Sun, 15 Nov 2009, 07:02 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jim Whiteley                            1 Bill Reichert                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.056  5.298 270.43                     0.014  5.369 269.46
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Cowie     )       No Time            (D Shields   ) 0.062  5.288 267.53
E1    (M Niver     ) 0.019  5.344 270.59      (M Manners   ) 0.087  5.350 266.95
 Qualified:             #9  5.335 270.37                        #4  5.289 267.43

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,485 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

The 2009 #1 and #2 Champions come to the fine to see who goes to the last final round of the year.

It's a "pay back" win for Whiteley with a half a car length win. Reichert gets a terrific 0.014 RT and is ahead until after the sixty foot lights, where the blower car gets on by. Whiteley slowly pulls ahead, as the fueler starts to drop cylinders.

Jim Whiteley's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.043), 330 ft(0.058), 660ft(0.056), 1,000ft(0.035). MOV: 0.0297 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Jim Whiteley's incremental times: 60ft-0.932 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.494/218.90 mph, 1,000ft-4.467.
Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.931 sec., 330ft-2.467, 660ft-3.592/224.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.544.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  745 Brittany Force                        744 Courtney Force               
E3                   0.195  5.354 271.57     ****WINNER****  0.006  5.286 267.96
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Ahten     ) 0.125  5.294 272.61      (B Smith     ) 0.035  5.329 265.59
E1    (J Severance ) 0.069  5.406 269.51      (B Johnson   ) 0.158  5.630 266.32
 Qualified:             #7  5.311 270.75                        #6  5.306 263.72

There will be a Force dragster in the finals. We get a family feud!

Courtney Force spanks get big sister with a amazing 0.006 light and better incrementals from start to finish.

She will have lane choice in the finals.

Courtney Force's incremental margins: 60ft(0.223), 330 ft(0.252), 660ft(0.268), 1,000ft(0.266). MOV: 0.2571 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.944 sec., 330ft-2.443, 660ft-3.578/221.52 mph, 1,000ft-4.533.
Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.910 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.499/223.21 mph, 1,000ft-4.456.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink