Sun, 27 Jun 2010, 02:46 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 3 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
 7051 Darren Nicholson                      185 Mike Kosky                   
E3                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.130  5.501 259.61
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Booher    ) 0.068  5.454 258.52      (C Force     ) 0.080  5.539 260.21
E1    (D Heitzman  ) 0.200  5.459 259.81      (B Greco     ) 0.102  5.486 257.68
 Qualified:             #2  5.371 259.66                        #3  5.398 263.51

2:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 28.72 inches, adjusted altitude 4,314 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

Kosky is 1 - 0 against Nicholson in prior events, but Nicholson can't make the call.

Kosky makes a bid for lane choice, but can't match his prior best. He's still in the finals on a single!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Ken Perry                               1 Bill Reichert                
E3                   0.099  5.438 262.44     ****WINNER****  0.076  5.422 263.41
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Force     ) 0.039  5.436 261.72      (R Samsel    ) 0.068  5.541 263.00
E1    (J Powell II ) 0.179  5.448 260.81                     0.062  5.355 266.90
 Qualified:             #4  5.410 262.39                        #1  5.358 264.86

Reichert is 6 - 2 against Perry in prior events.

Oh, man! Great race.

Reichert gets a small advantage off the line and then Perry powers on by with the blown dragster and stays there until after mid-track. Reichert's fueler finally gets the momentum and catches and passes Perry right after that. He continues to pull ahead to the finish line.

Bill Reichert's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.017), 330 ft(-0.031), 660ft(-0.002), 1,000ft(0.029). MOV: 0.0391 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

Ken Perry's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.416, 660ft-3.582/212.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.584.
Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.470, 660ft-3.607/219.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.578.

2:34 p.m. In the final round lane choice goes to Reichert over Kosky.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink