Sun, 2 Oct 2005, 03:39 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Ameriquest Mortgage NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   32 Jeff Wilson                           303 Todd Datweiler               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.064  5.410 257.14                     0.064  5.439 249.49
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Johnson   ) 0.033  5.414 260.97      (D Hirata    ) 0.077  5.633 243.63
E1    (S Torrence  ) 0.028  5.453 260.51      (K Perry     ) 0.080  5.402 256.70
 Qualified:            #13  5.394 267.64                        #8  5.345 268.97

2:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,699 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

These two leave together, then Wilson starts pulling away.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Bill Reichert                        717M Aaron Olivarez               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.084  5.355 267.75                     0.061  5.400 267.16
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Thacker   ) 0.069  5.346 267.69      (R Meyer     ) 0.074  5.320 268.76
E1    (G Kelly     ) 0.155  5.260 276.13      (J Finke     ) 0.043  5.281 270.16
 Qualified:             #2  5.182 280.66                        #6  5.276 270.97

Olivarez gets the hole-shot and hangs on to the lead until the 1000 foot mark. Olivarez pulls around at that point and takes the win. Reichert will have lane choice over Wilson in the final round.

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