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Sun, 5 Oct 2003, 06:55 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1482 Richard Bourke                         24 Michael Gunderson
E3   ****WINNER****  0.062  5.481 263.77                     0.078  5.679 222.95
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Bozzelli  ) 0.025  9.757  82.26      (M Albert    ) 0.021  5.402 273.72
E1    (S Tafur     ) 0.101  5.466 268.06      (B Insinger  ) 0.333  5.539 278.52
 Qualified:             #5  5.429 265.90                        #1  5.232 280.54

6:48 PM - Current weather conditions: 49 degrees, 60 percent relative humidity, the barometer was at 30.01 inches and rising and the sky was clear.

Bourke had a quicker start and stayed out in front the whole way down the track to take the win. Richard Bourke's incremental margins: 60ft(0.058), 330 ft(0.050), 660ft(0.068), 1,000ft(0.115). MOV: 0.2143 seconds (approximately 70 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1301 Douglas Foley                         185 Mike Kosky
E3                   0.021  7.804  87.41     ****WINNER****  0.067  5.396 260.86
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Gallant   ) 0.070  5.414 261.27      (D Mercier   ) 0.049  5.418 260.41
E1    (S Cantrell  ) 0.023  5.603 242.10      (R Mc Phillip) 0.065  5.397 261.32
 Qualified:            #11  5.561 254.28                       #15  5.625 210.67

Foley launched and his chute popped out. He ran the entire quarter mile with his chute out. Kosky had a strong run and will have lane choice over Bourke in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink