Sun, 16 Aug 2009, 07:14 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 28th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Edwin Schmeeckle                        1 Bill Reichert                
E2                   0.056  5.398 263.05     ****WINNER****  0.049  5.335 268.49
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Guest     ) 0.126  5.410 263.62      (D Nicholson ) 0.043  5.371 267.11
 Qualified:            #12  5.628 256.84                        #4  5.452 258.07

5:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 28.49 inches, adjusted altitude 3,442 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Schmeeckle lead this one until half track where Reichert drove around him.

Bill Reichert's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.025), 330 ft(-0.049), 660ft(-0.006), 1,000ft(0.042). MOV: 0.0704 seconds (approximately 27 feet).

Edwin Schmeeckle's incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.376, 660ft-3.543/212.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.545.
Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.432, 660ft-3.556/222.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.510.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   65 Justin Davis                           43 Brandon Lewis                
E2                   0.061  5.403 263.20     ****WINNER****  0.076  5.286 272.89
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Johnson   ) 0.083  5.404 264.18      (D Hirata    ) 0.084  5.211 275.56
 Qualified:             #8  5.507 259.06                        #1  5.293 270.43

Another "20" and Lewis will have lane choice over Reichert in round three.

Brandon Lewis' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.020), 330 ft(-0.059), 660ft(-0.001), 1,000ft(0.065). MOV: 0.1028 seconds (approximately 40 feet).

Justin Davis' incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.391, 660ft-3.554/212.19 mph, 1,000ft-4.553.
Brandon Lewis' incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.435, 660ft-3.540/228.15 mph, 1,000ft-4.473.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7000 Darryl Hitchman                        24 Robin Samsel                 
E2                   0.069 14.368  80.36     ****WINNER****  0.251  5.889 181.84
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Whiteley  ) 0.039  5.386 270.54      (J Dreher    ) 0.111  5.338 268.87
 Qualified:            #10  5.598 263.36                        #2  5.424 249.76

A bunch of wet pipes for Hitchman on the hit. Samsel was dropping cylinders and he was off the throttle well before the finish.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Shawn Cowie                          5030 Dan Kracht                   
E2                   0.104  5.387 270.48     ****WINNER****  0.042  5.387 258.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Booher    ) 0.089  5.380 269.56      (S Murray    ) 0.066  5.477 253.80
 Qualified:             #3  5.425 264.91                        #6  5.484 257.24

Kracht had a cylinder out at the finish but he still got the win. He'll have lane choice over Samsel in round three.

Dan Kracht's incremental margins: 60ft(0.110), 330 ft(0.070), 660ft(0.081), 1,000ft(0.088). MOV: 0.0625 seconds (approximately 25 feet).

Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.994 sec., 330ft-2.440, 660ft-3.582/216.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.559.
Dan Kracht's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.432, 660ft-3.563/220.66 mph, 1,000ft-4.533.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink