Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series,
36th annual MAC Tools NHRA Gatornationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Randy Meyer 7000 Darryl Hitchman
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.085 5.448 251.46 0.042 5.593 247.11
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Snow ) 0.062 5.297 261.09 (A Gallant ) 0.043 5.459 264.16
Qualified: #12 5.458 257.06 #13 5.469 262.31
Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer
29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 1,098 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.Hitchman gave Meyer
a good race and when Meyer dropped a cylinder at half track it looked like Hitchman had a
chance, but Meyer was able to hang on to his lead for the win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2155 Guy Kelly 22 Michael Gunderson
E2 0.075 5.387 262.31 ****WINNER**** 0.057 5.295 272.80
Prior rounds:
E1 (M Albert ) 0.064 5.396 263.15 (A Allen ) 0.069 5.283 271.49
Qualified: #7 5.370 264.47 #2 5.208 276.49
Both drivers made nice runs, but Gunderson had Kelly covered at both ends of the track,
winning by more than a car length.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
34 Ken Perry 4 Ashley Force
E2 0.067 5.399 261.32 ****WINNER**** 0.067 5.378 258.91
Prior rounds:
E1 (R McPhillips) 0.060 5.524 258.47 (D Hirata ) 0.084 5.375 268.17
Qualified: #6 5.350 263.85 #3 5.295 270.67
Identical lights and the two cars were side-by-side all the way down the track despite a
dropped cylinder on Force's car from half track on. Ashley Force's incremental margins
(negative if behind): 60ft(0.001), 330 ft(-0.018), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.021). MOV: 0.0215
seconds (approximately 8 feet). She faces Gunderson next round and he will pick the
lanes.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
176 Jeff Veale 717M Aaron Olivarez
E2 0.008 12.960 84.22 ****WINNER**** 0.085 5.436 260.41
Prior rounds:
E1 (B Reichert ) 0.038 5.528 258.47 (D Mercier ) 0.039 5.347 262.77
Qualified: #16 5.575 232.97 #8 5.372 262.69
Veale took a shot at the tree and got a psychic light, but lost traction at the hit, his car
getting very sideways before he shut it off. Olivarez ignored all the excitement and made a
nice pass, earning lane choice against Meyer in the semifinals.
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