Sun, 19 May 2013, 16:17 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Chris Demke                           530 Alan Bradshaw                
E4                   0.050  5.867 177.21     ****WINNER****  0.088  5.494 248.93
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Gingles   ) 0.043  5.381 265.12      (B Pierce    ) 0.045  5.710 227.73
E2    (A Olivarez  ) 0.077  5.426 263.67      (J Thompson  ) 0.079  5.413 256.26
E1    (M Manners   ) 0.057  5.448 263.87      (R McPhillips) 0.088  5.452 253.28
 Qualified:             #2  5.398 260.66                        #8  5.482 261.32

Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 67 percent, barometer 28.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,865 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Demke is 1 - 0 against Bradshaw in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Demke with the start and the lead until the engine went silent around 800 feet. Bradshaw was straight down the groove for his fifth National event win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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