Sun, 12 Oct 2003, 01:51 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 18th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  391 Bill Reichert                           3 Steve Federlin
E2   ****WINNER****  0.062  5.382 271.73                     0.012  5.456 255.75
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Brounkowsk) 0.077  5.387 268.17      (D Wells     ) 0.031  5.542 255.68
 Qualified:             #1  5.288 274.05                        #8  5.433 259.74

Federlin with a big starting line advantage and has the lead until just before the finish line. Reichert was loose right off the starting line, but got it to hook up and was able to chase him down for the win by about nine feet.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Marty Thacker                          43 James Copeland II
E2                  -0.024  5.367 263.00     ****WINNER****  0.031  5.477 259.44
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Callaway  ) 0.048  5.410 265.48      (A Bradshaw  ) 0.078  5.496 258.76
 Qualified:             #7  5.380 256.41                       #15  5.569 256.33

Thacker was too quick on the tree and Copeland will take the easy win into the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7438 Morgan Lucas                           47 Gene Snow
E2   ****WINNER****  0.083  5.317 260.49                           No Time
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Ricketts  ) 0.022  5.445 260.11      (B Bowler    ) 0.011  5.564 238.09
 Qualified:             #3  5.335 260.04                       #11  5.474 245.76

Snow left before the tree was activated and Lucas with his best pass of the weekend. He will have lane choice over Copeland in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Tony Bartone                          303 Todd Datweiler
E2                  -0.018  5.383 269.21     ****WINNER****  0.025  5.819 231.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Schmeeckle) 0.102  5.441 253.23      (J Thompson  ) 0.033  5.414 258.62
 Qualified:             #4  5.342 272.14                        #5  5.344 259.06

Bartone went in deep and the turned on the red light. He might of had problems. Datweiler spun the tires, but drove through and takes the win. He will give up lane choice to Reichert in the semifinal.

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