Sun, 30 Jul 2006, 07:57 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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
  611 Garrett Bateman                        74 Duane Shields
E3                   0.096  5.499 261.32     ****WINNER****  0.084  5.359 266.21
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Federlin  ) 0.066  5.385 265.59      (A Force     ) 0.073  5.318 262.64
E1    (L Miersch   ) 0.097  5.770 246.08      (J Whiteley  ) 0.084  5.271 267.43
 Qualified:             #1  5.243 269.73                        #4  5.321 266.11

3:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 1,426 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

This was Shields all the way. He was away first and his racer is in the 5.3s. Not a bad way to go. Let's see you he faces ibn the final, Lucas or O'Bannon?

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7438 Morgan Lucas                         7384 Sean O'Bannon
E3   ****WINNER****  0.066  5.368 263.67                     0.051  5.423 266.53
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Niver     ) 0.063  5.300 265.90      (J Ahten     ) 0.104  5.380 270.59
E1    (B Johnson   ) 0.073  5.339 267.75      (G Lawrence  ) 0.064  5.378 270.05
 Qualified:             #7  5.365 265.74                        #6  5.359 268.71

It will be Lucas that takes on Shields in the finals. The two nitro cars will duke it out in an hour or so. Shields has lane choice by the way.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink