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Sun, 22 Jun 2008, 06:46 PM

Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1712 Dave DeAngelis                        110 Rich McPhillips              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.047  5.569 249.72                     0.086  5.698 259.71
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Nicholson ) 0.067  5.458 255.58      (A Gallant   ) 0.029  5.562 254.42
E1    (B Evans     ) 0.068  5.513 256.99      (B Horner    ) 0.059  5.555 255.77
 Qualified:            #10  5.544 256.21                        #6  5.417 262.74

6:37 p.m. - DeAngelis was the runner-up here last year. If McPhillips gets to the final round, it will be his fifth final round. He has one win and three losses in his previous final rounds, with his lone win coming in Atlanta in 2005.

The front end of McPhillips's car started to lift up about 300 feet out. He had to pedal it to get the front end back on the ground. DeAngelis got the win and a spot in the final round.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  118 Ken Winward                           466 Diana Harker                 
E3                   0.088  5.579 254.18     ****WINNER****  0.062  5.395 259.76
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Finke     ) 0.080  5.583 247.11      (R Bourke    ) 0.042  5.435 256.84
E1    (D Mercier   ) 0.085  5.662 251.58      (J Fricke    ) 0.082  5.558 253.71
 Qualified:             #9  5.523 256.06                        #5  5.393 261.17

Neither the 71-year old Winward nor the 25-year old Harker have ever been to a final round at a national event. Winward's first divisional final was at Atco in 1970, 13 years before Harker was born.

Both drivers had clean runs but Harker was quicker at the tree and on the track. She'll be in her first final round and will have lane choice over Dave DeAnglis.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink