Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series,
16th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
51 Alan Bradshaw 2 Duane Shields
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.035 5.250 259.36 0.056 5.473 262.33
Prior rounds:
E1 (T Meredyk ) 0.038 5.711 234.49 (D Nicholson ) 0.043 5.448 263.00
Qualified: #1 5.236 263.67 #8 5.432 260.91
1:48 PM The only time this weekend that Bradshaw slowed was yesterday afternoon in round
one. The rest of his runs have been in the 20s and 30s. The two cars were even for the first 60
feet and that's bad news for a blown alcohol car against an injected nitro car. Bradshaw just
marched away for a huge round win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
611 Garrett Bateman 784 Jack Beckman
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.095 5.465 255.19 0.110 5.802 199.46
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Anderson ) 0.070 5.416 256.21 (C Demke ) 0.129 6.471 160.12
Qualified: #3 5.360 266.64 #17 6.760 195.59
That was Beckman's quickest lap of the weekend but not enough to handle Bateman. As a matter
fact that was Beckman's career best ET surpassing his 5.92 at the Las Vegas Points
race.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7000 Darryl Hitchman 3 Steve Federlin
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.009 5.410 256.31 0.061 5.400 260.86
Prior rounds:
E1 (C Lane ) 0.026 5.367 249.30 (L Miersch ) 0.024 5.437 261.17
Qualified: #4 5.372 256.94 #5 5.392 260.91
What a reaction time for Hitchman and he takes a holeshot win. The winner gets Bradshaw in
the semi final without lane choice.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7438 Morgan Lucas 603 Mitch Myers
E2 -0.002 5.331 270.86 ****WINNER**** 0.038 5.495 249.95
Prior rounds:
E1 (R Eakins ) 0.029 5.432 261.57 (D Hudson ) 0.039 5.460 246.30
Qualified: #2 5.345 269.24 #10 5.444 255.15
Morgan goes .002- red and hands the race to Myers. Tough days. Myers will race Bateman in
the other semi without lane choice.
Timing data courtesy of
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