Sun, 29 Oct 2006, 12:55 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

NOBLE, Okla. - Results of final, round 3 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                            47 Brandon Pierce               
E3                   0.051  5.636 253.52     ****WINNER****  0.038  5.552 247.11
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Massey    ) 0.083  5.347 259.89      (J Thompson J) 0.062  5.419 255.68
E1    (R Putz      ) 0.058  5.351 255.31      (M Austin    ) 0.078  5.413 249.23
 Qualified:             #4  5.437 261.55                        #2  5.371 257.28

11:37 a.m. Meyer labored down the track, his engine never getting up to full power. Brandon Pierce gets his first ever Top Alcohol Dragster win. Randy Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.995 sec., 330ft-2.558, 660ft-3.754/209.10mph, 1,000ft-4.768
Brandon Pierce's incremental times: 60ft-0.954 sec., 330ft-2.475, 660ft-3.649/211.46mph, 1,000ft-4.659

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink