Sun, 26 Sep 2010, 04:30 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Round 3 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 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 489 Chase Copeland 2 Jim Whiteley E3 ****WINNER**** 0.065 5.212 276.46 0.075 5.332 267.96 Prior rounds: E2 (B Domingue ) 0.055 5.459 264.49 0.034 5.352 269.13 E1 (S Palmer ) 0.075 5.438 274.50 (J Thompson ) 0.066 5.348 266.32 Qualified: #4 5.489 271.84 #1 5.389 267.53Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.41 inches, adjusted altitude 2,430 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.
This is only Copeland's
second semifinal, the last one was in Topeka in 2009 where he lost to Whiteley. Copeland is out of
the gate first and never trailed as he runs his career best E.T. for the win. This is low E.T. of
the event and top speed of the event... Chase Copeland's incremental times: 60ft-0.907 sec.,
330ft-2.364, 660ft-3.469/227.23 mph, 1,000ft-4.407. Whiteley runs his quickest pass of the weekend
in a losing effort.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 487 Mark Taliaferro 33 Marty Thacker E3 0.075 5.550 264.86 ****WINNER**** 0.050 5.371 263.41 Prior rounds: E2 (S Lawson ) 0.119 5.387 261.27 (B Pierce ) 0.063 5.345 266.21 E1 (M Manners ) 0.063 5.534 255.53 (A Trautman ) 0.096 5.395 262.90 Qualified: #13 6.148 248.20 #3 5.442 263.46Thacker is out of the gate first and never trails to move into the final. Thacker will give up lane choice to Copeland in the final.
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