Sat, 10 Feb 2007, 06:04 PM
Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations
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By David Gerard
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POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series,
47th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
712 Larry Miersch 2 Sean O'Bannon
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.022 5.363 263.15 0.069 5.339 268.60
Qualified: #9 5.356 262.03 #8 5.349 269.51
2:25 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent,
barometer 29.11 inches, adjusted altitude 2,146 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.Miersch hangs
a hole shot on O'Bannon and steals the win in a close race. Larry Miersch's MOV: 0.0238 seconds
(approximately 9 feet).
Larry Miersch's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.414,
660ft-3.552/219.76mph, 1,000ft-4.520
Sean O'Bannon's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec.,
330ft-2.379, 660ft-3.523/216.10mph, 1,000ft-4.503
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
66 Greg Tacke 63 Brandon Johnson
E1 0.392 5.499 258.07 ****WINNER**** 0.090 5.384 258.47
Qualified: #17 5.646 227.31 #7 5.342 266.79
This is Brandon Johnson's first race running the potent yellow fuel. He has asked us to be sure
and thank Duane Shields and Dana Hopewell for all of their help in getting them down the track and
qualifying in the top half of the stout TAD field. He does his part at the hit and is away quickly
well in front of Tacke [Alternate for Whiteley]. Tacke runs much better than he qualified, but was
still no match for the quickly disappearing Johnson.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
176 Jeff Veale 7438 Morgan Lucas
E1 0.156 5.551 253.42 ****WINNER**** 0.076 5.263 274.16
Qualified: #16 5.607 252.57 #1 5.124 277.09
Lucas' car moves a little near mid-track, but he still has a major advantage down the track.
Veale improves, but has to follow him all the way. Lucas will have lane choice in round
two.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
79 Jeff Isbell 777 Mark Niver
E1 0.042 17.680 44.29 ****WINNER**** 0.073 6.342 194.58
Qualified: #13 5.487 257.28 #4 5.316 271.08
First or worst? Isbell strikes the tires at the hit and has to watch Niver get in and out of
the throttle several times getting his beast to the finish line.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7402 Randy Eakins 4 Duane Shields
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.117 5.556 235.89 0.101 5.675 264.86
Qualified: #15 5.569 239.02 #2 5.240 269.83
Looks like they couldn't decide who was going to leave first. Two bad lights and Shields slows
a bunch from yesterday. Eakins runs better than he qualified, but will give lane choice to Johnson
tomorrow.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
71 Chris Demke 77 Cody Perkins
E1 0.020 5.367 266.11 ****WINNER**** 0.029 5.352 265.43
Qualified: #12 5.408 265.90 #5 5.333 264.86
Great race!! They leave together and run side by side to the finish line. Blown cars are still
cool! Cody Perkins' MOV: 0.0067 seconds (approximately 3 feet).Cody Perkins' incremental margins
(negative if behind): 60ft(-0.006), 330 ft(0.002), 660ft(0.010), 1,000ft(0.009). MOV: 0.0067
seconds (approximately 3 feet).Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.939 sec., 330ft-2.380,
660ft-3.534/214.01mph, 1,000ft-4.523
Cody Perkins' incremental times: 60ft-0.936 sec.,
330ft-2.369, 660ft-3.515/214.93mph, 1,000ft-4.505
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7000 Darryl Hitchman 7310 Chris Perl
E1 0.078 5.753 235.93 ****WINNER**** 0.061 5.750 261.32
Qualified: #14 5.536 231.95 #3 5.272 266.32
Another close race, but Hitchman was losing cylinders going down the track to boot. Chris
Perl's MOV: 0.0205 seconds (approximately 7 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
62 Garrett Bateman 44 Brandon Pierce
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.083 5.534 248.93 0.049 6.166 172.19
Qualified: #11 5.397 258.86 #6 5.333 250.32
Last pair! Whoa baby! Pierce is away first and well ahead of Bateman when the front wheels go
for the sky! The car climbs and climbs and bottoms out on the wheely bars. The front end bangs down
and then goes back up again before he gives up. The front wheels are canted in at their tops big
time, as the car coasts on down the track. Bateman's run is no jewel, but he takes the easy win and
will have lane choice over Perl in round two.2:55 p.m.
Timing data courtesy of
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