Sun, 18 Apr 2010, 03:54 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  613 Joey Severance                       6121 Ashley Bart                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.012  5.395 264.08                     0.030  5.467 260.46
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Force     ) 0.022  5.376 264.23      (L Miersch   ) 0.061  5.553 254.66
 Qualified:             #2  5.401 263.51                        #7  5.444 260.81

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 27.76 inches, adjusted altitude 4,623 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

This is the first time Severance and Bart have faced each other in eliminations. Bart will turn 21 years old tomorrow. Severance with a great light and another good looking pass for the win light.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Chris Demke                            64 Dale Carlson                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.032  5.429 265.17                     0.046  5.479 251.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Johnson   ) 0.065  5.433 264.65      (M Austin    ) 0.050  5.394 261.98
 Qualified:             #1  5.400 263.31                        #8  5.470 257.04

This is the first time Demke and Carlson have faced each other in eliminations. Demke is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win light by 24 feet as Carlson has problems on the top end.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Shawn Cowie                             2 Jim Whiteley                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.098  5.401 262.59                     0.092  5.422 263.46
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Force     ) 0.140  5.406 262.23      (B Smith     ) 0.084  5.466 261.98
 Qualified:             #4  5.414 261.98                        #5  5.421 264.34

This is Whiteley's 30th start and he has already been to 10 finals...Whiteley with a slight starting line advantage, but Cowie had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree. Shawn Cowie's MOV: 0.0152 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Cowie will have lane choice over Demke in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   73 Cody Perkins                          777 Mark Niver                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  5.465 257.33                     0.056  5.489 265.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Ahten     ) 0.003  5.454 260.11      (K Rizzoli   ) 0.095  5.531 260.56
 Qualified:             #6  5.422 263.67                        #3  5.411 262.23

Niver won his first National event at the Winternationals in 1983, and Perkins is making his ninth start, so we have both ends of the Top Alcohol Dragster spectrum here. Niver the lone nitro burning machine left. Perkins with a great light and never trailed to take the win by 20 feet. Perkins is the first lowered qualified car to win this weekend. He will give lane choice to Severance in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink