Sun, 27 Jun 2010, 01:10 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Bill Reichert                         326 Robin Samsel                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.068  5.541 263.00                     0.261  5.624 248.39
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.062  5.355 266.90      (A Gallant   ) 0.145  5.719 244.38
 Qualified:             #1  5.358 264.86                        #9  5.528 253.04

12:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 28.79 inches, adjusted altitude 4,217 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Reichert is 4 - 0 against Samsel in prior events. Reichert was #1 in 2009. Samsel never has a chance, as she is waaay late off the line and has to watch a charging Reichert motor away for the easy win. That's Reichert's slowest pass of the weekend, but its good enough.

Bill Reichert's incremental margins: 60ft(0.176), 330 ft(0.176), 660ft(0.202), 1,000ft(0.236). MOV: 0.2762 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.562, 660ft-3.717/217.98 mph, 1,000ft-4.695.
Robin Samsel's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.545, 660ft-3.726/211.30 mph, 1,000ft-4.738.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Ken Perry                             745 Brittany Force               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  5.436 261.72                     0.108  5.891 251.86
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Powell II ) 0.179  5.448 260.81      (R McPhillips) 0.079  5.520 261.17
 Qualified:             #4  5.410 262.39                        #5  5.420 262.85

Perry is 1 - 0 against Force in prior events.

Huge lead for Perry off the line and a decisive win over a later Force. She can't match her qualifying pace, but Perry runs another "forty" for the big win.

Ken Perry's incremental margins: 60ft(0.285), 330 ft(0.462), 660ft(0.502), 1,000ft(0.504). MOV: 0.5248 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Ken Perry's incremental times: 60ft-0.917 sec., 330ft-2.410, 660ft-3.574/212.46 mph, 1,000ft-4.580.
Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-1.133 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-4.007/209.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.015.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   35 Brandon Booher                       7051 Darren Nicholson             
E2                   0.087  5.541 256.55     ****WINNER****  0.068  5.454 258.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Dreher    ) 0.060  5.516 257.53      (D Heitzman  ) 0.200  5.459 259.81
 Qualified:             #7  5.472 255.43                        #2  5.371 259.66

Booher is making his forth start in TAD and has never been to the semifinal round. This is the first time Booher and Nicholson have faced each other in eliminations.

Nicholson is dominate from the green to the finish line, with a great looking pass into round three.

Booher continues to slow from his qualifying numbers and is second to the stripe.

Darren Nicholson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.033), 330 ft(0.055), 660ft(0.081), 1,000ft(0.097). MOV: 0.1064 seconds (approximately 40 feet).

Brandon Booher's incremental times: 60ft-0.957 sec., 330ft-2.443, 660ft-3.638/206.48 mph, 1,000ft-4.666.
Darren Nicholson's incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.407, 660ft-3.576/209.98 mph, 1,000ft-4.588.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  744 Courtney Force                        185 Mike Kosky                   
E2                   0.286  5.620 250.23     ****WINNER****  0.080  5.539 260.21
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Hirata    ) 0.132  5.591 255.77      (B Greco     ) 0.102  5.486 257.68
 Qualified:             #6  5.440 263.82                        #3  5.398 263.51

Mike Kosky is making his one hundred and forty seventh start this weekend. Force is 1 - 0 against Kosky in prior events, but it will even up with an "asleep at the switch" leave of 0.286.

Kosky's run ins't specular and it doesn't have to be to get the easy win.

Mike Kosky's incremental margins: 60ft(0.266), 330 ft(0.304), 660ft(0.291), 1,000ft(0.271). MOV: 0.2873 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Courtney Force's incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.570, 660ft-3.744/213.77 mph, 1,000ft-4.741.
Mike Kosky's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.472, 660ft-3.659/207.88 mph, 1,000ft-4.676.

1:02 p.m. Nicholson will have lane choice later today.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink