Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 05:38 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   69 Mike Austin                             5 John Finke                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.093  5.351 264.39                     0.101  5.416 238.89
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Nicholson ) 0.055  5.346 265.38      (M Guest     ) 0.030  5.398 254.81
E2    (K Perry     ) 0.023  5.429 234.17      (D Shields   ) 0.085  5.361 263.92
E1    (B Greco     ) 0.064  5.298 268.81      (M Kosky     ) 0.051  5.323 250.97
 Qualified:             #4  5.326 267.80                       #11  5.448 259.11

5:30 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.21 inches, adjusted altitude 2,621 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Austin came off the starting line just a bit before Finke and extended his lead before they reached 330 feet. Finke started to close the gap but ran out of race track. Austin is the Top Alcohol Dragster winner here this year.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink