Sat, 1 Oct 2005, 03:49 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Allstars Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster Allstars at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual NHRA Jeg's Allstars:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   42 Gene Snow                              33 Marty Thacker                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.064  5.277 269.40                     0.092  5.401 246.17
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Perkins   ) 0.087  5.531 265.33      (A Gallant   ) 0.022  5.362 266.27
 Qualified:             #2  5.261   NS                          #3  5.381   NS  

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.12 inches, adjusted altitude 1,763 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Snow is out of the gate first and keeps it hitting on all eight all the way through the 1320. Snow goes into his first Jeg's AllStar final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Randy Meyer                            10 Steve Federlin               
E2                   0.095  5.918 247.16     ****WINNER****  0.059  5.442 258.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Schmeeckle) 0.042  5.303 263.82      (G Kelly     ) 0.036  5.419 259.81
 Qualified:             #1  5.240   NS                          #4  5.421   NS  

Federlin with a starting line advantage and Meyer's car was laboring off the line. Federlin with the win and moves into his first final in three trips to the Jeg's AllStars. Federlin will give up lane choice to Snow.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink