Sun, 21 Jul 2013, 12:59 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

HEBRON, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division, Buckeye Fuel Wars:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   34 Marty Thacker                          36 Robin Samsel                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.091  5.511 260.91                     0.174  5.626 255.29
 Qualified:             #4  5.571 257.97                        #5  5.620 255.97

12:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,530 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Thacker gets out of the gate first, then goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Ken Perry                             303 John Paul Gutierrez          
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066  5.440 262.69                     0.073 13.669  77.68
 Qualified:             #3  5.461 259.51                        #6  5.640 251.25

Gutierrez strikes the tires at the hit and has to back off the throttle. Perry goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and takes the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  323 Brandon Booher                        318 Dave Hirata                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.067  5.423 268.01                     0.069  5.577 250.88
 Qualified:             #2  5.429 266.21                        #7  5.772 247.47

They come off the line together, then Booher starts pulling away and extends his lead all the way through the run with his quickest pass of the weekend.

Booher will have lane choice over Perry in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Bill Reichert                          33 Jared Dreher                 
E1                   0.088  5.475 265.53     ****WINNER****  0.084  5.466 255.19
 Qualified:             #1  5.381 264.03                        #8  5.809 249.90

Dreher gets out in front early, starts pulling away, then makes his quickest pass of the weekend to take out the number one qualifier.

Dreher will have lane choice over Thacker in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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