Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 18:13 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  765 Duane Shields                         717 Aaron Olivarez               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.058  5.295 272.06                     0.076  8.309 105.37
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Copeland  ) 0.072  5.592 256.99      (G Tatum     ) 0.047  5.315 271.08
E1    (J Severance ) 0.060  5.410 260.91      (F Hanssen   ) 0.031  5.348 271.08
 Qualified:             #9  5.337 266.42                       #13  5.419 268.65

3:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,322 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Shields is 5 - 1 against Olivarez in prior events. Shields has a two to one advantage over Olivarez in round three action.

Olivarez is second off the line and then strikes the tires hard. He has to give it up.

Shields makes his best run of the weekend and powers on down the track in the easy win.

Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.427, 660ft-3.529/226.20 mph, 1,000ft-4.475.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  748 Cameron Ferre                           2 Chris Demke                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.031  5.252 277.54                     0.051  5.711 191.54
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Cowie     ) 0.087  5.341 273.05      (M Taliaferro) 0.055  5.292 272.89
E1    (G Bateman   ) 0.058  5.293 274.94      (R Stickler  ) 0.080  5.291 270.43
 Qualified:             #7  5.330 273.33                        #3  5.277 269.67

This is the first time Ferre and Demke have faced each other in eliminations.

This is the first time in round three for Ferre and he makes the most of it with a major display of power. He gets off the line first and makes a big improvement in his career best number and the win.

Demke's car darts hard to the centerline and he is almost sideways when he over corrects.

Cameron Ferre's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(-0.030), 660ft(0.013), 1,000ft(0.172). MOV: 0.4792 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Cameron Ferre's incremental times: 60ft-0.938 sec., 330ft-2.423, 660ft-3.527/227.69 mph, 1,000ft-4.455.
Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.373, 660ft-3.520/210.05 mph, 1,000ft-4.607.

3:11 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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