Sun, 5 Jun 2011, 04:16 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of final, round 4 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                         185 Mike Kosky                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.102  5.206 277.20                     0.030  5.471 262.74
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Reichert  ) 0.068  5.276 275.73      (M Comella   ) 0.330 10.845  73.58
E2    (M Guest     ) 0.119  5.271 275.67      (R Bourke    ) 0.050  5.277 267.64
E1    (K Winward   ) 0.097  5.338 274.39      (T Pickett   ) 0.158  5.350 266.32
 Qualified:             #4  5.342 271.52                        #3  5.316 263.98

4:10 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.92 inches, adjusted altitude 1,689 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

This is the third consecutive year that Kosky has been to the Top Alcohol Dragster final round here. Kosky got off the starting line first but Shields made up the difference before they got to the eighth mile marker. After that, Shields pulled away to take the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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