Sun, 22 Sep 2013, 15:18 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Bill Reichert                           8 Mark Taliaferro              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.093  5.349 264.03                     0.110  5.379 270.00
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Booher    ) 0.045  5.297 267.06      (L Callaway  ) 0.127  5.602 264.08
E1    (J Thompson  ) 0.081  5.289 267.85      (A Tatum     ) 0.119  5.294 272.67
 Qualified:             #6  5.352 267.91                        #2  5.287 271.30

2:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 3,038 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Reichert is 4 - 0 against Taliaferro in prior events.

Reichert gets out of the gate first and goes right down the groove to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jim Whiteley                          613 Joey Severance               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.057  5.328 271.57                     0.044 No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Guest     ) 0.059  5.283 273.27      (R Martin    ) 0.085  5.322 268.28
E1    (M Manners   ) 0.123  5.239 273.94      (D Brounkowsk) 0.018  5.318 267.53
 Qualified:             #1  5.246 274.50                        #4  5.323 272.45

Whiteley is 2 - 1 against Severance in prior events.

This was an exciting one. Severance gets out of the groove and starts moving to the left. He starts across the centerlineand tries to correct. The dragster gets up an the left side wheels, takes out the half track timing blocks and continues down track. The dragster stays on two wheels, at 180 MPH, for about 300 feet, then Severance is able to get the dragster back on all fours and finish the race in the groove. meanwhile, Whiteley goes right down the groove with another clean pass to take the win and move into the finals against Reichert.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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