Sun, 26 Sep 2010, 11:48 AM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 4238 Shayne Lawson                        4843 Monroe Guest                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061  5.410 261.78                     0.053  5.586 259.01
 Qualified:             #8  5.572 260.31                        #7  5.564 263.26

This is the first time Lawson and Guest have faced each other in eliminations. Guest is first off the starting line and then has holes out on the right side. Lawson has the starting line advantage made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Lawson runs a season best for the win. Shayne Lawson's incremental times: 60ft-0.928 sec., 330ft-2.447, 660ft-3.588/219.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.563.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   47 Brandon Pierce                         35 Brandon Booher               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.082  6.345 181.20                     0.051  6.406 158.41
 Qualified:             #6  5.536 263.46                        #9  5.639 247.61

This is the first time Pierce and Booher have faced each other in eliminations. Booher is out of the gate first and has the lead until right in the lights. Brandon Pierce's MOV: 0.0304 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  412 David Brounkowski                     464 Buddy Domingue               
E1                   0.076  5.502 257.04     ****WINNER****  0.033  5.465 246.12
 Qualified:            #10  5.691 241.89                        #5  5.515 250.64

This is the first time Brounkowski and Domingue have faced each other in eliminations. Domingue's first National event was 1981...he gets the starting line advantage and never trails for the win. this was his quickest pass of the weekend. Buddy Domingue's incremental times: 60ft-0.941 sec., 330ft-2.439, 660ft-3.580/217.91 mph, 1,000ft-4.574. Brounkowski with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort. David Brounkowski's incremental times: 60ft-0.946 sec., 330ft-2.479, 660ft-3.647/215.41 mph, 1,000ft-4.641.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5050 Scott Palmer                          489 Chase Copeland               
E1                   0.207 13.292  74.61     ****WINNER****  0.075  5.438 274.50
 Qualified:            #11  5.694 242.80                        #4  5.489 271.84

This is the first time Palmer and Copeland have faced each other in eliminations. Palmer is up in smoke as he hits the throttle. Copeland with his quickest pass of the weekend. Chase Copeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.971 sec., 330ft-2.526, 660ft-3.669/221.56 mph, 1,000ft-4.623.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7388 Art Trautman                           33 Marty Thacker                
E1                   0.121  5.726 244.03     ****WINNER****  0.096  5.395 262.90
 Qualified:            #12  5.978 223.76                        #3  5.442 263.46

This is the first time Trautman and Thacker have faced each other in eliminations. Thacker with a great pass with his quickest pass of the weekend...Marty Thacker's incremental times: 60ft-0.934 sec., 330ft-2.390, 660ft-3.543/213.94 mph, 1,000ft-4.542. Thacker will have lane choice over Pierce in the next round. Trautman with his quickest pass of the weekend in a losing effort. Art Trautman's incremental times: 60ft-0.983 sec., 330ft-2.572, 660ft-3.782/206.80 mph, 1,000ft-4.819.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  487 Mark Taliaferro                         9 Michael Manners              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  5.534 255.53                     0.023  8.634  98.95
 Qualified:            #13  6.148 248.20                        #2  5.404 266.00

Manners with the starting line advantage and then started hazing the tires and got out of the groove before he lifted. Taliaferro with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Lawson in the next round. Mark Taliaferro's incremental times: 60ft-0.992 sec., 330ft-2.534, 660ft-3.695/216.38 mph, 1,000ft-4.677.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  416 James Thompson                          2 Jim Whiteley                 
E1                   0.115  5.739 256.41     ****WINNER****  0.066  5.348 266.32
 Qualified:            #14  6.869 225.33                        #1  5.389 267.53

Whiteley with the quickest pass of the weekend for the win and he will get the bye in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink