Sun, 20 Mar 2005, 03:07 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 36th annual MAC Tools NHRA Gatornationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Randy Meyer                          717M Aaron Olivarez               
E3                   0.083  5.551 255.17     ****WINNER****  0.059  5.528 249.86
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Hitchman  ) 0.085  5.448 251.46      (J Veale     ) 0.085  5.436 260.41
E1    (G Snow      ) 0.062  5.297 261.09      (D Mercier   ) 0.039  5.347 262.77
 Qualified:            #12  5.458 257.06                        #8  5.372 262.69

2:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.69 inches, adjusted altitude 1,663 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Olivarez drove a long way to get to the finish line and still got there first, his car all over the lane on the top end of the run. His gyrations allowed Meyer to narrow the margin, but he ran out of race track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Ashley Force                           22 Michael Gunderson            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.059  5.406 261.70                     0.075  5.421 264.78
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Perry     ) 0.067  5.378 258.91      (G Kelly     ) 0.057  5.295 272.80
E1    (D Hirata    ) 0.084  5.375 268.17      (A Allen     ) 0.069  5.283 271.49
 Qualified:             #3  5.295 270.67                        #2  5.208 276.49

Force got the better light and was never headed, winning by half a car length. She will have lane choice against Olivarez in the final round. Ashley Force's incremental margins: 60ft(0.057), 330 ft(0.070), 660ft(0.056), 1,000ft(0.039). MOV: 0.0313 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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