Sat, 4 Jun 2011, 08:06 PM
Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations
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By Jim Samuel
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ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual NHRA
SuperNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Duane Shields 118 Ken Winward
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.097 5.338 274.39 0.075 5.702 198.00
Qualified: #4 5.342 271.52 #13 5.490 258.76
7:18 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.92 inches, adjusted
altitude 1,466 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.Winward made his burnout, then had trouble getting into reverse. His crew came
out and gave his car a push so he could get the car in gear. Winward got out of the gate first and had the lead to 660 feet. After
that, his car lost power and slowed. Shields had his quickest run of the weekend so he easily got by Winward to take the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
15 Dan Mercier 1482 Richard Bourke
E1 0.089 9.030 91.36 ****WINNER**** 0.055 5.345 265.22
Qualified: #6 5.360 269.03 #11 5.427 259.86
Mercier launched and shook the tires, started to go sideways and headed toward the center line. He backed off the throttle to
get the car straightened out. Bourke had his quickest run of the weekend to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1900 Daniel Page 1712 Dave DeAngelis
E1 0.069 5.527 264.86 ****WINNER**** 0.044 5.491 258.47
Qualified: #1 5.298 269.29 #16 5.652 220.62
Page is driving the car he built for Art Gallant a couple of years ago. He launched and got the front tires a little bit in the
air. When the front end came down, the rear tires shook. Meanwhile, DeAngelis took his dragster straight down the groove for the
win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3413 Mike Comella 110 Rich McPhillips
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.041 5.276 267.48 0.030 5.475 247.02
Qualified: #7 5.381 259.16 #10 5.424 252.05
This is Comella's first national event in Top Alcohol Dragster. He used to run an IHRA alcohol funny car. Steve Federlin is
helping him out this weekend. McPhillips got off the starting line first but Comella passed him before they hit 60 feet. Comella had
his lowest ET of the weekend to take the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
12 John Finke 1072 Bruce Horner
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.044 5.413 266.11 -0.181 5.854 216.55
Qualified: #2 5.298 268.06 #15 5.567 236.22
Horner went red but drove down the track with smoke trailing the entire way down the track. Finke will race Comella in the next
round and Comella will have lane choice.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
185 Mike Kosky 1008 Tom Pickett
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.158 5.350 266.32 0.024 5.583 256.11
Qualified: #3 5.316 263.98 #14 5.534 257.73
Pickett got off the starting line way before Kosky and led the race to 330 feet. After that, Kosky got by him to take the lead
and the win. After they crossed the finish line, only one of Kosky's chutes opened so he had to hit the brakes hard to stop. Kosky
will race Bourke in the next round and Bourke will have lane choice.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
18 Karen Stalba 1 Bill Reichert
E1 0.192 5.436 253.18 ****WINNER**** 0.089 5.382 252.19
Qualified: #9 5.401 260.81 #8 5.394 255.19
Reichert led this from start to finish. He'll have lane choice over DeAngelis in the next round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Monroe Guest 1490 Brandon Greco
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.022 5.239 252.10 0.119 5.467 258.07
Qualified: #5 5.352 272.34 #12 5.430 260.31
Guest got off the starting line first and led this from start to finish. Guest recorded his quickest ET of the weekend. As his
car crossed the finish line, it appeared that the right rear tire on his car blew and the left rear blew immediately afterward. The
chutes came out and the car veered hard to the right, crossing into the right lane and sliding sideways into the front of Greco's
car. Both cars hit the right side wall, the slid upright to a stop. Greco got out of his car right away, with Guest getting out of
his car shortly thereafter. Guest got the win and will have lane choice over Shields in round two, should he be able to race
tomorrow. Both drivers were shown on the track video out of their cars walking around the shutdown area.
Timing data courtesy of CompuLink
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