Sat, 7 Jun 2008, 12:04 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Allstars Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster Allstars at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 24th annual NHRA Jeg's Allstars:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Arthur Allen                            8 John Finke                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.148  5.660 251.72
 Qualified:             #8  6.902 135.32                        #1  5.427 258.17

10:48 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,211 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Finke is the Allstar from division one, Allen is from division two.

Allen broke a rear end during qualifying and is a no-show for this run, giving Finke and D-1 the first win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   73 Cody Perkins                            6 Marty Thacker                
E1                   0.070  5.784 245.90     ****WINNER****  0.055  5.492 258.17
 Qualified:             #7  5.609 219.69                        #2  5.433 265.69

Perkins is the D-7 representative, Thacker is from D-3.

Perkins rattles the tires a little off the line, Thacker goes right down the groove for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Brandon Pierce                         51 Richard Putz                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  5.471 269.73                     0.087  5.447 260.66
 Qualified:             #3  5.452 269.83                        #6  5.508 259.76

Pierce is from D-4, Putz is from D-5.

Pierce gets the hole-shot and makes it stick for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Thomas Bayer                            7 Spencer Massey               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.081  5.444 260.81                    -0.020  5.405 274.78
 Qualified:             #5  5.505 258.07                        #4  5.492 271.57

Bayer is from D-6, Massey won this race last year and is the blocker from D-4.

Massey leaves a little too quickly, Bayer moves on to the next round with the quickest winning run of the round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink