Sun, 10 Feb 2008, 06:00 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                       7107 Jeff Isbell                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.043  5.350 266.79                     0.076  5.790 245.94
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D DeAngelis ) 0.056  5.329 266.58      (C Demke     ) 0.081  5.704 243.50
E1    (C Force     ) 0.071  5.322 265.64      (J Whiteley  ) 0.069  5.550 255.63
 Qualified:             #3  5.370 265.17                       #15  5.516 250.46

2:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,924 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Another strong pass in the heat of the day gives an easy win to the blown car of Severance. Isbell slows from his prior best.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Duane Shields                         440 Kate Harker                  
E3   ****WINNER****  0.060  5.543 260.11                     0.079 11.182  74.06
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Lucas     ) 0.046  5.319 268.71      (S Cowie     ) 0.110  5.509 260.81
E1    (B Lewis     ) 0.075  5.391 270.32      (L Miersch   ) 0.094  5.424 263.26
 Qualified:             #9  5.449 263.98                        #4  5.383 249.72

That was ugly. Harker's car runs out of power after the 330 lights and Shields' car drops cylinders all the way to the finish line.

2:57 p.m. Severance will have lane choice by a bunch in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink