Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 04:58 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Jim Whiteley                            1 Bill Reichert                
E2                   0.095  5.348 268.97     ****WINNER****  0.057  5.355 266.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Putz      ) 0.070  5.366 264.44      (M Thacker   ) 0.066  5.329 267.64
 Qualified:             #3  5.329 267.16                        #6  5.404 264.18

12:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,717 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Reichert gets out of the gate first, then Whiteley pulls even at half-track. Reichert starts to pull away again, then goes on through for the inw.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Morgan Lucas                            8 John Finke                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  5.307 270.97                     0.057  5.324 265.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Pierce    ) 0.064  5.443 263.31      (S Massey    ) 0.288  5.329 269.89
 Qualified:             #2  5.327 269.73                       #10  5.427 257.87

3:44 p.m. and we're finally underway after a three hour rain delay. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,659 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

A couple of good-looking runs, both right down the groove. Morgan gets the hle-shot and pulls away for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  471 Aaron Tatum                             2 Thomas Bayer                 
E2                   0.064  5.508 263.56     ****WINNER****  0.052  5.391 261.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Bohr      ) 0.145  5.354 266.95      (S Cowie     ) 0.036  5.405 261.88
 Qualified:             #5  5.361 269.46                       #13  5.444 260.81

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Duane Shields                          35 Noah Condo                   
E2                   0.043  5.478 261.67     ****WINNER****  0.031  5.485 258.37
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Lewis     ) 0.063  5.409 256.41      (R Meyer     ) 0.052  5.458 262.33
 Qualified:             #1  5.295 260.46                        #8  5.420 263.77

Condo gets the hole-shot and pulls off the big upset. Noah Condo's incremental margins: 60ft(0.057), 330 ft(0.128), 660ft(0.094), 1,000ft(0.029). MOV: 0.0051 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

In the next round it will be Bayer with lane choice over Condo and Lucas with lane choice over Reichert.

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