matco Tools:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7171 Ron Maroney                                Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.206  8.544  96.71     
 Prior rounds:

9:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.23 inches, adjusted altitude 2,841 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Maroney hits the throttle, makes a quick move toward the wall and has to give up on the run.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  760 Mike Hilsabeck                        784 Kyle Hough                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.136  6.654 188.54                     0.158  6.814 152.47
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Maroney   ) 0.416  6.554 201.07      (R Hope      ) 0.156  6.820 218.58

This is it, the lst race of the night.

It's the Arizona Thunder of Hilsabeck against Hough's Super Nanook.

Hough comes off the line and has to pedal. he gets about 800 feet out and smoke starts coming from his engine. Hilsabeck gets out of the groove, starts moving to the right and almost crosses the centerline just before he goes through the lights.

Mike Hilsabeck's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.056), 330 ft(-0.025), 660ft(-0.049), 1,000ft(-0.053). MOV: 0.1825 seconds (approximately 41 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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