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Sun, 02 Oct 2016, 18:39 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1482 Richard Bourke                       1212 Jackie Fricke                
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.117 11.282  72.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Pickett   ) 0.076  5.296 255.24      (W Morris    ) 0.077  5.300 277.26
 Qualified:             #7  5.458 266.69                        #2  5.302 275.73

6:22 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 81 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 1,895 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Bourke did not answer the call so Fricke had a solo run into the next round. She took the tree, got out to about 330 feet and then shut the car down.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Mia Tedesco                           183 Tom Fox Jr.                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.133 12.330  64.72                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Stalba    ) 0.064  5.421 265.27      (M Lewis     ) 0.080  5.454 258.27
 Qualified:             #9  5.673 260.71                       #16  6.143 255.29

Tedesco had a single run because Fox was a no show for this round. She took the tree, launched and shut down right away.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1072 Bruce Horner                         1900 Dan Page                     
E2                   0.156  5.768 238.51     ****WINNER****  0.065  5.328 271.02
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Livingston) 0.097  5.777 217.00      (M Burns     ) 0.071  5.350 271.46
 Qualified:            #11  5.749 235.56                        #3  5.319 272.78

Page was quicker off the starting line and pulled away on the track to take the win. He will face Fricke in the next round and will have lane choice.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Rich McPhillips                         2 Chris Demke                  
E2                   0.033  5.364 270.59     ****WINNER****  0.061  5.250 273.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hart      ) 0.018  5.332 270.37      (C Perkins   ) 0.011  5.257 272.39
 Qualified:             #5  5.343 273.77                        #4  5.334 272.23

Demke was second getting out of the gate but made up the difference plus more by the time he reached the 60 foot marker. After that, he pulled away for the win. Demke will race Tedesco next time out and will have lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink