Sun, 11 Feb 2007, 08:52 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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                         777 Mark Niver                   
E3                   0.035 16.795  70.55     ****WINNER****  0.074  5.402 270.16
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Lucas     ) 0.021  5.307 267.85      (C Perkins   ) 0.065  5.389 265.80
E1    (S O'Bannon  ) 0.022  5.363 263.15      (J Isbell    ) 0.073  6.342 194.58
 Qualified:             #9  5.356 262.03                        #4  5.316 271.08

5:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 1,478 feet, track temperature 70 degrees.

Miersch hammers the tree and then spins the tires to give the easy win to Niver. Niver runs a big MPH to take the first half of the final pair.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   62 Garrett Bateman                        63 Brandon Johnson              
E3                   0.077 13.042  58.96     ****WINNER****  0.060  5.246 265.17
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Perl      ) 0.181 13.920  72.69      (R Eakins    ) 0.078  5.284 261.07
E1    (B Pierce    ) 0.083  5.534 248.93      (G Tacke     ) 0.090  5.384 258.47
 Qualified:            #11  5.397 258.86                        #7  5.342 266.79

Two Div. 6 cars in this pair, after two Div. 7 cars in the first pair. We'll have a West Coast Championship in the final round. Bateman has problems off the line and clicks it off. I think I see a pattern here: Johnson runs another career best ET to take the easy win and lane choice in the final round.

5:49 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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