Sun, 11 Apr 2010, 06:12 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Bill Reichert                        4843 Monroe Guest                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.044  5.335 267.11                     0.043  5.414 262.08
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Demke     ) 0.052  5.320 265.69      (B Domingue  ) 0.054  5.386 269.46
E2    (C Copeland  ) 0.046  5.478 260.56      (J Finke     ) 0.032  5.386 268.60
E1    (K Wootton   ) 0.092  5.359 265.27      (M Thacker   ) 0.031  5.360 271.13
 Qualified:             #5  5.331 267.80                        #8  5.388 274.50

5:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 30.13 inches, adjusted altitude 1,517 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

This is Reichert's 41st final round, with 20 prior wins. It is Guest's first-ever final and he is Reichert's 148th different opponent. Reichert's win in the semifinals gave him 239 round wins, which moves him past Rick Santos for the most round wins in Top Alcohol Dragster.

They were dead-even at the start, but Reichert led from 60 feet on. Guest gave him a good race, but Reichert notched his 21st national event win in convincing fashion. Bill Reichert's incremental margins: 60ft(0.012), 330 ft(0.060), 660ft(0.074), 1,000ft(0.078). MOV: 0.0786 seconds (approximately 30 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink