Sun, 13 Jun 2010, 01:04 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7051 Darren Nicholson                        5 John Finke                   
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.005  5.390 262.49                    -0.298  5.687 237.09
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.059  5.358 262.69      (R McPhillips) 0.073  5.551 248.80
 Qualified:             #1  5.328 264.18                        #9  5.505 250.13

12:52 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,635 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Both cars were staged, then Finke's car slipped through the beams, giving Nicholson the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   14 Dan Mercier                           185 Mike Kosky                   
E2                   0.127  5.565 261.12     ****WINNER****  0.073  5.380 263.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Stalba    ) 0.265  5.556 261.32      (K Winward   ) 0.041  5.381 264.08
 Qualified:            #10  5.532 263.26                        #2  5.372 262.95

Kosky is 1 - 0 against Mercier in prior events. Kosky was quicker out of the gate and quicker on the track, so he'll move on to the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   18 Darvin Martinets                      122 Arthur Gallant               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.052  5.504 259.16                     0.120  5.463 268.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Greco     ) 0.145  5.501 258.52      (D DeAngelis ) 0.213  5.446 257.78
 Qualified:             #6  5.475 255.92                        #3  5.430 266.85

Martinets got this win on a holeshot. He'll race Kosky next time around and Kosky will have lane choice.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4843 Monroe Guest                         1072 Bruce Horner                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.066  5.462 261.17                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Pickett   ) 0.079  5.552 250.51      (R Bourke    ) 0.240  5.650 246.26
 Qualified:             #5  5.454 256.21                       #13  5.587 250.60

Horner was in the staging lanes but could not get the car started. Guest had a solo run for the win and gave up lane choice to Nicholson.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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