Sun, 14 Feb 2010, 08:14 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals presented by Valvoline:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Chris Demke                           613 Joey Severance               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.009  5.332 269.67                     0.039  5.916 196.42
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Cowie     ) 0.033  5.308 268.38      (B Johnson   ) 0.030  5.399 264.44
E2    (J Whiteley  ) 0.026  5.325 269.13      (J Ahten     ) 0.009  5.415 264.96
E1    (A Bart      ) 0.013  5.405 268.44      (M Niver     ) 0.151  5.371 267.59
 Qualified:             #5  5.327 267.00                        #6  5.347 265.06

5:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,845 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Severance is 1 - 0 against Demke in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Demke is 0-8 in final rounds and was runner up here last year. Severance won at Las Vegas in 2007.

Demke nails the light with a stellar 0.009 RT and just power away from Severance. There was fluid off Severance's engine down track and he slows. Big time win for Demke to "get the monkey off his back"...

Chris Demke's incremental margins: 60ft(0.060), 330 ft(0.178), 660ft(0.276), 1,000ft(0.377). MOV: 0.6141 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.372, 660ft-3.516/216.45 mph, 1,000ft-4.498.
Joey Severance's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.520, 660ft-3.762/199.14 mph, 1,000ft-4.845.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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