Sat, 06 Jul 2013, 17:03 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  185 Mike Kosky                            323 Brandon Booher               
E1                   0.140  9.064  92.32     ****WINNER****  0.025  5.423 268.65
 Qualified:            #14  5.494 259.06                        #3  5.392 268.49

Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,619 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

This is the first time Kosky and Booher have faced each other in eliminations. Booher with a great reaction time and never trailed as Kosky started to shake right off the starting line and clicked it off. Booher just few ticks off his qualifying time for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  176 Jeff Veale                             64 Ray Martin                   
E1                   0.047  5.645 259.01     ****WINNER****  0.042  5.394 269.19
 Qualified:            #16  5.593 267.37                        #1  5.341 269.94

This is the first time Veale and Martin have faced each other in eliminations. Martin with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed as he makes another great looking pass for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  872 Rishi Kanick                           34 Marty Thacker                
E1                   0.105  5.563 265.80     ****WINNER****  0.065  5.492 259.01
 Qualified:             #9  5.451 266.00                        #8  5.441 263.31

Kanick is 1 - 0 against Thacker in prior events. Thacker with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  311 Kyle Michalek                           7 Ken Perry                    
E1                   0.051  5.547 258.22     ****WINNER****  0.061  5.443 263.15
 Qualified:            #10  5.451 253.33                        #7  5.432 264.18

Michalek with the starting line advantage, but Perry has the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree. Perry is just tick off his qualifying time for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Rich McPhillips                       596 Randy Meyer                  
E1                   0.038  5.528 258.42     ****WINNER****  0.044  5.446 260.51
 Qualified:            #11  5.472 257.83                        #6  5.428 262.79

McPhillips is 3 - 1 against Meyer in prior events. A couple good reaction times with McPhillips getting the slight starting line advantage, but Meyer has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Meyer will give up lane choice to Booher in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   19 Jackie Fricke                          36 Robin Samsel                 
E1                   0.062  5.515 240.81     ****WINNER****  0.096  5.451 253.80
 Qualified:            #12  5.485 251.63                        #5  5.416 258.86

This is the first time Fricke and Samsel have faced each other in eliminations. Fricke with the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights where Samsel is able to chase her down. Samsel with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Robin Samsel's MOV: 0.0303 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   18 Karen Stalba                         1900 Dan Page                     
E1   ****WINNER****  0.067  5.667 251.72                     0.033  5.704 266.79
 Qualified:            #13  5.492 251.95                        #4  5.410 263.67

This is the first time Stalba and Page have faced each other in eliminations. Page with the starting line advantage and then started to rattle the tires and he pedaled it and when he did it pulled the front end around 200 feet down track. Stalba had the lead by by 330 feet and took the win by 0.0038 seconds (approximately 18 inches). She will give up lane choice to Samsel in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  318 Dave Hirata                             3 Bill Reichert                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  5.563 255.29                     0.046  5.675 260.91
 Qualified:            #15  5.505 259.61                        #2  5.365 268.12

Reichert is 6 - 2 against Hirata in prior events. They leave together and then it is all Hirata for the win. Hirata will give up lane choice to Perry in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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