Sun, 3 Oct 2004, 01:43 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   21 Jason Cannon                            6 Bill Reichert
E2                   0.040  5.386 265.12     ****WINNER****  0.082  5.319 273.88
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Myers     ) 0.084  5.732 253.61      (B Bowler    ) 0.075  5.429 274.66
 Qualified:            #16  5.399 265.01                        #8  5.321 275.67

Cannon gets the hole-shot, but Reichert makes his quickest run of the weekend and drives around at the 1000' mark.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Shelly Howard                        2155 Guy Kelly
E2   ****WINNER****  0.107  5.402 272.39                     0.050  5.495 260.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Perry     ) 0.087  5.497 269.35      (J Haley     ) 0.053  5.384 259.71
 Qualified:             #5  5.300 277.49                       #13  5.385 264.29

Kelly gets the hole-shot but starts shaking the tires. He drives through it, but Howard drives around just past the 1000' mark to take the win. Reichert will have lane choice over Howard in round three.

Shelly Howard's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.132), 330 ft(-0.134), 660ft(-0.072), 1,000ft(-0.010). MOV: 0.0366 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Jeff Wilson                           318 Dave Hirata
E2                   0.042  5.372 261.27     ****WINNER****  0.048  5.324 276.01
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Gunderson ) 0.091  5.373 265.22      (S Federlin  ) 0.056  5.322 274.50
 Qualified:            #15  5.389 265.01                        #7  5.316 272.72

Hirata was behind almost all the way through the run, but drives around just past the 1000' mark for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Marty Thacker                           4 David Wells
E2                   0.028  5.352 266.06     ****WINNER****  0.047  5.310 266.90
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Shields   ) 0.056  5.370 264.91      (A Force     ) 0.059  5.363 269.40
 Qualified:            #11  5.366 266.00                       #14  5.388 264.80

Wells makes a great run, his career quickest, and he will have lane choice over Hirata in round three.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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