Sun, 2 Oct 2005, 05:09 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 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
    2 Bill Reichert                          32 Jeff Wilson                  
E4   ****WINNER****  0.110  5.248 275.84                     0.044  5.378 265.74
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Olivarez  ) 0.084  5.355 267.75      (T Datweiler ) 0.064  5.410 257.14
E2    (M Thacker   ) 0.069  5.346 267.69      (B Johnson   ) 0.033  5.414 260.97
E1    (G Kelly     ) 0.155  5.260 276.13      (S Torrence  ) 0.028  5.453 260.51
 Qualified:             #2  5.182 280.66                       #13  5.394 267.64

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 1,549 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Wilson with a big starting line advantage, but Reichert has him chased down by about 800 feet. Reichert with his fifth National event win and for the first time in his career he wins back to back races.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink