Sun, 12 Nov 2006, 04:07 PM
Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations
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By Dave Gerard
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series,
42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5555 Jim Whiteley 4 Bill Reichert
E2 0.119 5.414 254.38 ****WINNER**** 0.065 5.319 259.71
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Federlin ) 0.075 5.348 263.15 (J Severance ) 0.080 5.273 273.94
Qualified: #7 5.373 262.28 #2 5.265 274.00
12:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent,
barometer 29.19 inches, adjusted altitude 1,931 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.The weather
conditions are very different than we had in first round. Our 2006 National Champion, Reichert,
shows why he won, by taking the lead at the start and running the table with all of the numbers to
take the easy win. Whitely was game, but couldn't match the fueler's power.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
777 Mark Niver 318 Dave Hirata
E2 0.082 5.389 267.00 ****WINNER**** 0.035 5.332 267.64
Prior rounds:
E1 (A Force ) 0.227 5.349 260.76 (B Smith ) 0.090 5.814 231.83
Qualified: #8 5.374 256.06 #1 5.258 264.13
Hirata couldn't match his qualifying number in round one, but makes up for it this time. He is
away first and keeps a charging Niver behind him to take the win. Niver was a little late and the
race wasn't as close as the ET's would make you think.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
47 Brandon Pierce 7384 Sean O'Bannon
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.076 5.316 255.34 0.052 7.937 114.47
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Finke ) 0.044 5.336 260.11 (L Callaway ) 0.057 5.322 268.38
Qualified: #14 5.412 247.66 #6 5.339 267.91
O'Bannon smokes the tires at the hit and that's the end of the blown cars for 2006. Pierce was
ready for him anyway and picks up even more on his prior ET's. He'll have a .003 advantage on
Reichert to take lane choice in round three.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
611 Garrett Bateman 421 Spencer Massey
E2 0.066 5.387 262.18 ****WINNER**** 0.001 5.305 269.83
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Shields ) 0.050 5.408 260.71 (C Demke ) 0.016 5.362 268.49
Qualified: #13 5.395 256.65 #5 5.333 267.80
Massey makes a statement and pulls out the stops to take all of the the best numbers for the
round. Super .001 RT and the quickest pass of the session ensures the win over Bateman. Bateman
makes his best run of the weekend too, but it's all Massey from wire to wire. He will Have lane
choice over Hirata next round.12:58 p.m.
Timing data courtesy of
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