Sun, 1 Oct 2006, 04:57 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division, event at Atlanta Dragway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Ashley Force                         2155 Guy Kelly                    
E2                   0.087  5.537 260.81     ****WINNER****  0.058  5.462 255.92
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Griffis-Sm) 0.066  5.543 262.13      (R Samsel    ) 0.064  5.477 254.86
 Qualified:             #2  5.382 264.96                        #3  5.409 262.79

4:37 p.m. Kelly gets the hole-shot and starts to pull away. Force starts to make up ground a little before half-track but ran out of room.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Marty Thacker                          45 Aaron Olivarez               
E2                  -0.001 11.345  68.24     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.241 211.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Allen     ) 0.012  5.594 260.76      (D Lucas     ) 0.078  5.434 261.52
 Qualified:             #5  5.533 261.17                        #1  5.356 264.44

Thacker pulls the wheels as soon as he hits the throttle and goes red. He sets the wheels down about 200 feet out and clicks it off. Olivarez will give up lane choice to Kelly in the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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