Sun, 10 Oct 2004, 12:43 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Bill Reichert                        1712 Dave DeAngelis
E2   ****WINNER****  0.112  5.382 273.33                     0.053  5.488 261.47
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Kosky     ) 0.092  5.375 270.37      (M Thacker   ) 0.059  5.532 259.36
 Qualified:             #4  5.342 272.83                       #12  5.501 259.01

Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 1,070 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

DeAngelis with the starting line advantage and the lead until just before 1000 feet when that hard charging injected nitro burner went blasting by him. DeAngelis with a career best speed here in a good losing effort, and just a tick off his career best E.T.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  122 Arthur Gallant                        149 Mark Albert
E2   ****WINNER****  0.132  5.347 258.47                     0.082  6.718 144.15
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Cantrell  ) 0.179  5.465 264.23      (K Benkovich ) 0.092  5.455 257.73
 Qualified:             #2  5.310 260.61                        #7  5.428 257.83

Albert with the starting line advantage, but Gallant is able to chase him down around 400 feet and blast on through to the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1482 Richard Bourke                          2 Morgan Lucas
E2                   0.064  5.361 266.21     ****WINNER****  0.066  5.263 270.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Burns     ) 0.077  5.464 253.56      (J Veale     ) 0.072  5.278 266.42
 Qualified:             #6  5.390 261.62                        #3  5.324 264.49

They leave together and Lucas increases his lead at every increment down the track to take the win light. Morgan Lucas' incremental margins: 60ft(0.024), 330 ft(0.040), 660ft(0.066), 1,000ft(0.084). MOV: 0.0961 seconds (approximately 38 feet). Lucas will have lane choice over Gallant in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  110 Rich McPhillips                      7321 Ashley Force
E2                   0.032  5.468 260.81     ****WINNER****  0.103  5.283 273.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Bohr      ) 0.048  5.474 256.60      (J Finke     ) 0.123  5.370 268.01
 Qualified:             #9  5.467 259.76                        #1  5.264 266.95

McPhillips with a big starting line advantage, but force had him chased down by 330 feet and just drove away for the win. She will have lane choice over Reichert in the semifinal.

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