Sun, 14 Sep 2008, 03:54 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  122 Arthur Gallant                          1 Bill Reichert                
E3                   0.065  5.466 267.91     ****WINNER****  0.087  5.246 273.39
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Samsel    ) 0.051  5.391 271.62                     0.086 11.564  76.26
E1    (A Allen     ) 0.149  5.737 258.12      (B Weickgenan) 0.108  5.396 260.11
 Qualified:             #4  5.417 268.49                        #1  5.264 272.83

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 3,620 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Reichert has beat Gallant the previous four times they raced. Gallant with the starting line advantage, but has the difference made up by the time they went by Christmas Tree. Reichert with the quickest and fastest pass of the weekend. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.401, 660ft-3.497/229.12mph, 1,000ft-4.434

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Ken Perry                             185 Mike Kosky                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.045  5.358 265.01                     0.032  5.436 263.41
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R McPhillips) 0.109  5.389 263.92      (T Nicholson ) 0.057  5.394 265.64
E1    (J Dreher    ) 0.087  5.415 263.05      (J Fricke    ) 0.028  5.443 264.96
 Qualified:             #3  5.399 263.62                        #2  5.389 265.85

Kosky with the starting line advantage, but Perry has the difference made up by 60 feet. Kosky with his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend. He will give up lane choice Reichert in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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