Sun, 29 Jun 2008, 05:50 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  185 Mike Kosky                            482 Tom Conway                   
E4                   0.050  5.536 247.52     ****WINNER****  0.062  5.368 260.26
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B Lewis     ) 0.071  5.406 260.61      (M Thacker   ) 0.060  5.321 256.45
E2    (B Reichert  ) 0.130  5.416 265.48      (J Veale     ) 0.083  5.374 259.66
E1    (D Weber     ) 0.044  5.453 263.62      (D Hirata    ) 0.065  5.498 246.84
 Qualified:             #8  5.580 243.19                        #7  5.564 255.92

5:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.77 inches, adjusted altitude 3,323 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

These two have long driving histories. Kosky has 8 national event wins in 21 final round appearances. His last win was Maple Grove, in '99 and his last final was also Maple Grove, in '03. His first win was '87, in E-Town

Conway has won in 18 of 32 prior final rounds. His last win was Denver, in '95 and his last final round was Indy, also in '95. Like Kosky, his first win was also in '87, at Baton Rouge.

Just as in the semifinals, Conway was second off the line and trailed almost to half track, then took command and drove away for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink