Sun, 23 Jul 2006, 03:47 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

KENT, Wash. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 6610 Brandon Johnson                        74 Duane Shields
E2                   0.089  5.774 207.46     ****WINNER****  0.071  5.455 259.16
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Swearingen) 0.093  5.479 262.13      (M Austin    ) 0.113  5.630 254.18
 Qualified:             #2  5.486 262.44                        #7  5.561 261.27

Johnson lost a motor at the top end, Shields ran low ET of the weekend. We're down to clean up some stuff in the left lane.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  421 Spencer Massey                          2 Steve Federlin
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  5.448 264.80                     0.047  5.571 246.44
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Lawrence  ) 0.023  5.540 260.11      (M Lucas     ) 0.078  5.466 259.61
 Qualified:             #6  5.553 256.21                        #3  5.501 259.66

The winner will take on Duane Shields in the next round. The nitro machine fired on all eight cylinders the whole way - Massey runs the best lap of the weekend to defeat one of the best in the Northwest, he'll have lane choice in the semi final round.

Spencer Massey's MOV: 0.1463 seconds (approximately 53 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                       7384 Sean O'Bannon
E2                   0.055  5.495 261.32     ****WINNER****  0.063  5.446 263.31
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Bateman   ) 0.009  5.621 254.38      (E Verenka   ) 0.078  5.535 261.88
 Qualified:             #9  5.633 253.04                        #1  5.474 261.52

For the third race in a row it takes low et of the weekend to move into the next round. Sean O'Bannon's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(0.012), 660ft(0.019), 1,000ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0417 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Ashley Force                         6143 Mark Hentges
E2   ****WINNER****  0.088  5.806 250.09                     0.208  5.690 246.17
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Edwards Jr) 0.082  5.670 257.78      (P Julien    ) 0.097  5.682 248.48
 Qualified:             #4  5.535 259.76                       #12  5.682 246.62

Mark will not be happy at the top end, he's dead late at the tree and loses to a much slower Ashley Force. Ashley lost her lead in the middle of the run, but had the top end charge to catch Hentges in the lights. Ashley found the way to survive the round, she will not have lane choice against Sean O'Bannon in the semi finals.

Ashley Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.119), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(-0.021), 1,000ft(-0.011). MOV: 0.0044 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink