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Sun, 14 Jul 2013, 17:57 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Jason Murray

WOODBURN, Ore. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division, Les Schwab Challenge at Woodburn Dragstrip:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                          2 Chris Demke                  
E2                   0.051  6.775 108.04     ****WINNER****  0.064  5.389 271.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Shields   ) 0.044  5.770 167.19      (M Mc Kernan ) 0.063  5.380 270.59
 Qualified:             #3  5.406 223.93                        #2  5.397 270.18

2:44 pm. Demke has lane choice this round. Both shake the tires, but they drive through it. Demke drives around Severance by 100ft and he never looks back. Severance though bang yet another burst panel on the loss. Demke will be going to the final round for the second year in a row at the Les Schwab Challenge.

Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.942 sec., 330ft-2.459, 660ft-3.691/184.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.022.
Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.420, 660ft-3.581/215.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.561.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   64 Ray Martin                            681 Shawn Cowie                  
E2                   0.076  5.719 262.54     ****WINNER****  0.104  5.419 266.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Bateman   ) 0.009  5.535 267.85      (G Lawrence  ) 0.064  5.377 268.73
 Qualified:             #5  5.448 267.85                        #1  5.334 269.78

A pair of Canadian teams battling it out for a shot at the final round. Martin gets off the line first but Cowie has more power and he drives around him for the win and the Cowie team will head to the final round. Demke will have lane choice.
Shawn Cowie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.011), 330 ft(0.145), 660ft(0.217), 1,000ft(0.251). MOV: 0.2727 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Ray Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.988 sec., 330ft-2.600, 660ft-3.831/204.40 mph, 1,000ft-4.858.
Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.586/213.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.579.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink