Sun, 23 Sep 2007, 06:28 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7942 Thomas Bayer                          469 Darvin Martinets             
E4   ****WINNER****  0.057  5.407 263.41                     0.073  5.798 190.00
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Olivarez  ) 0.069  5.367 264.08      (A Tatum     ) 0.092  5.395 266.48
E2    (K Harker    ) 0.078  5.382 263.82      (S Langdon   ) 0.045  5.422 263.46
E1    (D Hirata    ) 0.087  5.376 263.92      (J Hamelink  ) 0.021  5.474 261.27
 Qualified:             #6  5.428 262.64                        #8  5.502 260.76

5:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.33 inches, adjusted altitude 2,422 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

This was a pretty good race until the 1000 foot mark, then Martinets had problems and slowed. Bayer takes the win, his second of the year.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink