Fri, 27 Oct 2006, 11:23 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

NOBLE, Okla. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Randy Meyer                           421 Spencer Massey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.083  5.347 259.89                     0.002 24.354  46.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Putz      ) 0.058  5.351 255.31                     0.030  9.341  85.45
 Qualified:             #4  5.437 261.55                        #1  5.325 268.25

Massey was almost perfect at the tree, but he struck the tires on the hit. Meyer dropped a cylinder just before the finish.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  416 James Thompson Jr                      47 Brandon Pierce               
E2                   0.194 15.075  67.30     ****WINNER****  0.062  5.419 255.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Bateman   ) 0.064  5.411 260.79      (M Austin    ) 0.078  5.413 249.23
 Qualified:             #3  5.398 258.24                        #2  5.371 257.28

Thompson struck the tires at about 100 feet and he lifted. A good looking pass for Pierce, though he may have had a cylinder out just before the finish.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink