Sun, 1 Jun 2008, 03:14 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jim Whiteley                          777 Mark Niver                   
E3                   0.007  5.635 264.91     ****WINNER****  0.043  5.476 261.42
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Davis     ) 0.050  5.349 267.11      (T Bayer     ) 0.060  5.436 262.59
E1    (D Harker    ) 0.059  5.374 266.21      (B Force     ) 0.086  5.475 258.86
 Qualified:             #2  5.346 266.79                        #3  5.374 264.03

2:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.81 inches, adjusted altitude 3,848 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

Whitely had to drive through some early tire shake and that was all Niver needed.

Mark Niver's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.080), 330 ft(0.041), 660ft(0.098), 1,000ft(0.124). MOV: 0.1238 seconds (approximately 48 feet).

Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.575, 660ft-3.781/207.30mph, 1,000ft-4.788
Mark Niver's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.647/216.51mph, 1,000ft-4.628

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  681 Shawn Cowie                            74 Chris Demke                  
E3                   0.073  5.369 268.49     ****WINNER****  0.049  5.379 266.21
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Stripe    ) 0.095  5.347 268.87      (A Tatum     ) 0.018  5.420 265.53
E1    (B Lewis     ) 0.110  5.374 267.59      (B Pierce    ) 0.036  5.449 264.13
 Qualified:             #1  5.335 266.21                        #4  5.412 265.64

Bill Moore is here tuning Cowie's car, and Bucky Austin, Cowie's crew chief, is consulting via telephone this weekend. Demke has the advantage at the tree and it is enough to hold off the quicker Cowie. Demke will have lane choice in the final round.

Chris Demke's incremental margins: 60ft(0.039), 330 ft(0.021), 660ft(0.019), 1,000ft(0.016). MOV: 0.0147 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.403, 660ft-3.548/214.89mph, 1,000ft-4.533
Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.406, 660ft-3.553/215.07mph, 1,000ft-4.541

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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