Sun, 18 Oct 2015, 14:06 PM
Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations
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By Rick Green
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ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series,
30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
489 Chase Copeland 464 Buddy Domingue
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.061 5.172 280.60 0.064 5.196 276.13
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Cowie ) 0.090 5.359 268.38 (G Cooper ) 0.187 5.274 274.72
Qualified: #8 5.316 269.51 #1 5.248 272.67
Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.80
inches, adjusted altitude 1,567 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.Copeland is 1 - 0 against
Domingue in prior events. Copeland with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the
win. This was a great drag race, as copeland runs his career quickest pass for the win. Domingue
runs his career quickest and fastest pass in the losing effort. Chase Copeland's incremental
times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.378, 660ft-3.456/232.11 mph, 1,000ft-4.378.
Buddy Domingue's
incremental times: 60ft-0.921 sec., 330ft-2.369, 660ft-3.458/227.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.392. Chase
Copeland's MOV: 0.0277 seconds (approximately 11 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
43 Michael Manners 704 Bill Litton
E2 0.070 6.138 212.69 ****WINNER**** 0.135 5.370 273.55
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Pierce ) 0.068 5.372 257.04 (J Severance ) 0.089 5.366 272.67
Qualified: #5 5.282 257.83 #13 5.350 270.92
This is the first time Manners and Litton have faced each other in eliminations. Manners with
the starting line advantage but then shakes the tires and Litton has the lead by 200 feet and never
trailed from there on for the win. Litton with his career fastest pass in the win. He will give up
lane choice to Copeland in the semifinal.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
416 James Thompson 31 Marty Thacker
E2 0.030 5.383 267.32 ****WINNER**** 0.005 5.341 268.87
Prior rounds:
E1 (D Sheetz ) 0.121 5.318 268.17 (D Shields ) 0.012 5.332 265.27
Qualified: #11 5.333 267.64 #14 5.357 264.23
Thacker is 1 - 0 against Thompson in prior events. thacker with a great light and never trailed
for the win. Marty Thacker's MOV: 0.0676 seconds (approximately 27 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Chris Demke 194D Mia Tedesco
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.043 5.185 276.80 0.074 5.193 274.61
Prior rounds:
E1 (S Lawson ) 0.061 5.225 274.94 (M Taliaferro) 0.037 5.238 279.79
Qualified: #2 5.259 274.94 #10 5.319 270.43
Demke is 2 - 0 against Tedesco in prior events. Demke with the starting line advantage and
never trailed for the win. Chris Demke's MOV: 0.0396 seconds (approximately 16 feet). Demke runs
his career quickest and fastest pass for the win. This is second quickest and the fourth fastest
pass for a Supercharged dragster. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.902 sec., 330ft-2.311,
660ft-3.419/222.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.375. Demke will have lane choice over Thacker in the semifinal.
Tedesco runs her career quickest pass in the losing effort.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
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