Sun, 13 Nov 2011, 19:59 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, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jim Whiteley                          663 Ray Martin                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.183  5.300 269.62                     0.068  5.422 265.80
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Taliaferro) 0.084  5.315 269.13      (D Shields   ) 0.054  5.461 251.25
E2    (C Demke     ) 0.087  5.295 269.08      (B Alexander ) 0.031  5.430 267.16
E1    (B Brown     ) 0.068  5.294 269.19      (C Copeland  ) 0.049  5.425 264.70
 Qualified:             #2  5.307 269.89                       #12  5.398 265.17

4:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 28.79 inches, adjusted altitude 2,464 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

This is the first time Whiteley and Martin have faced each other in eliminations.

Martin gets a big advantage off the starting line and holds off a charging Whiteley until after the 1000 foot lights, where The Y'Not dragster just gets by for the three foot win and the World Finals Top Alcohol Championship.

Jim Whiteley's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.097), 330 ft(-0.053), 660ft(-0.023), 1,000ft(-0.005). MOV: 0.0075 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.354, 660ft-3.490/220.84 mph, 1,000ft-4.468.
Ray Martin's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.416, 660ft-3.582/211.49 mph, 1,000ft-4.578.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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