Sun, 20 Mar 2005, 05:09 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of final, round 4 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
    4 Ashley Force                         717M Aaron Olivarez               
E4                   0.040  5.401 267.37     ****WINNER****  0.032  5.408 260.41
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Gunderson ) 0.059  5.406 261.70      (R Meyer     ) 0.059  5.528 249.86
E2    (K Perry     ) 0.067  5.378 258.91      (J Veale     ) 0.085  5.436 260.41
E1    (D Hirata    ) 0.084  5.375 268.17      (D Mercier   ) 0.039  5.347 262.77
 Qualified:             #3  5.295 270.67                        #8  5.372 262.69

5:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.87 inches, adjusted altitude 1,368 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

As John Force's daughter, Ashley's story is well-documented, but some of you may not know anything about Olivarez. This is only the fourth race he has competed in, including Divisional events, and he had not won a round before today. The car he is driving is leased from Morgan Lucas and is the car Lucas drove last year, with body panels belonging to Olivarez.

This was a great drag race Olivarez taking a holeshot win in just his second-ever national event. Aaron Olivarez's incremental margins: 60ft(0.031), 330 ft(0.031), 660ft(0.026), 1,000ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0015 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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