Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 11:06 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   54 Jared Dreher                         4843 Monroe Guest                 
E4                   0.039  5.498 252.85     ****WINNER****  0.041  5.482 260.26
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Cowie     ) 0.034  5.531 253.04      (B Reichert  ) 0.088  5.295 270.43
E2    (K Perry     ) 0.079  5.469 256.36      (J Whiteley  ) 0.076  5.348 254.57
E1    (M Manners   ) 0.059  5.498 255.53      (D Nicholson ) 0.050  5.295 260.76
 Qualified:            #14  5.515 251.44                        #5  5.363 255.48

9:59 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.24 inches, adjusted altitude 1,984 feet, track temperature 73 degrees.

This is the first time Dreher and Guest have faced each other in eliminations. Neither driver has ever won a national event, Dreher in just his first final round, Guest his fourth. Dreher had to be considered the underdog, Guest's worst run today a 5.348, but the race was a close one and Dreher led most of the way after Guest shook the tires early in the run. But Guest managed to tame the car down and regain traction, then drive by on the last segment of the track. Monroe Guest's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.008), 330 ft(-0.094), 660ft(-0.075), 1,000ft(-0.025). MOV: 0.0148 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink