Sat, 29 Jul 2006, 05:21 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations |
By Darryl Jackman |
SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 71 Chris Demke 2 Steve Federlin E1 0.054 5.487 264.18 ****WINNER**** 0.056 5.465 263.67 Qualified: #8 5.365 265.27 #9 5.383 263.201:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 30.15 inches, adjusted altitude 1,031 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.
Even start but Federlin had just a bit more than Demke today. Steve Federlin's MOV: 0.0208
seconds (approximately 8 feet).
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 6610 Brandon Johnson 7438 Morgan Lucas E1 0.068 5.499 262.54 ****WINNER**** 0.073 5.339 267.75 Qualified: #10 5.395 260.76 #7 5.365 265.74A round win for Lucas in the A/Fueler.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 617 Gregg Lawrence 7384 Sean O'Bannon E1 0.103 5.501 254.62 ****WINNER**** 0.064 5.378 270.05 Qualified: #11 5.428 256.55 #6 5.359 268.71O'Bannon is away first and never has to look back. Another thirty for him and another round win.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7051 Darren Nicholson 7 Ashley Force E1 0.021 5.455 263.46 ****WINNER**** 0.079 5.376 266.95 Qualified: #12 5.443 254.14 #5 5.345 268.33This could be a good match...and it was. Nicholson puts a nickel on Force at the line but she manages to run him down by 1000 feet. Ashley Force's MOV: 0.0216 seconds (approximately 8 feet). She was ahead by .001 at that 1k clock by the way.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 5555 Jim Whiteley 74 Duane Shields E1 0.072 5.556 255.43 ****WINNER**** 0.084 5.271 267.43 Qualified: #13 5.451 253.95 #4 5.321 266.11A heck of a run for Shields in the Shortline Express. Shields earns lane choice when he faces Nicholson in the second round.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Mike Austin 777 Mark Niver
E1 0.090 5.566 250.51 ****WINNER**** 0.186 5.327 270.21
Qualified: #15 5.582 247.88 #2 5.252 273.11
When Niver meets Lucas in the second round he better have those .186 lights out of his
system or the kid will take him to school. Austin had a much better light than Niver but
couldn't stay within two tenths of him. Niver has choice in that second round match
up.Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 712 Larry Miersch 611 Garrett Bateman E1 0.042 6.424 228.19 ****WINNER**** 0.097 5.770 246.08 Qualified: #16 5.762 246.98 #1 5.243 269.73Bateman is second at the hit and smokes the tires at half track. He still has enough to win as Miersch has holes out all the way down. The tire smoke does cost Batemen lane choice against Federlin.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 75 Johnny Ahten 421 Spencer Massey E1 ****WINNER**** 0.061 6.568 243.99 0.043 7.204 175.00 Qualified: #14 5.478 259.11 #3 5.298 260.91Not often you see a pedalfest in alcohol racing but this qualified. Ahten had a hard time getting the car to start and by the time it was running Rick Stewart demanded he come to the line without a burnout. Ahten rolled through the water and straight to the line. The crew tried to dry the tires but it was to no avail. At the hit he struck the tires and I thought it was over for him. Massey struck the tires in the other lane a by the time he recovered Ahten had gone around him and was pulling away. Needless to say O'Bannon has lane choice over Ahten next round.
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