Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 12:50 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations |
By David Gerard |
CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 596 Randy Meyer 4 Shawn Cowie E2 0.027 5.451 260.51 ****WINNER**** 0.033 5.313 267.06 Prior rounds: E1 (M Manners ) 0.053 5.355 261.02 (B Domingue ) 0.092 5.334 265.17 Qualified: #5 5.305 261.98 #4 5.302 262.5912:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,870 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.
Cowie won in the only time they met in R2.
Two great leaves and Meyer's initial advantage is quickly gone and he match Cowie's pace down the track.
Shawn Cowie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.028), 330 ft(0.127), 660ft(0.131), 1,000ft(0.122). MOV: 0.1326 seconds (approximately 51 feet).
Randy
Meyer's incremental times: 60ft-0.969 sec., 330ft-2.493, 660ft-3.633/220.01 mph,
1,000ft-4.603.
Shawn Cowie's incremental times: 60ft-0.935 sec., 330ft-2.360, 660ft-3.496/217.04
mph, 1,000ft-4.475.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 7051 Darren Nicholson 489 Chase Copeland E2 ****WINNER**** 0.077 5.374 262.90 0.058 5.703 262.03 Prior rounds: E1 (J Whiteley ) 0.067 5.320 263.15 (D Heitzman ) 0.044 5.269 276.63 Qualified: #11 5.352 262.08 #3 5.300 275.17Copeland and Nicholson have never met in round two.
Copeland is dropping cylinders and gets upset by Nicholson's blown car.
Darren Nicholson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.057), 330 ft(0.250), 660ft(0.318), 1,000ft(0.317). MOV: 0.3105 seconds (more than 100 feet).
Darren
Nicholson's incremental times: 60ft-0.945 sec., 330ft-2.377, 660ft-3.523/215.00 mph,
1,000ft-4.520.
Chase Copeland's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.646,
660ft-3.860/208.81 mph, 1,000ft-4.856.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 33 Marty Thacker 1 Bill Reichert E2 ****WINNER**** 0.047 5.336 267.22 0.072 5.353 263.10 Prior rounds: E1 (D Shields ) 0.029 5.377 265.48 (B Pierce ) 0.028 5.302 265.43 Qualified: #10 5.342 268.28 #2 5.297 267.27Reichert has a 8/6 advantage over Thacker in prior encounters, with 4/2 in round two.
Thacker gets a big advantage off the line and just drives away from Reichert early on. The fueler makes a move on the top end, but it's not enough. Thacker gets lane choice over Nicholson next round.
Marty Thacker's incremental times: 60ft-0.937 sec., 330ft-2.373, 660ft-3.513/216.65 mph,
1,000ft-4.497.
Bill Reichert's incremental times: 60ft-0.950 sec., 330ft-2.421,
660ft-3.545/221.38 mph, 1,000ft-4.510.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 185 Mike Kosky 7 Chris Demke E2 0.026 5.370 264.08 ****WINNER**** 0.028 5.324 268.06 Prior rounds: E1 (K Perry ) 0.028 5.410 255.24 (R Samsel ) 0.104 5.308 268.76 Qualified: #9 5.340 265.27 #1 5.256 271.52Demke and Kosky have never met in round two.
Almost identical RT's and Demke powers away and stays in front without drama to the finish line. He gives up lane choice to Cowie in round three.
Chris Demke's incremental margins: 60ft(0.019), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.021), 1,000ft(0.031). MOV: 0.0441 seconds (approximately 17 feet).
Mike Kosky's incremental times:
60ft-0.940 sec., 330ft-2.376, 660ft-3.528/213.00 mph, 1,000ft-4.521.
Chris Demke's incremental
times: 60ft-0.919 sec., 330ft-2.367, 660ft-3.505/216.06 mph, 1,000ft-4.488.
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