Sun, 23 Aug 2009, 06:54 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  118 Ken Winward                             5 Duane Shields                
E2                  -0.198  6.949 133.32     ****WINNER****  0.111  5.293 269.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Thacker   )       No Time            (B Evans     ) 0.115  5.395 269.35
 Qualified:            #14  6.492 169.36                        #6  5.486 258.17

6:40 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 3,172 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Winward, who got the win in round one on a red light by Thacker, went red this time around to give the win to Shields.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  394 Mike Lewis                            110 Rich McPhillips              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  5.304 268.81                     0.057  5.440 245.85
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Horner    ) 0.050  5.470 261.93      (T Pickett   ) 0.085  5.502 250.88
 Qualified:             #5  5.474 263.00                        #4  5.462 253.14

Lewis got off the starting line first and extended his edge as he and McPhillips moved down the track. McPhillips hung close but Lewis kept moving ahead to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  185 Mike Kosky                           7051 Darren Nicholson             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.116  5.471 253.56                     0.064  5.606 215.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Bourke    ) 0.251  5.386 259.36      (A Moeser    ) 0.024  5.554 258.67
 Qualified:             #7  5.490 226.77                        #2  5.422 259.91

Kosky was late getting started and was trailing Nicholson at 1,000 feet. It was right around then that Nicholson's car blew the blower and that gave Kosky the chance he needed to take the win. Kosky gave up lane choice to Shields in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   33 Ken Perry                               7 John Finke                   
E2                   0.006 26.329  22.29     ****WINNER****  0.061  5.436 263.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Gallant   ) 0.045  5.364 258.76      (D Martinets ) 0.143  5.471 271.02
 Qualified:             #9  5.532 238.43                        #1  5.322 265.69

Perry's car broke off the starting line. Finke got the win but gave up lane choice to Lewis.

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