Sun, 13 Jun 2010, 03:26 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7051 Darren Nicholson                     4843 Monroe Guest                 
E3                   0.099  5.368 261.27     ****WINNER****  0.027  5.432 254.62
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Finke     ) -0.005  5.390 262.49      (B Horner    ) 0.066  5.462 261.17
E1                   0.059  5.358 262.69      (T Pickett   ) 0.079  5.552 250.51
 Qualified:             #1  5.328 264.18                        #5  5.454 256.21

3:16 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 2,640 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Guest was first out of the gate but Nicholson got by him and led the race at mid track. At 1,000 feet, they were side-by-side but then Guest pulled head for the win. Monroe Guest's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.051), 330 ft(-0.042), 660ft(-0.035), 1,000ft(0.001). MOV: 0.0085 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   18 Darvin Martinets                      185 Mike Kosky                   
E3                   0.089  5.529 257.68     ****WINNER****  0.064  5.428 261.78
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Gallant   ) 0.052  5.504 259.16      (D Mercier   ) 0.073  5.380 263.20
E1    (B Greco     ) 0.145  5.501 258.52      (K Winward   ) 0.041  5.381 264.08
 Qualified:             #6  5.475 255.92                        #2  5.372 262.95

The back end of Martinets' car was moving a bit from side to side nearly all the way down the track. In the other lane, Kosky took his car straight down the groove for the win. He'll have lane choice over Guest in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink