Sun, 19 Sep 2010, 02:42 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7051 Darren Nicholson                        6 Ken Perry                    
E2                  -0.001  5.494 262.59     ****WINNER****  0.056  6.512 123.55
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Martinets ) 0.033  5.386 261.62      (B Greco     ) 0.086  5.378 263.56
 Qualified:             #5  5.379 262.85                        #4  5.374 263.92

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.46 inches, adjusted altitude 3,093 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

Nicholson was just a tick too quick on the tree and turned on the red light. Perry with a lot of tire shake and his chutes was out by 400 feet, not sure it might of shook the chute out.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Duane Shields                           5 John Finke                   
E2                   0.102  9.773  94.63     ****WINNER****  0.098  5.774 195.56
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Fiorelli  ) 0.259  5.414 266.58      (D Mercier   ) 0.096  5.410 253.37
 Qualified:             #1  5.346 267.22                        #9  5.492 252.38

This is the first time Shields and Finke have faced each other in eliminations. Finke with the starting line advantage and the the car nosed over on the top end but takes the win. shields with problems right at the hit. Finke will have lane choice over Perry in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  185 Mike Kosky                              1 Bill Reichert                
E2                   0.044  5.424 261.42     ****WINNER****  0.035  5.408 259.41
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Gallant   ) 0.052  5.404 259.66      (T Pickett   ) 0.044  5.379 258.62
 Qualified:            #10  5.498 258.47                        #2  5.347 257.63

Reichert is 2 - 1 against Kosky in prior events. Reichert is out of the gate first and never trailed as he ran low E.T. of the round for the win. Kosky with a nice pass to give him a race. Bill Reichert's MOV: 0.0257 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1712 Dave DeAngelis                       4843 Monroe Guest                 
E2                   0.045  5.883 196.85     ****WINNER****  0.023  5.384 271.35
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R McPhillips) 0.018  5.467 259.61      (S Moore     ) 0.033  5.421 266.58
 Qualified:            #11  5.507 259.26                        #3  5.359 265.17

This is the first time DeAngelis and Guest have faced each other in eliminations. Guest with a great light and never trailed as DeAngelis was off the throttle early. Guest will have lane choice over Reichert in the semifinal.

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