Sun, 1 Apr 2007, 07:54 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Bill Reichert                           4 Duane Shields                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.061  5.103 281.54                     0.027  5.284 272.28
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Meyer     ) 0.069  5.217 268.81      (M Thacker   ) 0.053  5.316 274.16
E1    (V Kazakevich) 0.073  5.258 282.01      (D Heitzman  ) 0.119  5.360 274.78
 Qualified:             #1  5.230 278.17                        #4  5.317 274.44

6:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 1,081 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Two of the best in TAD squared off here, and Reichert won it in style, with the quickest run ever and a backup for his 282.01 speed in round one. Shields made a great run and wasn't even in the picture at the finish. Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.327, 660ft-3.403/233.92mph, 1,000ft-4.313. Wow!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Spencer Massey                       7438 Morgan Lucas                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  5.339 265.74                     0.052  5.374 271.62
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Pierce    ) 0.027  5.295 268.71      (A Olivarez  ) 0.053  5.367 266.69
E1    (D Brounkowsk) 0.033  5.331 263.87      (C Holley    ) 0.090  5.279 272.94
 Qualified:             #3  5.262 271.57                        #2  5.245 274.27

These two aren't too bad either, but Reichert is in a class by himself after that blast.

Good drag race, Massey away first and quicker, but Massey is more than two tenths down to Reichert going into the final round. Spencer Massey's MOV: 0.0606 seconds (approximately 24 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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