Sun, 4 Nov 2001, 07:19 PM FMDRS 7-6 - Federal-Mogul Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Dragster at the Division Seven FMDRS Final:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Brandon Bernstein   5.592 244.87  Q    8 Mike Strasburg      5.608 253.33
   (D Hitchman  ) 0.421  5.506 243.19  E1   (B Henkelman ) 0.424  5.521 256.94
   (K Nuckols   ) 0.477  5.562 247.84  E2   (D Shields   ) 0.424  5.573 253.33
 *****WINNER***** 0.455  5.553 243.55  E3                  0.444  5.667 252.43

4:02 PM This was for the Division 7 title - Strasburg needing to win this round and the next to beat out Bernstein. Strasburg left first, but his car dove to the right and he did a great job of driving to get the car straightened out and complete the run, but that excursion may have cost him the title because Bernstein was not late and drove right down the groove to get the win light. Margin of victory = 0.103 seconds (approximately 38 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Darren Nicholson    5.583 253.47  Q   10 Steve Federlin      5.624 254.76
   (T Bartone   ) 0.513  5.615 251.91  E1   (D Hudson    ) 0.394  7.117 124.37
   (K Brounkowsk) 0.480  5.558 252.38  E2   (B Hough     ) 0.462  5.585 254.14
                  0.398  5.581 253.23  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.404  5.611 243.77

Both these drivers were keyed up for this one, Nicholson just missing on the red side and Federlin leaving right with him - but just on the green side. Federlin gets the win light, but loses lane choice to Bernstein in the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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