Sun, 15 Aug 2010, 02:24 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5050 Scott Palmer                            3 Duane Shields                
E2                   0.086  5.368 252.52     ****WINNER****  0.074  5.299 265.06
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Reichert  ) 0.072  5.398 252.61      (D Nicholson ) 0.097  5.356 265.90
 Qualified:            #11  5.870 189.07                        #5  5.403 264.80

Shields came into the race fourth in the points chase and with some of those higher in the points here and already out of competition Shields can make a good move. Shields with the starting line advantage and never trailed as he runs the quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. Duane Shields' incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec., 330ft-2.393, 660ft-3.516/224.28 mph, 1,000ft-4.464. Shields will get the bye into the final.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Chris Demke                            69 Mike Austin                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.078  5.302 271.24                    -0.007  5.410 262.28
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.126  5.320 267.75      (C Copeland  ) 0.056  5.416 259.36
 Qualified:             #1  5.364 267.91                        #6  5.448 258.37

Demke is 1 - 0 against Austin in prior events. Demke qualified number one here and that is the fourth time this year he has qualified number one. Demke like Shields can make a good move in the points as he came into this event third in points. austin took a shot at the tree and lost turning on the red light. Demke with his quickest pass of the weekend for the easy win. Chris Demke's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.372, 660ft-3.503/219.44 mph, 1,000ft-4.474.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   33 Marty Thacker                         596 Randy Meyer                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.044  5.369 266.58                     0.046  5.393 260.41
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Booher    ) 0.045  5.468 257.87      (S Cowie     ) 0.014  5.467 257.63
 Qualified:             #4  5.391 265.22                       #10  5.574 253.95

Thacker and Meyer have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. They leave together and then it is Thacker for the win by 0.0267 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Thacker with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win, but will give up lane choice to Demke in the semifinal. Meyer with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort.

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