Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 06:48 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 3 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
    2 Thomas Bayer                           35 Noah Condo                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.065  5.432 260.11                     0.133  5.472 259.56
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Tatum     ) 0.052  5.391 261.22      (D Shields   ) 0.031  5.485 258.37
E1    (S Cowie     ) 0.036  5.405 261.88      (R Meyer     ) 0.052  5.458 262.33
 Qualified:            #13  5.444 260.81                        #8  5.420 263.77

5:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.11 inches, adjusted altitude 3,878 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Condo was late off the line, rattled the tires a little off the line, but couldn't make up many ground on Bayer.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Morgan Lucas                            1 Bill Reichert                
E3                   0.092  5.442 263.67     ****WINNER****  0.091  5.348 266.32
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Finke     ) 0.019  5.307 270.97      (J Whiteley  ) 0.057  5.355 266.64
E1    (B Pierce    ) 0.064  5.443 263.31      (M Thacker   ) 0.066  5.329 267.64
 Qualified:             #2  5.327 269.73                        #6  5.404 264.18

Reichert gets out of the groove, moves to the left, but is able to keep it under control and pull away for the win.

Reichert will have lane choice over Lucas in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink